Author Ed Rosenthal traces how international pressure criminalized a plant long woven into Indian life, and why he believes it is time to bring ganja back under regulation. Follow Ed on Instagram. Introduction: Returning to India With Purpose When I first visited India in 1981, cannabis cultivation was still legal in certain regions. During that… Keep Reading
Long before modern brands existed, a Sephardic merchant built a rolling-paper empire that stretched across Europe. His name faded, but his influence shaped how generations smoked, played, and lived. Before monopolies and mass marketing shaped how Europe smoked, there was Saul David Modiano: a Sephardic Jewish industrialist who turned rolling papers and playing cards into… Keep Reading
Long before his fifth Oscar nomination, Ethan Hawke’s first acting award came in the form of a bong. Not a plaque. Not a medal. A glass bong from High Times. While promoting Blue Moon, Richard Linklater’s new film in which Hawke plays Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, the actor paused to thank his longtime collaborator and… Keep Reading
