The European country of Georgia has a distinct landscape. The Svaneti province is evidence of this; its mountain peaks are always snow-capped, and its valleys so remote that for seven months each year, the region is completely snowbound. This is where the Svan people built defensive towers back in the 9th century that are now… Keep Reading
The artist is entering cannabis as co-founder and brand ambassador of Young Gong, a new venture with Dr. Sha-Ron Pierre-Kovler’s Glenmere Farms Enterprises. YG Marley is entering the cannabis business. The artist is launching Young Gong, a new cannabis brand created with Glenmere Farms Enterprises, the New York-based company led by biomedical scientist Dr. Sha-Ron… Keep Reading
The World Rolling Championship is back for 2026, inviting the Rollerverse to compete for cash, bragging rights and rolling immortality. RAW’s World Rolling Championship is back for 2026, and yes, it is once again asking rollers across the U.S. to build something outrageous, intricate and hopefully still smokeable. Run by HBI Innovations, the contest is… Keep Reading
The DoubleBlind Guide to Psychedelics: A Road Map to Tripping, Microdosing, and Beyond is available for pre-order now and hits shelves April 14, bringing together seven years of reporting, education and psychedelic culture coverage from founders Shelby Hartman and Madison Margolin. As psychedelics keep moving from the fringes into the wellness mainstream, one of the… Keep Reading
The old stoner-comedy blueprint is still here in Pizza Movie. It just gets pushed through panic, psychedelia and Gen Z chaos until it starts to feel new again. There was a time when the drug comedy had a pretty reliable shape. Someone gets high, something small becomes catastrophic, and the whole movie lives in the… Keep Reading
The first installment of a new High Times x Beard Bros x Ganja Traveler series heads to Trinity County, the overlooked edge of the Emerald Triangle where cannabis still feels rooted in land, culture, and connoisseur craft. If you only know the Emerald Triangle through Humboldt and Mendocino, Trinity County can feel like the chapter… Keep Reading
The Cannabis Operator Prosecutors Got Like Al Capone In this first-person commentary, Ryan Richmond argues that after marijuana charges failed, federal authorities turned to tax law—specifically Section 280E—to win the conviction that sent him to prison. Editor’s note: This essay is a first-person opinion piece by Ryan Richmond. It reflects the author’s recollections, views, and… Keep Reading
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs’ new 19-member expert panel will help inform the UN’s 2029 global drug policy review, with potential consequences for cannabis regulation, harm reduction, treaty flexibility, and criminal justice reform worldwide. The United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) recently announced the participants of its newly established Expert Panel, whose purpose is… Keep Reading
The security guard glances at our IDs, then at us, then back at our IDs. I am 67. Diana is 64. We are not the typical pair walking into a cannabis dispensary on a weekday afternoon. We come carrying a folding table, boxes of product, and the determination of women who are not done building.… Keep Reading
The Wall Street Journal keeps pairing real concerns about teen cannabis with a familiar implication: legalization made the problem worse. But national trend data, recent policy research (and even the DEA’s own youth-facing materials) still don’t show that legal adult markets drove a youth-use surge. The Wall Street Journal has now run back-to-back pieces nudging… Keep Reading
