The modern cannabis market and its sleek dispensaries, brand collaborations, and Green Wednesday promos for infused pre-rolls feel far removed from the world where activists went to jail for baking weed brownies for the terminally ill. However, the roots of today’s booming industry are deeply intertwined with a pivotal moment in public health history: the… Keep Reading
The most challenging aspect of being a 12-year-old cannabis aficionado in the 1978 Midwest was finding someone to buy you weed. Luckily—or so I thought in the autumn of 1978–I had a guy, a friend of my delinquent blonde buddy from first grade. The two had been part of the circle at my inaugural smokeout.… Keep Reading
The titans of global terps are gathering for the 2nd annual seed show, Terpnami, in San Francisco, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7. About 1,000 gardeners, big and small. I will join them to drop in on 2026’s party waves of flavor. Featuring over 30 breeders on three floors of genetics, music, art, and culture for… Keep Reading
The photo was unforgettable: Mark Schulze seated cross-legged on our living room floor, surrounded by hundreds of “classic” cannabis buds mostly from the 1970s and 80s, sealed in plastic baggies. When San Diego Magazine devoted the final page of its April 2024 issue to the image for its Sacred Spaces feature, it offered readers a… Keep Reading
The first “Bug Bounty” in cannabis. Earlier this year, a breach known as The Great Cannabis Hack exposed the personal data of more than 380,000 cannabis consumers across North America. The attack, first reported by Forbes cybersecurity writer Davey Winder, targeted several third-party software vendors that power online ordering and loyalty platforms for dispensaries. According… Keep Reading
The government might reopen. But only if Congress agrees to something else first: banning intoxicating hemp nationwide. On Sunday, Senate leadership inserted a hemp-recriminalization clause into the must-pass funding bill that would end the longest shutdown in American history, reported Marijuana Moment. On Monday, Cannabis Business Times confirmed that intoxicating hemp is being targeted as… Keep Reading
The cannabis reform movement has a new way to influence lawmakers and policy at every level of government, and the organizers want to hear directly from consumers. NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) has launched its 2025 Cannabis Consumer Survey, inviting people who use cannabis, recreationally or medically, as well as… Keep Reading
The cannabis industry has spent the past year battling lawmakers, attorneys general and FDA ambiguity over intoxicating hemp beverages. Then something unexpected happened. Not from cannabis. From alcohol. And not in a united front. A split. A civil war. Earlier this month, several of the most powerful alcohol trade lobbies in the country asked Congress… Keep Reading
The third edition of ExpoCannabis Brasil will take place November 14–16, 2025, at São Paulo Expo, reaffirming its status as Latin America’s largest cannabis event—a unique convergence of science, culture, policy, and industry. After drawing more than 40,000 visitors and over 300 exhibitors from 14 countries in 2024, the fair returns with an even broader… Keep Reading
The artist behind one of the most striking photo series in High Times’ 50th Anniversary Issue is bringing her vision into the physical world. This Wednesday, November 5, photographer Lelen Ruete debuts her new exhibition LIBRE at Vía Disegno Mall, as part of the “Art Nights” program in Buenos Aires. Get your copy of High… Keep Reading
