Make Great Weed. Know Your Numbers. Pay Your Debts. By Nicholas Sosiak via Cannabis Confidential In 2018, Canadian cannabis was supposed to be the surest bet in the market. Billions of dollars were raised. Valuations went parabolic. Everyone promised global domination. By 2025, a lot of those stories had ended the same way, with shuttered… Keep Reading
East Forest wants your attention for two hours. In 2025, that’s borderline illegal. I called East Forest from Buenos Aires. He answered from Boise, Idaho, inside what he casually referred to as “my studio.” Same planet, same year. Culturally, though, the gap closed fast. Two urban guys on opposite ends of the hemisphere, talking through… Keep Reading
It is in your food. It’s in your body. It’s in almost everything you live with, and everything you interact with, and well, it’s just not healthy. Plastic. It’s the thing that’s become so ubiquitous that most people don’t even think about it, even though it’s estimated that we are ingesting about 250 grams of… Keep Reading
There’s something primal about growing your own plant. It’s independence and freedom in a pot. A small act of rebellion in a red Solo cup. The quiet magic of planting a seed and watching life emerge from soil and light—and the satisfaction of knowing exactly what went into the flower you’ll one day hold between… Keep Reading
“Grief is a gift. Right now, it may feel like a curse. It burns every fiber of your being, leaving you feeling lost, alone, and untethered,” says Jessimae Peluso, remembering the period when she lost both of her parents. She does not say it for effect. She says it because she earned it. She says… Keep Reading
In industries built on culture as much as commerce, the right storyteller can shape how your brand is understood. Cannabis and psychedelics companies do not simply sell products. They communicate trust, purpose, and transformation. Choosing a journalist or podcast to represent your voice is not only a marketing decision. It is a reputational investment. After… Keep Reading
In How I Got You Your Ounce, a memoir published in 2025 by BookBaby, a self-described “apartment dealer” known as Jimmy X recounts 53 years of selling marijuana in New York City. Written by Jimmy X” and Nan K. Chase with David Belmont, the book tracks cannabis from the mid-1960s through legalization, weaving social, legal… Keep Reading
The first thing I learned guest budtending in Brooklyn? Your feet hurt before your shift is halfway done. But the conversations make it worth it. I spent the day behind the counter at By Any Other Name (BAON) in Clinton Hill to experience budtending from the inside, where product knowledge matters, but people matter more.… Keep Reading
Some gear earns your respect the moment you open the box. Not because it’s flashy or expensive, but because it feels like it was made with care. That’s what happened when I got my hands on the Grado Hemp Headphones, a limited-edition, hand-assembled pair made from compressed hemp and maple wood in Brooklyn, New York.… Keep Reading
High Times is back in your ears. Episode one of the new High Times With Josh Kesselman Podcast is here. RAW Rolling Papers founder and High Times publisher Josh Kesselman sits down with Jacob Karp, the mind behind Arizona’s first licensed solventless company, The Inventing Room. What follows is a trip through raids, risks and… Keep Reading
