Inside Uncle Rico’s Dojo: The Burn Slow Doctrine A veteran writer reflects on civil disobedience, cannabis, trauma, and the “Burn Slow” doctrine that helped him rebuild a life inside his psychedelic war room. <p>The post Inside Uncle Rico’s Dojo: The Burn Slow Doctrine first appeared on High Times.</p>

A Practical Guide to Choosing Cannabis or Psychedelics Journalists and Podcasts for Your Brand 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 <p>The post A Practical Guide to Choosing Cannabis or Psychedelics Journalists and Podcasts for Your Brand first appeared on High Times.</p>

When the Smoke Cleared: Finding Purpose Through Grief and Grass As science and stories align, cannabis is emerging as an unexpected ally in helping people process grief, trauma, and emotional healing. <p>The post When the Smoke Cleared: Finding Purpose Through Grief and Grass first appeared on High Times.</p>

Legacy in Action: A Conversation with Rohan Marley and the Mission Behind The Whine Down When I sat down with Rohan Marley ahead of The Whine Down—our cultural benefit experience supporting the Bob & Rita Marley Foundation’s hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica—our conversation moved quickly into the teachings that have shaped his life. Before we talked logistics, food, or philanthropy, he returned to something much older: a lesson from his <p>The post Legacy in Action: A Conversation with Rohan Marley and the Mission Behind The Whine Down first appeared on High…

Mary Bailey Named Recipient of the 2025 DOPE® Award for Cannabis Justice Work DOPE® is returning with a renewed purpose. High Times and Dope Magazine are relaunching the DOPE® program as an active cultural platform dedicated to community, recognition and cannabis justice. As part of this relaunch, DOPE® and High Timesare presenting the 2025 DOPE® Award, an honor given to individuals whose work reflects leadership, service and meaningful <p>The post Mary Bailey Named Recipient of the 2025 DOPE® Award for Cannabis Justice Work first appeared on High Times.</p>

Undercover Boss: The Day A Cannabis CEO Shopped His Own Stores In Disguise This article is an adapted version of the Cannabis Confidential newsletter. It’s a rare session that I’ll step away from the screens, particularly with so much going on, year-end approaching and the industry on edge. As I pride myself on conducting exhaustive due diligence, I drove across the river this morning to join Ascend CEO <p>The post Undercover Boss: The Day A Cannabis CEO Shopped His Own Stores In Disguise first appeared on High Times.</p>

WATCH: Trinidad James & Josh Kesselman On Flow State, Cannabis And The Art Of Living (High Times Podcast) High Times Podcast with Josh Kesselman – Episode 3 <p>The post WATCH: Trinidad James & Josh Kesselman On Flow State, Cannabis And The Art Of Living (High Times Podcast) first appeared on High Times.</p>

Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton: ‘America Made More Money Pretending to Stop Weed Than Selling It’ The P-Funk legend teams with Wiz Khalifa on The Funk—and says the system made more money pretending to stop weed than selling it. <p>The post Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton: ‘America Made More Money Pretending to Stop Weed Than Selling It’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

Chill Pups: CBD May Help Reduce Aggression in Dogs, Study Finds One of the most striking findings is that dogs who consistently received CBD—for at least two years—showed below-average levels of aggression. Meanwhile, the study did not find comparable improvements in behaviors related to anxiety or agitation. <p>The post Chill Pups: CBD May Help Reduce Aggression in Dogs, Study Finds first appeared on High Times.</p>

Inside The Pre-Roll Machine Of The Future: How Apehex And RAW Rewired The Joint Perfectionist Rolling Equipment built Apehex on an active production floor, not in a lab. The result is a compact machine that has already helped produce more than 150 million pre-rolls while redefining how joints are made at scale. <p>The post Inside The Pre-Roll Machine Of The Future: How Apehex And RAW Rewired The Joint first appeared on High Times.</p>

EXCLUSIVE: Cheech & Chong’s Cannabis Co. Plans 100 Branded Stores in 18 Months: ‘We Don’t Need To Be an MSO’ They also talked about the infamous hemp ban. <p>The post EXCLUSIVE: Cheech & Chong’s Cannabis Co. Plans 100 Branded Stores in 18 Months: ‘We Don’t Need To Be an MSO’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

The AIDS-Era Origins of America’s Cannabis Laws A look at how AIDS-era activists transformed public perception of cannabis and built the foundations of today’s medical and legal markets. <p>The post The AIDS-Era Origins of America’s Cannabis Laws first appeared on High Times.</p>

DOPE® Presents: A DOPE® Meet & Greet with RAW Creator Josh Kesselman DOPE® launches its new event series with a special meet and greet featuring RAW founder Josh Kesselman, live at MJBizCon on December 4. <p>The post DOPE® Presents: A DOPE® Meet & Greet with RAW Creator Josh Kesselman first appeared on High Times.</p>

World Health Organization Officially Recognizes Weed-Linked Vomiting Disorder Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), that paradoxical condition where cannabis triggers nausea instead of relieving it, is back at the center of public health debate. This time, it’s for two major reasons: a massive new study published in JAMA Network Open and the recent decision by the World Health Organization to assign CHS its own diagnostic code. <p>The post World Health Organization Officially Recognizes Weed-Linked Vomiting Disorder first appeared on High Times.</p>

Buy Low, Stay High: Dispensaries Are Selling for Pennies on the Dollar A collapse in dispensary valuations is reshaping the cannabis market. Some shops are selling for less than the value of their inventory. <p>The post Buy Low, Stay High: Dispensaries Are Selling for Pennies on the Dollar first appeared on High Times.</p>

Why Does ‘Nothingness’ Hit After the Party? Inside the Existential Hangover of the Post-Rager Crash The feeling of emptiness after using certain drugs isn’t a random psychological thing; it has a pretty clear neurobiological basis. Many substances, especially those that act on systems like serotonin, dopamine, or norepinephrine, trigger a huge spike in neurotransmitters during the trip. <p>The post Why Does ‘Nothingness’ Hit After the Party? Inside the Existential Hangover of the Post-Rager Crash first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Punk Project That Refuses To Kneel: Meet We Knew Nothing John Backer’s project We Knew Nothing fuses heavy music, political conviction, and a flower-first lifestyle. He’s carving out a heavier, more honest future for punk and post-hardcore. <p>The post The Punk Project That Refuses To Kneel: Meet We Knew Nothing first appeared on High Times.</p>

This Single Decision Keeps $10 Billion in Weed Money Out of America’s Economy—Every Year While other nations move product across borders, federal rules keep America grounded at home. <p>The post This Single Decision Keeps $10 Billion in Weed Money Out of America’s Economy—Every Year first appeared on High Times.</p>

Natural Gas and RAWsin Take Top Honors at the 2025 MJBowl Judges across two coasts crowned the Papaya Solventless Rosin Bar as California’s solventless vape MVP, highlighting a strong field of first-place winners across all categories. <p>The post Natural Gas and RAWsin Take Top Honors at the 2025 MJBowl first appeared on High Times.</p>

Static Sift Is What’s Next for Hash Heads — Here’s Why The electrostatic path to 6-star full-melt is going mainstream. <p>The post Static Sift Is What’s Next for Hash Heads — Here’s Why first appeared on High Times.</p>

Corporate Smackdown: How WWE Punished Its Rebels WWE built its empire on rebellion—while punishing wrestlers who lived it. Inside the company’s long, hypocritical fight over cannabis. <p>The post Corporate Smackdown: How WWE Punished Its Rebels first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis Use in Seniors Linked to Stronger Cognition and Less Binge Drinking Two new peer-reviewed studies report that older adults with a history of cannabis use show slower cognitive decline, while seniors living near licensed retailers are less likely to engage in heavy drinking. <p>The post Cannabis Use in Seniors Linked to Stronger Cognition and Less Binge Drinking first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Perfect Infused Mocktails for a High-End Danksgiving Skip the booze and spark up the holiday with THC-infused mocktails that pair perfectly with turkey, stuffing, and your favorite people. <p>The post The Perfect Infused Mocktails for a High-End Danksgiving first appeared on High Times.</p>

High Times Revives DOPE With A New Award Honoring The People Who Keep Cannabis Honest The DOPE Award will debut at the High Times Cannabis Cup New York, celebrating a person whose work for cannabis justice, culture and community makes the industry worthy of the plant. <p>The post High Times Revives DOPE With A New Award Honoring The People Who Keep Cannabis Honest first appeared on High Times.</p>

Everyone’s Cashing In on Legal Weed—Except America Europe regulates and reimburses it. Latin America exports it. Africa’s scaling up. And the U.S.? Still stuck in federal limbo. <p>The post Everyone’s Cashing In on Legal Weed—Except America first appeared on High Times.</p>

Feds Greenlight ‘Rigorous’ Low-Level Cannabis Prosecutions, Raising Questions Over Whether Biden’s Softer Approach Was Ever Real Policy A quiet DOJ move sparked a crackdown in Wyoming, but the underlying document remains unseen and the Biden-era policy it supposedly reverses may never have been formal. <p>The post Feds Greenlight ‘Rigorous’ Low-Level Cannabis Prosecutions, Raising Questions Over Whether Biden’s Softer Approach Was Ever Real Policy first appeared on High Times.</p>

Colorado Is Building America’s First Psychedelic Care System Colorado is creating the first regulated psychedelic care system in the U.S., shaped by facilitators, advocates, and people preparing to guide patients. <p>The post Colorado Is Building America’s First Psychedelic Care System first appeared on High Times.</p>

Scientists Say Weed Has 4 Aroma Categories… and One Straight-Up Smells Like Poo Just like in coffee, wine, or tea, the aroma of cannabis can define product quality, sometimes even more than THC itself. And yes, among those aroma profiles you’ll find fruity, citrus, earthy notes… and even descriptors like vomit/fecal. <p>The post Scientists Say Weed Has 4 Aroma Categories… and One Straight-Up Smells Like Poo first appeared on High Times.</p>

What Happens When a Cannabis Giant Absorbs a Cult Nursery? ‘If We’d Stayed Independent, We Might Not Be Here At All’ Deep Dive into Curaleaf’s Acquisition of Dark Heart Nursery and the Promise of a Breakthrough in Cannabis Genetics <p>The post What Happens When a Cannabis Giant Absorbs a Cult Nursery? ‘If We’d Stayed Independent, We Might Not Be Here At All’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

Opinion: Cannabis Is a Nutraceutical, Not a Pharmaceutical — and Why Descheduling Remains the Only Real Path Forward A growing number of advocates argue cannabis should be treated as a nutraceutical rather than a controlled pharmaceutical. As federal agencies weigh Schedule III, this op-ed makes the case for full descheduling as the only path that protects access, small businesses, and the plant itself. <p>The post Opinion: Cannabis Is a Nutraceutical, Not a Pharmaceutical — and Why Descheduling Remains the Only Real Path Forward first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cookies Faces Serious Trouble After Judge Cuts Off Its Store Payments A court ruling in California redirects the money Cookies normally receives from licensed stores, creating immediate financial pressure for the brand. <p>The post Cookies Faces Serious Trouble After Judge Cuts Off Its Store Payments first appeared on High Times.</p>

¿Are Drugs Winning the War? 11,000 Officers Failed to Stop 1 Ton of Weed Bound from Paraguay to Brazil While guarded by 11,000 officials, a ton of weed still made it across the border between Paraguay and Brazil. Which begs the question: is militarization the right approach to drug trafficking? <p>The post ¿Are Drugs Winning the War? 11,000 Officers Failed to Stop 1 Ton of Weed Bound from Paraguay to Brazil first appeared on High Times.</p>

Freedom Fighter of the Month: The Cop Who Broke With the Drug War — and Is Now Suing the U.S. Government Over Gun Rights A 34-year police veteran who once enforced the War on Drugs is now fighting the federal government to protect the constitutional rights of medical cannabis patients. <p>The post Freedom Fighter of the Month: The Cop Who Broke With the Drug War — and Is Now Suing the U.S. Government Over Gun Rights first appeared on High Times.</p>

DC Wants to Kill Hemp Drinks. New Orleans Just Built a THC Nightclub. Welcome to the Rebellion. While Congress prepares to outlaw most hemp-derived THC products, New Orleans is doubling down with a zero-proof and THC cocktail bar on Frenchmen Street. <p>The post DC Wants to Kill Hemp Drinks. New Orleans Just Built a THC Nightclub. Welcome to the Rebellion. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Florida Is Fighting to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis While Massachusetts Moves to Ban It All Over Again: What’s Going On? As Florida advances a new legalization amendment, a repeal coalition in Massachusetts works to place a 2026 question that would dismantle the state’s entire adult-use industry. <p>The post Florida Is Fighting to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis While Massachusetts Moves to Ban It All Over Again: What’s Going On? first appeared on High Times.</p>

A Lab Turned Bar (With Weed & Booze) For Science: Is the ‘Cali Sober’ Effect Real? What pulls harder: THC or the urge to drink? A team at Brown University built a laboratory that looked exactly like a bar, with each participant’s favorite drink and scientifically calibrated joints to test the "California sober" theory. <p>The post A Lab Turned Bar (With Weed & Booze) For Science: Is the ‘Cali Sober’ Effect Real? first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis Community Rallies to Feed 1,200 Families at Thanksgiving With only 42 donors carrying the load, a small circle in the cannabis community is raising nearly $100K to provide Thanksgiving meals for 1,200 families. <p>The post Cannabis Community Rallies to Feed 1,200 Families at Thanksgiving first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis Comes to Capitol Hill: Industry Leaders Confront Washington After the Hemp Ban A firsthand look inside the D.C. summit where operators, lawmakers, and advocates grappled with Schedule III, intoxicating hemp, and the future of legal weed. <p>The post Cannabis Comes to Capitol Hill: Industry Leaders Confront Washington After the Hemp Ban first appeared on High Times.</p>

Nature’s Nootropics: How Cannabis and Mushrooms Are Helping Dogs Fight Dementia Cannabis and mushroom medicine are helping senior dogs fight dementia—offering new hope for natural healing in our beloved pets. <p>The post Nature’s Nootropics: How Cannabis and Mushrooms Are Helping Dogs Fight Dementia first appeared on High Times.</p>

Go Germany Go! Weed Imports Hit Record High as Growers’ Clubs Thrive Germany’s cannabis world is moving fast. While the country breaks its own records for medical flower imports, it’s also moving forward—unevenly but steadily—with its system of adult-use cannabis social clubs. Two parallel trends, one story: domestic demand has surpassed all expectations. According to newly published data from the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices <p>The post Go Germany Go! Weed Imports Hit Record High as Growers’ Clubs Thrive first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cory Booker: ‘The Idea That Heroin and Meth Are the Same as Cannabis Defies Reality. Justice Is Descheduling’ In Washington, Booker said Schedule I makes no sense, called descheduling a matter of justice, and laughed as he recalled his mom telling him not to accuse the Vice President of being high. <p>The post Cory Booker: ‘The Idea That Heroin and Meth Are the Same as Cannabis Defies Reality. Justice Is Descheduling’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

States Are Already Rebelling Against Trump’s New Hemp THC Ban Trump’s shutdown deal effectively bans most hemp-derived THC products, and states are already pushing back. <p>The post States Are Already Rebelling Against Trump’s New Hemp THC Ban first appeared on High Times.</p>

What Do Stoner Girls Carry in Their Purse? We’re Here, We’re Hot, We’re High AF Women were healers, cultivators, smugglers, organizers, witches. Cannabis didn’t make stoner girls — stoner girls made cannabis culture. <p>The post What Do Stoner Girls Carry in Their Purse? We’re Here, We’re Hot, We’re High AF first appeared on High Times.</p>

FUBAR or Not FUBAR? What the Hemp Ban Really Means for Cannabis This article is an adapted version of the Cannabis Confidential newsletter originally published here: FUBAR or Not FUBAR? The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author. We’re publishing this adapted version this weekend, given the continued confusion around the recent intoxicating hemp ban and the read-through for the industry writ large. <p>The post FUBAR or Not FUBAR? What the Hemp Ban Really Means for Cannabis first appeared on High Times.</p>

Can Hemp and THC Finally Coexist? This Coalition Says Yes A new coalition led by Steve and Andrew DeAngelo is calling for a unified, science-based framework to regulate all cannabis sectors across the United States. <p>The post Can Hemp and THC Finally Coexist? This Coalition Says Yes first appeared on High Times.</p>

When Shit Got Weird: The Cool Kids on Weed, Rap and Their New Album ‘Hi Top Fade’ Retro boom bap, stubborn friendship, and an album born from loss. Chuck Inglish and Sir Michael Rocks look back at first highs, grief, and why Hi Top Fade sounds like a new chapter. <p>The post When Shit Got Weird: The Cool Kids on Weed, Rap and Their New Album ‘Hi Top Fade’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

A 12-Year-Old Stoner in Reagan’s ‘Just Say No’ America Donnell Alexander remembers paper routes, fog-soaked road trips, and the long, strange fight to keep getting high through Reagan’s war on weed. <p>The post A 12-Year-Old Stoner in Reagan’s ‘Just Say No’ America first appeared on High Times.</p>

How the Cannabis Industry Supports Nevadans in Spite of Severe Financial Restrictions  A decade into legalization, cannabis companies are still locked out of tax deductions for giving back – but that hasn’t stopped them from making a difference.  By Jon Marshall  Businesses give back for a variety of reasons. Whether it is to help meet critical local needs, build deeper relationships with customers or raise brand awareness, <p>The post How the Cannabis Industry Supports Nevadans in Spite of Severe Financial Restrictions  first appeared on High Times.</p>

[Watch] Rick Doblin: ‘We Taxed Ecstasy Dealers To Fund Our DEA Lawsuit’ An exclusive High Times interview with Rick Doblin. <p>The post [Watch] Rick Doblin: ‘We Taxed Ecstasy Dealers To Fund Our DEA Lawsuit’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

Terpnami Returns to San Francisco (Dec. 6-7) With 30+ Breeders and 2026’s Wildest New Terps More than 30 breeders converge in San Francisco for a two-day seed show previewing the terp profiles and genetics that will shape 2026. <p>The post Terpnami Returns to San Francisco (Dec. 6-7) With 30+ Breeders and 2026’s Wildest New Terps first appeared on High Times.</p>

Brazil Can’t Stop Throwing Cannabis Events — And It’s Changing the Map A new UERJ study reveals a 35% annual surge in cannabis-themed festivals and fairs — and a surprising rise in the Northeast’s role in shaping Brazil’s cannabis culture. <p>The post Brazil Can’t Stop Throwing Cannabis Events — And It’s Changing the Map first appeared on High Times.</p>

[Watch] How Shantibaba Became The Godfather of Modern Cannabis Genetics Legendary breeder Shantibaba reflects on the rise of indoor growing, CBD genetics, and the future of cannabis science. <p>The post [Watch] How Shantibaba Became The Godfather of Modern Cannabis Genetics first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Nectarball Collection: A Time Capsule of Cannabis Culture A rare look inside The Nectarball Collection — a decades-long archive preserving the history, strains, and spirit of cannabis culture. <p>The post The Nectarball Collection: A Time Capsule of Cannabis Culture first appeared on High Times.</p>

A Huge Cannabis Hack Exposed 380k People — Now This Company Is Paying Hackers to Attack It After The Great Cannabis Hack exposed more than 380,000 consumers, one cannabis tech platform is adopting a security tactic used by Google, Apple, and even the Pentagon: pay hackers to break in. <p>The post A Huge Cannabis Hack Exposed 380k People — Now This Company Is Paying Hackers to Attack It first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Tech Mogul Who Never Wants to Die Is Now Macrodosing Mushrooms The influencer, biohacker and multimillionaire tech CEO Bryan Johnson has moved on from blood transfusions to macrodosing magic mushrooms once a month. ¿Will it help him live forever? <p>The post The Tech Mogul Who Never Wants to Die Is Now Macrodosing Mushrooms first appeared on High Times.</p>

Trump Signs Shutdown Deal To Recriminalize Hemp, Starting A One-Year Race To Rewrite The Rules Congress ended the longest shutdown in U.S. history and quietly set a one-year clock on re-criminalizing most hemp products. A 0.4 mg cap, a $28 billion market on the line, and a fight that is only getting started. <p>The post Trump Signs Shutdown Deal To Recriminalize Hemp, Starting A One-Year Race To Rewrite The Rules first appeared on High Times.</p>

Flower City Dispensary: Rochester’s Legacy-to-Legal Trailblazer How Jayson and Britni Tantalo turned Flower City Dispensary into a symbol of equity, advocacy, and New York cannabis culture. <p>The post Flower City Dispensary: Rochester’s Legacy-to-Legal Trailblazer first appeared on High Times.</p>

In Praise of Gas and Earth: Afghani, Terpenes, and the Science of Quieting the Noise A poetic meditation on Afghani, terpenes, and the art of quieting the noise — why landrace strains still hold the soul of cannabis. <p>The post In Praise of Gas and Earth: Afghani, Terpenes, and the Science of Quieting the Noise first appeared on High Times.</p>

You Don’t Need Duolingo To Learn Spanish. You Need Weed and a Comedian. Learning Spanish is easier when you are high, surrounded by 13,000 people laughing, and a comedian forces your brain to keep up. <p>The post You Don’t Need Duolingo To Learn Spanish. You Need Weed and a Comedian. first appeared on High Times.</p>

L.A.’s Cannabis Market Is Cracking. Now City Leaders Say They’re Finally Ready to Fix It Los Angeles helped shape the early legal cannabis economy, a cultural hub, a brand engine, a magnet for operators who wanted to build the future. But today, insiders say the city has become one of the hardest places in the country to operate. After years of shifting rules, enforcement confusion, high fees, and a licensing <p>The post L.A.’s Cannabis Market Is Cracking. Now City Leaders Say They’re Finally Ready to Fix It first appeared on High…