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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Basketball Star Avoids Death Penalty In Indonesia After Court Rules In THC Gummies Case Seven months after his arrest, the court dismissed trafficking allegations and imposed a 26-month sentence instead. <p>The post EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Basketball Star Avoids Death Penalty In Indonesia After Court Rules In THC Gummies Case first appeared on High Times.</p>

Big Alcohol Says Weed Will Make You Puke? Hmm… In recent weeks, media outlets from Fox 8 to CNN have turned up the volume on stories about Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), a rare but very real condition tied to chronic cannabis use. The coverage is loud, graphic, and alarmist. What it isn’t? Balanced. Let’s be clear: CHS exists. It’s a documented medical syndrome involving <p>The post Big Alcohol Says Weed Will Make You Puke? Hmm… first appeared on High Times.</p>

Is a MAGA-Aligned Think Tank Using the Hemp Ban to Advance a New Federal War on Cannabis? A quiet hemp ban slipped into a must-pass bill is raising alarms across the cannabis industry — especially as a MAGA-aligned think tank and the Project 2025 agenda push for stronger federal control over the plant. <p>The post Is a MAGA-Aligned Think Tank Using the Hemp Ban to Advance a New Federal War on Cannabis? first appeared on High Times.</p>

Florida Senator Moves To Let Medical Patients Grow Their Own Cannabis Home grow has been missing from Florida’s medical system since 2016. A new bill would give patients limited cultivation rights. <p>The post Florida Senator Moves To Let Medical Patients Grow Their Own Cannabis first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Government Just Outlawed Hemp Again. Now They Admit They Can’t Police It. A new Congressional report says the government outlawed most hemp products without a clear plan to police them. Even federal agencies admit resources are thin. <p>The post The Government Just Outlawed Hemp Again. Now They Admit They Can’t Police It. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Meet the Publisher: ‘Give It to You Raw’ — The True Story of Josh Kesselman, RAW Papers and the Spanish Factory That Shaped a Rolling-Paper Empire (Part I) Joshua Kesselman, the man behind the RAW® brand of rolling papers and other smoking accessories, didn’t name his brand after a process. He named it after a feeling. A feeling of realness, energy, and truth. The word came to him “through the emotion in a classic hip-hop track’s lyrics; a raw expression of honesty and <p>The post Meet the Publisher: ‘Give It to…

Ashtrays Don’t Forget: A Weird, Honest Look at Cannabis Culture A surreal trip through decades of cannabis culture—from 90s paranoia to modern Mylar hype—and what’s still real beneath the noise. <p>The post Ashtrays Don’t Forget: A Weird, Honest Look at Cannabis Culture first appeared on High Times.</p>

ExpoCannabis Brasil Draws 42,000 People As Brazil’s Cannabis Movement Accelerates Latin America’s fastest-growing cannabis event returned for its third edition, bringing together activists, medical leaders, brands and policymakers at a pivotal moment for the country’s emerging industry. <p>The post ExpoCannabis Brasil Draws 42,000 People As Brazil’s Cannabis Movement Accelerates first appeared on High Times.</p>

I Slammed a Bag of Edibles on My Lunch Break…and Somehow Ended up on the Leadership Team Lunch breaks hit different when you’re an LA gig worker who still clocks into a day job. Warehouse in the morning and creative at night—my whole life runs on a double-shift timeline, and sometimes I forget which version of myself I’m supposed to be feeding.  So when my break finally rolled around, I walked out <p>The post I Slammed a Bag of Edibles on My Lunch Break…and Somehow Ended up on the Leadership Team…

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>