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Jul 21

Ganja, Faith, and the Law: Rastafari Cannabis Policies Across the Globe, Explained

Ganja, Faith, and the Law: Rastafari Cannabis Policies Across the Globe, Explained Rastafari communities helped shape the modern cultural and spiritual understanding of cannabis, yet legal recognition of sacramental ganja use remains uneven across the Caribbean and beyond. Some countries have created varying forms of religious protections, often accompanied by licensing requirements, cultivation limits, or enforcement problems. Believe it or not, the cannabis plant has connections to The post Ganja, Faith, and the Law: Rastafari Cannabis Policies Across the Globe, Explained first appeared on High Times.

Jul 20

The ‘Justified’ Star Took Half an Edible Before His Interview. The Host Found Out 12 Minutes In.

The ‘Justified’ Star Took Half an Edible Before His Interview. The Host Found Out 12 Minutes In. Timothy Olyphant arrived at Higher Ground's Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso in full form, disputing his own quotes and joking about bailing for better numbers. Then he revealed he'd taken half an edible before taping. "It's like microdosing," he said. "That's why this thing is really singing." The post The ‘Justified’ Star Took Half an Edible Before His Interview. The Host Found Out 12 Minutes In. first appeared on High Times.

Jul 20

Cone or Straight Joint? Scientists Put Both to the Test. One Packed More THC Per Puff, the Other Took More Puffs to Finish.

Cone or Straight Joint? Scientists Put Both to the Test. One Packed More THC Per Puff, the Other Took More Puffs to Finish. Four scientists packed a matched set of cones and cylinder joints with the same flower and burned them on a machine tuned to puff like a real cannabis consumer, not a cigarette tester. The machine pulled statistically the same total THC and terpenes from both. What changed was the pacing: cones packed more into each puff, finished sooner, and came out more consistent batch to batch. The post…

Jul 20

From Golden Teachers to Machine Elves: The New Era of Mushroom Genetics

From Golden Teachers to Machine Elves: The New Era of Mushroom Genetics Psilocybin mushroom cultivation has evolved from underground spore trading into a booming culture of boutique genetics, potency testing, and experimental breeding. The post From Golden Teachers to Machine Elves: The New Era of Mushroom Genetics first appeared on High Times.

Jul 19

The Best Hash in the World Is Made From the Wrong Flower

The Best Hash in the World Is Made From the Wrong Flower Solventless hash is the creme de la creme of cannabis. So why is almost all of it pressed from THC-dominant flower? One writer's plea for balance, chemotype diversity and the products the industry keeps insisting nobody wants. The post The Best Hash in the World Is Made From the Wrong Flower first appeared on High Times.

Jul 18

I Talk to Plants. The Cannabis Plant Talks Back.

I Talk to Plants. The Cannabis Plant Talks Back. After three weeks of meditating with cannabis, the message was unexpected and sometimes painful. Cannabis is a mother and a healer. She is also, the writer says, angry. The post I Talk to Plants. The Cannabis Plant Talks Back. first appeared on High Times.

Jul 17

Prohibitionists Packed the DEA Hearing to Keep Marijuana in Schedule I. Their Own Witnesses Made the Case for Schedule III.

Prohibitionists Packed the DEA Hearing to Keep Marijuana in Schedule I. Their Own Witnesses Made the Case for Schedule III. Every nongovernment participant selected for the DEA's rescheduling hearing opposed reform. By the time the record closed, one had undercut a central part of his side's case, another had reportedly conceded the key statutory point, and the opposition's strongest scientist had exposed the legal question likely to shape what comes next. The post Prohibitionists Packed the DEA Hearing to Keep Marijuana in Schedule I. Their Own Witnesses Made the Case for…

Jul 17

Why I Stopped Apologizing for Being a Cannabis-Using Mom

Why I Stopped Apologizing for Being a Cannabis-Using Mom A mother and cannabis consumer reflects on chronic pain, parenting stigma, and why she no longer hides part of who she is. The post Why I Stopped Apologizing for Being a Cannabis-Using Mom first appeared on High Times.

Jul 16

Eight Cannabis Legends Return in Regular-Seed Form

Eight Cannabis Legends Return in Regular-Seed Form Barney’s Farm brings eight cannabis icons back as regular seeds, including Skunk #1, Northern Lights, White Widow, and Acapulco Gold. The post Eight Cannabis Legends Return in Regular-Seed Form first appeared on High Times.

Jul 16

My Father Smuggled Cannabis Through Colombia. Fifty Years Later, We Went Back.

My Father Smuggled Cannabis Through Colombia. Fifty Years Later, We Went Back. After Richard DeLisi's release from prison, father and son returned to Colombia to revisit the places and memories that shaped their family's history. The post My Father Smuggled Cannabis Through Colombia. Fifty Years Later, We Went Back. first appeared on High Times.