Pride Month Cannabis Collabs Disappear Every July. Laganja Estranja Built One That Won’t. Drag Race fan-favorite Laganja Estranja launches her first cannabis line, "Her Bold Sativa Blend," on May 16, 2026 at Chicago's SWAY Dispensary, Illinois' first queer and Black-owned recreational cannabis dispensary. Cultivated by nuEra Cannabis, the line drops in 3.5g flower eighths and 5-pack pre-rolls, expanding statewide June 1 and built to outlast the typical Pride Month drop cycle. <p>The post Pride Month Cannabis Collabs Disappear Every July. Laganja Estranja Built One That Won’t. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Full Disclosure: The Pentagon Released UFO Files. The Smart Move Is To Grow Your Own Weed. The Pentagon released the first tranche of declassified UFO files on May 8, 2026, under President Trump's PURSUE program. A High Times take on cannabis, sovereignty and the humble power of growing your own. <p>The post Full Disclosure: The Pentagon Released UFO Files. The Smart Move Is To Grow Your Own Weed. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Are Artificial Flavors Hacking Your High? Terpenes shape your cannabis experience at a neurological level. But artificial flavors hack the brain's reward system differently. Here's what that means for consumers. <p>The post Are Artificial Flavors Hacking Your High? first appeared on High Times.</p>

Harvard Doctor’s New Book Reframes Cannabis As A Senior’s Way Out Of Pharmaceutical Overload Dr. Peter Grinspoon's new book "Aging Well with Cannabis" gives seniors and caregivers a Harvard-credentialed guide to using cannabis safely and effectively. <p>The post Harvard Doctor’s New Book Reframes Cannabis As A Senior’s Way Out Of Pharmaceutical Overload first appeared on High Times.</p>

Target Just Made A Big Bet On Hemp THC Drinks Six Months Before A Federal Ban. Do They Know Something We Don’t? Target is adding intoxicating hemp THC drinks to 300+ stores across Florida, Texas and Illinois six months before a federal ban could erase the category. <p>The post Target Just Made A Big Bet On Hemp THC Drinks Six Months Before A Federal Ban. Do They Know Something We Don’t? first appeared on High Times.</p>

‘Mutant Marijuana’ Is Changing How Weed Is Grown. It’s Not What You Think. Triploid cannabis has been around for years. Outdoor growers are increasingly putting it to the test — and the results are complicated. <p>The post ‘Mutant Marijuana’ Is Changing How Weed Is Grown. It’s Not What You Think. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Mary Jane Berlin Hits 10. Here’s What’s Going Down At One Of The World’s Biggest Cannabis Events. Mary Jane Berlin returns June 11-14, 2026 at Messe Berlin for its 10th anniversary edition, drawing 75,000+ attendees and 500+ international cannabis exhibitors. RAW founder Josh Kesselman appears on a live podcast June 11 alongside Mary Jane co-founder Duc Anh Dang. High Times editor in chief Javier Hasse will cover the event on the ground. <p>The post Mary Jane Berlin Hits 10. Here’s What’s Going Down At One Of The World’s Biggest Cannabis Events.…

$1,566 For A Single Cut: Inside California’s Biggest Clone Release Weekend Ever California hosts three major cannabis clone release events in May 2026, with elite cuttings of Tire Fire OG, Tom Hill Haze, Toad Venom and PCG's Habibi selling for up to $1,566 each. Hendrx Nursery, Purple City Genetics, Haze Valley Nursery and Green Dragon are among the breeders releasing top-tier genetics at Clonetopia in the Bay Area and at separate LA events. <p>The post $1,566 For A Single Cut: Inside California’s Biggest Clone Release Weekend Ever first appeared on High…

Brazil Just Quietly Hit 873,000 Medical Cannabis Patients. The Industry Convenes In São Paulo This Month. Brazil now has more than 873,000 medical cannabis patients, a market approaching $200 million in annual revenue, and a regulatory framework that just opened the door to domestic hemp cultivation. The industry gathers at Cannabis Fair 2026 in São Paulo from May 21 to 23. Here’s what US operators need to know about the Latin <p>The post Brazil Just Quietly Hit 873,000 Medical Cannabis Patients. The Industry Convenes In São Paulo This Month. first appeared…

A Rehab Company Says 35% Of Gen Z Is High At Work. Here’s Why The Math Doesn’t Add Up. A widely-shared survey claiming 35% of Gen Z uses substances before work was conducted by Drug Rehab USA, an addiction treatment marketing site. Federal NSDUH data shows 35% of 18-25 year olds used cannabis at all in the past year. The math doesn't work, and Vice and the New York Post ran the numbers without checking. <p>The post A Rehab Company Says 35% Of Gen Z Is High At Work. Here’s Why…

Kimberly Ward Is The Cannabis Mom The Algorithm Didn’t See Coming At 55, Kimberly Ward is pushing back on old cannabis stereotypes with humor, motherhood, business experience and a phone full of viral videos. Kimberly Ward is a cannabis creator, entrepreneur, mother of three and part of the Harbor Farmz cannabis business in Michigan. She does not fit the old stereotype. That is exactly the point. <p>The post Kimberly Ward Is The Cannabis Mom The Algorithm Didn’t See Coming first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Industrial Revolution of the Joint The joint is going industrial. From smoky clubs in Spain to Dutch supply chains, pre-rolls are changing cannabis culture. <p>The post The Industrial Revolution of the Joint first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Best Weed In New Jersey, According To The High Times Cannabis Cup The first-ever New Jersey High Times Cannabis Cup happened May 1, 2026 at Atlantic City's Steel Pier. Niche., ONYX, Magic Garden Botanicals, The Growfather, Sun Extractions and Rosin King led the medal count across 13 categories. Here's the full winners list. <p>The post The Best Weed In New Jersey, According To The High Times Cannabis Cup first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis 2016–2026: The Green Rush Fizzled. What Came Next Is More Interesting Cannabis has gone from underground taboo to a $149 billion global industry in a decade. Here's what changed between 2016 and 2026 — and what the Green Rush got wrong. <p>The post Cannabis 2016–2026: The Green Rush Fizzled. What Came Next Is More Interesting first appeared on High Times.</p>

Mexico’s Congress Has Had Four Years to Pass Cannabis. 15,000 People Just Ran Out of Patience. 15,000 people marched down Paseo de la Reforma on May 2nd demanding the cannabis law Mexico's Congress has owed since 2021. A firsthand chronicle of a march that also had streets in Colombia and Chile. <p>The post Mexico’s Congress Has Had Four Years to Pass Cannabis. 15,000 People Just Ran Out of Patience. first appeared on High Times.</p>

The DEA Just Opened A Door To Federal Cannabis. Nearly 400 Businesses Are Already Racing Through It. Nearly 400 businesses signed up for the DEA's new Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Portal in its first 72 hours. Operators are racing a June 26 deadline tied to the Trump administration's April 23 rescheduling order, which moved state-licensed medical cannabis to Schedule III and ended 280E exposure for those operators. <p>The post The DEA Just Opened A Door To Federal Cannabis. Nearly 400 Businesses Are Already Racing Through It. first appeared on High Times.</p>

The DEA Says HHC Was Always Illegal. The Gas Station Cannabinoid Just Got The Schedule I Code To Prove It. The DEA gave hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) its own Schedule I drug code on May 4, 2026, formalizing the federal government's position that the synthetic cannabinoid sold in smoke shops and gas stations is illegal. Federal appeals courts have ruled against DEA on similar hemp-derived cannabinoids, and the federal hemp THC cap of 0.4mg per container takes effect November 12. <p>The post The DEA Says HHC Was Always Illegal. The Gas Station Cannabinoid…

Atmosphere, De La Soul And Stephen Marley Walked Into A Reggae Festival. The Genre Lines Didn’t Survive. The April 2026 Reggae Rise Up Arizona festival in Tempe brought together reggae royalty (Rebelution, Stephen Marley, Steel Pulse) and hip-hop heavyweights (Atmosphere, De La Soul, Yelawolf). The genre crossover wasn't a gimmick. From Kool Herc's Bronx parties forward, reggae and hip-hop have always shared blood. <p>The post Atmosphere, De La Soul And Stephen Marley Walked Into A Reggae Festival. The Genre Lines Didn’t Survive. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Legal Weed Left the Bong Makers Behind Jerome Baker Designs founder Jason Harris talks to High Times about Operation Pipe Dreams, the federal paraphernalia law nobody is fighting and why he's relaunching in New York in 2026 anyway. <p>The post Legal Weed Left the Bong Makers Behind first appeared on High Times.</p>

Legal Weed, Unequal Justice: Mary Bailey’s Fight to Free Cannabis Prisoners Mary Bailey co-founded Last Prisoner Project after a social media video stopped her cold. Since then, LPP has provided millions in legal services and helped free some of the longest-serving cannabis prisoners in the country. She's not done. <p>The post Legal Weed, Unequal Justice: Mary Bailey’s Fight to Free Cannabis Prisoners first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Cannabis ‘Shit List’: Where Vendors Are Naming California’s Lowest-Rated Operators U.S. cannabis operators carried more than $3.8 billion in delinquent receivables at the end of 2023, according to Whitney Economics. California's legislature has tried twice to mandate timely vendor payments and both bills failed. A public credit-scoring platform is now naming the operators with the lowest credit ratings. <p>The post The Cannabis ‘Shit List’: Where Vendors Are Naming California’s Lowest-Rated Operators first appeared on High Times.</p>

Mother’s Day Gifts From Canna-Mamas, For Canna-Mamas Three woman-owned cannabis brands making beautiful, thoughtful gifts for the cannabis-loving mama in your life. <p>The post Mother’s Day Gifts From Canna-Mamas, For Canna-Mamas first appeared on High Times.</p>

Massachusetts Could Become The First State To Repeal Legal Weed. The Community Is Fighting Back. A November 2026 Massachusetts ballot question funded largely by Smart Approaches to Marijuana could end the state's $1.6 billion adult-use cannabis market, ban home grow and put an estimated 27,000 jobs at risk. The industry is mobilizing to fight back. <p>The post Massachusetts Could Become The First State To Repeal Legal Weed. The Community Is Fighting Back. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Big Pharma Gave Up On Superbugs. This Pharmacist Asked The Cannabis Plant Instead. Dr. Dana Lambert left hospital pharmacy to study cannabinoid medicine. A new study published by Oxford University Press shows two minor cannabinoids, CBC and CBG, can make silver work 64 times harder against MRSA, E. coli and Pseudomonas. <p>The post Big Pharma Gave Up On Superbugs. This Pharmacist Asked The Cannabis Plant Instead. first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Drug That Almost Destroyed Me Was Legal. The One That Helped Me Walk Away Was Not. One man’s journey through opioid dependency and how cannabis helped him break the cycle—despite remaining illegal in his state. <p>The post The Drug That Almost Destroyed Me Was Legal. The One That Helped Me Walk Away Was Not. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Jadakiss Smoked With Biggie, Dodged Cops For Sour Diesel and Lived To See Legal Weed In Harlem Jadakiss and Dynasty Commodities co-founder Rich Jospitre talk to High Times about New York cannabis history, the risks of the old era and what it means to have a legal dispensary in Harlem now. <p>The post Jadakiss Smoked With Biggie, Dodged Cops For Sour Diesel and Lived To See Legal Weed In Harlem first appeared on High Times.</p>

World’s Oldest Cannabis Plant May Have Been Found in a Berlin Museum — and It’s 56 Million Years Old Hiding in the collection of Berlin's Museum für Naturkunde was a fossil first described in 1883. Researchers just realized what it might be: the oldest known cannabis plant ever found, dating to the Lower Eocene — roughly 56 million years ago. If confirmed, it rewrites everything. <p>The post World’s Oldest Cannabis Plant May Have Been Found in a Berlin Museum — and It’s 56 Million Years Old first appeared on High Times.</p>

Pax Cannabica: How the Plant Became a Geopolitical Tool in a World at War Cannabis is quietly reshaping global trade and diplomacy in 2026. From the U.S. rescheduling to Ukraine's post-war reconstruction strategy, Costa Rica's first major European export and Morocco's legal pivot, the plant is emerging as a geopolitical tool in a world running out of conventional options. <p>The post Pax Cannabica: How the Plant Became a Geopolitical Tool in a World at War first appeared on High Times.</p>

THC Drinks Hit Governors Ball With ayrloom—And New York Culture Won’t Look The Same ayrloom brings low-dose THC drinks to Governors Ball, marking a shift for cannabis in mainstream music culture. <p>The post THC Drinks Hit Governors Ball With ayrloom—And New York Culture Won’t Look The Same first appeared on High Times.</p>

Buddhist Monks Caught Smuggling $3.6M in Weed Through Sri Lanka Sri Lankan authorities arrested 22 individuals after uncovering a sophisticated cannabis trafficking operation involving Buddhist monks carrying over 220 pounds of weed hidden under their robes. <p>The post Buddhist Monks Caught Smuggling $3.6M in Weed Through Sri Lanka first appeared on High Times.</p>

The State of Indigenous Cannabis: Sovereignty, Healing, and the Future We’re Building Now Indigenous communities are redefining cannabis through sovereignty, healing, and policy—building a future the broader industry is only starting to recognize. <p>The post The State of Indigenous Cannabis: Sovereignty, Healing, and the Future We’re Building Now first appeared on High Times.</p>

Did Rescheduling Help Home Growers? Even Cannabis Lawyers Are Split Four prominent cannabis attorneys read the same rescheduling order and reached different conclusions about home growers. The strict reading says personal cultivation stays Schedule I. The broader reading says licensed patient cultivation drops to Schedule III. The warning: qualifying for Schedule III may bring federal obligations, not freedom. <p>The post Did Rescheduling Help Home Growers? Even Cannabis Lawyers Are Split first appeared on High Times.</p>

Matt Zorn and the Next Phase of America’s Drug Policy Revolution The renegade litigator who spent a decade suing federal drug agencies is now writing their policy from inside the building. What his trajectory tells us about how social movements actually succeed — and fail. <p>The post Matt Zorn and the Next Phase of America’s Drug Policy Revolution first appeared on High Times.</p>

Hidden in the Rescheduling Order: Could the DEA Become the Nation’s Biggest Weed Dealer? A provision buried in the cannabis rescheduling order requires the DEA to purchase and resell state-legal medical cannabis to satisfy an international treaty obligation. Cannabis attorneys and operators are parsing what that means — and whether it creates a federal gatekeeper that favors big players. <p>The post Hidden in the Rescheduling Order: Could the DEA Become the Nation’s Biggest Weed Dealer? first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Highest Mayor in Cannabis From Grateful Dead shows to city hall, a Colorado mayor reflects on cannabis, music, and building a life at 10,400 feet. <p>The post The Highest Mayor in Cannabis first appeared on High Times.</p>

Counter Culture: The Tip Jar at Your Dispensary Has a Problem. Several, Actually. Tipping at cannabis dispensaries sparks strong opinions on both sides. High Times explores the debate, the data and the growing number of lawsuits over stolen tips — and what it all says about how the cannabis industry treats its workers. <p>The post Counter Culture: The Tip Jar at Your Dispensary Has a Problem. Several, Actually. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Kal Penn Knows Exactly Why People Keep Offering Him Weed Kal Penn talks to High Times about finally meeting Cheech Marin, the strain deal he should have gotten years ago and why Harold & Kumar's accidental ambassador is still getting offered weed everywhere he goes. <p>The post Kal Penn Knows Exactly Why People Keep Offering Him Weed first appeared on High Times.</p>

What Happens When Cannabis Magazines are Too Scandalous for Dispensaries? When a partner dispensary refused to carry Fat Nugs Magazine's Kids and Cannabis issue, it raised a harder question: who decides what cannabis conversations are allowed to happen? <p>The post What Happens When Cannabis Magazines are Too Scandalous for Dispensaries? first appeared on High Times.</p>

Rescheduling Doesn’t Free Anyone. Advocates Are Calling on Trump to Add Clemency. The Trump administration rescheduled medical marijuana to Schedule III. Advocates from Last Prisoner Project, NORML and MPP say the move falls short without clemency for people still incarcerated for cannabis. <p>The post Rescheduling Doesn’t Free Anyone. Advocates Are Calling on Trump to Add Clemency. first appeared on High Times.</p>

In Germany’s Cannabis Clubs, You Smoke Alone Germany legalized cannabis, but strict rules limit social use. Inside a system where you can grow together—but still smoke alone. <p>The post In Germany’s Cannabis Clubs, You Smoke Alone first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Real Wacky Tobacky: Scientists Rewire Tobacco Plant to Make Psychedelics Scientists engineer psychedelic tobacco to produce compounds like psilocybin and DMT—what it means for biotech, medicine, and access. <p>The post The Real Wacky Tobacky: Scientists Rewire Tobacco Plant to Make Psychedelics first appeared on High Times.</p>

‘Addiction Factory’: Study Denounces the Dangers of Overdiagnosing Habits A new study questions how we diagnose addiction and warns against overpathologizing everyday habits with serious social and medical consequences. <p>The post ‘Addiction Factory’: Study Denounces the Dangers of Overdiagnosing Habits first appeared on High Times.</p>

Most Americans Want Marijuana Legalized. What They Got Was Schedule III New data from YouGov shows a majority of Americans support marijuana legalization across party lines — and an overwhelming majority support medical use specifically. The poll was conducted just days before the Trump administration moved marijuana to Schedule III. <p>The post Most Americans Want Marijuana Legalized. What They Got Was Schedule III first appeared on High Times.</p>

Marijuana Reclassification Explained: What the Trump Administration’s Schedule 3 Move Actually Means The Trump administration officially reclassified medical marijuana to Schedule III. It's not legalization. Here's what the move actually does and doesn't change for dispensaries, patients and the industry. <p>The post Marijuana Reclassification Explained: What the Trump Administration’s Schedule 3 Move Actually Means first appeared on High Times.</p>

Your Plastic Pots Are Slowly Killing Your Plants Plastic pots could be limiting your yields without you knowing it. Here's what root-bound plants look like and why fabric pots change everything. <p>The post Your Plastic Pots Are Slowly Killing Your Plants first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis Rescheduling Could Happen Today. Don’t Call It Legalization. The Trump administration is expected to reschedule cannabis to Schedule III as soon as today, per Axios, MJBizDaily and Reuters. High Times has covered what this means since the executive order was signed in December. Here's the fast version. <p>The post Cannabis Rescheduling Could Happen Today. Don’t Call It Legalization. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Chile Is Rethinking Cannabis Possession Laws—And It Might Backfire Chile is advancing a controversial reform that could impose harsher penalties for cannabis possession by shifting legal criteria from quantity to perceived “potential harm.” <p>The post Chile Is Rethinking Cannabis Possession Laws—And It Might Backfire first appeared on High Times.</p>

They Said Weed Would Destroy America. They Were Wrong. They’re Still Cashing In. Six years after predicting cannabis would trigger crime and psychosis epidemics, the data says otherwise. So why is the anti-weed media machine still profitable? <p>The post They Said Weed Would Destroy America. They Were Wrong. They’re Still Cashing In. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis Through the Ages: What Humanity Knew for Millennia — and What Prohibition Made Us Forget Cannabis has been used as medicine, ritual and creative fuel for over 10,000 years. A leading neuroscientist traces its full history — and makes the case that decades of prohibition didn't just restrict a plant. It stalled science we're still trying to catch up on. <p>The post Cannabis Through the Ages: What Humanity Knew for Millennia — and What Prohibition Made Us Forget first appeared on High Times.</p>

High Times And Last Prisoner Project Launch Ongoing Partnership To Fight For Cannabis Prisoners High Times and Last Prisoner Project are launching an ongoing partnership aimed at keeping cannabis prisoners at the center of the movement. The collaboration will amplify prisoner stories, support justice efforts and encourage readers to take action. <p>The post High Times And Last Prisoner Project Launch Ongoing Partnership To Fight For Cannabis Prisoners first appeared on High Times.</p>

Colombia to Cull Dozens of Hippos: From Pablo Escobar’s Pets to a Chronicle of a Death Foretold Colombia is moving forward with a controversial plan to euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from Pablo Escobar’s private collection, as their population continues to grow uncontrollably. The decision highlights a complex clash between environmental protection, public safety, and animal welfare, with no easy solution in sight. As early as 2022, Colombia’s growing hippopotamus population <p>The post Colombia to Cull Dozens of Hippos: From Pablo Escobar’s Pets to a Chronicle of a Death Foretold…

The Extinction of the Real: How Traditional Hashish Vanished While the Modern Market Looked Away Traditional hashish once defined cannabis culture. Legalization and modern concentrates quietly pushed it out of North American markets. <p>The post The Extinction of the Real: How Traditional Hashish Vanished While the Modern Market Looked Away first appeared on High Times.</p>

Defense Wins Championships: Why Distribution (Not Branding) Will Determine Who Survives the Cannabis Shakeout 69% of cannabis consumers have no brand preference. 18% say brand influences their purchase at all. So why is the industry still obsessed with logos and packaging? Eric Offenberger, CEO of Vext Science, argues the durable competitive moat in cannabis is the licensed retail door — not the brand on the package. <p>The post Defense Wins Championships: Why Distribution (Not Branding) Will Determine Who Survives the Cannabis Shakeout first appeared on High Times.</p>

Doja Pak Takes on Europe: The Cali Brand Known for Elite Genetics Enters Regulated Medical Markets Doja Pak, the California brand known for elite genetics and finished-product standards, is entering Germany and UK medical markets through a partnership with CP Medical. Here's what they're doing differently. <p>The post Doja Pak Takes on Europe: The Cali Brand Known for Elite Genetics Enters Regulated Medical Markets first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Legends Who Built Cannabis Culture Are Finally Certified. It’s Called Oakland Legendary. Oakland was the first city in the country to create a cannabis equity program. Now it has a certification mark so consumers can find the operators who built the culture before legalization existed. <p>The post The Legends Who Built Cannabis Culture Are Finally Certified. It’s Called Oakland Legendary. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Legalization Was Supposed to Be Bad for Kids. It Turned Out to Be the Opposite Thirty years into the transition to regulated cannabis markets, teen use and ease of access are at or near the lowest levels ever recorded. It’s prohibition — not legalization — that put kids most at risk. This is an op-ed contribution from Adam J. Smith, Executive Director of the Marijuana Policy Project. The views expressed <p>The post Legalization Was Supposed to Be Bad for Kids. It Turned Out to Be the Opposite first appeared on High…

He Spent 50 Years Fighting for Cannabis Freedom. Now He’s in an Idaho Prison Being Held for Marijuana Addiction Treatment Dana Beal helped build the cannabis legalization movement — organizing smoke-ins, founding the Global Marijuana March, bringing ibogaine to Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines. He appeared in a Hulu documentary that premiered today. He is also 79 years old, sitting in an Idaho prison, and being held longer than his sentence requires. <p>The post He Spent 50 Years Fighting for Cannabis Freedom. Now He’s in an Idaho Prison Being Held…

The Oakland Blazers Started As An April Fools’ Joke. Now The Merch Is Real The Ballers mark the 'high holiday' by taking pre-orders for weed-friendly alt-identity gear — and announcing a charitable partnership with Oaksterdam University. <p>The post The Oakland Blazers Started As An April Fools’ Joke. Now The Merch Is Real first appeared on High Times.</p>

High Times Publisher Josh Kesselman Just Made the Forbes Cannabis List. It Started With a Magazine Smuggled Under His Jacket at 16. Josh Kesselman bought his first copy of High Times at 16, smuggled it under his jacket out of a New York City shop, and read it twice cover to cover. Federal agents later raided his Florida headshop, seized his bongs and told him rolling papers were legal. He took the hint, built RAW into a $200 million global empire, then bought High Times for $3.45 million. Forbes just named…

Jimmy Kimmel Made a Hulu Doc About High Times, But It’s Really About Free Speech, Its Director Says Hulu’s new 4/20 anthology series includes a documentary on High Times and its founder. Director Kyle Thrash tells High Times why he came looking for a human story, not a nostalgia piece, and found one that still feels unresolved. Dana Beal is 78 years old, standing in a courtroom in Gooding County, Idaho, facing a <p>The post Jimmy Kimmel Made a Hulu Doc About High Times, But It’s Really About Free Speech, Its…