Snoop Dogg On Drinking Weed: ‘It’s Like A Chill Cruise, Not A High-Speed Chase’ “I’m just giving people what they want. We’re giving them choices, somethin’ real, somethin’ that vibes with their lifestyle. It’s about creating that alternative, that go-to, for every occasion. Cannabis has been a part of our culture forever. Cannabis, these drinks, it’s all about wellness, about living your best life,” Snoop Dogg says in an <p>The post Snoop Dogg On Drinking Weed: ‘It’s Like A Chill Cruise, Not A High-Speed Chase’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

Preventing Moisture Evaporation When Trimming, Packaging Cannabis Leveraging the right equipment to establish proper conditions in your packaging and trimming rooms can earn you thousands of dollars.

Long Flowering, Long Forgotten: Why Preserving Diversity Is The Future of Cannabis The greatest threat to the future of cannabis may not be legislation or corporatization, but the silent extinction of its genetic diversity. <p>The post Long Flowering, Long Forgotten: Why Preserving Diversity Is The Future of Cannabis first appeared on High Times.</p>

Freedom Fighter Of The Month: Jason Washington’s Courageous Stand Against The Feds Editors’ Note: “Freedom Fighter of the Month” has long been a popular feature in High Times Magazine, dating back to the 1990s. Today, we’re bringing it back as a monthly column. Send your nominations to kariboiter@gmail.com with the subject line “Freedom Fighter of the Month.” Tell us who you think we should recognize, why, and <p>The post Freedom Fighter Of The Month: Jason Washington’s Courageous Stand Against The Feds first appeared on High Times.</p>

From The Vault: How Dylan Turned On the Beatles (2016) Even the great and exalted Bob Marley once smoked ganja for the first time. And he probably asked a bunch of dumb questions and coughed too much throughout. So if you’re ever called upon to help guide an uninitiated friend or relative into the wonderful world of herbal delights, you must strive to remain exceedingly patient, kind and accommodating throughout the proceedings—no matter what. <p>The post From The Vault: How Dylan Turned On the Beatles (2016) first appeared on High Times.</p>

South Park Strikes Again: Indecision Over Rescheduling Under Fire South Park's Tegridy Farms has made a new appearance, this time to contribute its two cents to the current cannabis rescheduling saga in the US. <p>The post South Park Strikes Again: Indecision Over Rescheduling Under Fire first appeared on High Times.</p>

Eric Zink Went To The Edge And Found A Way Back: His Take On Sobriety, Survival And Self-Awareness Eric Zink doesn’t flinch when he talks about his rock bottom. He’s lived it more than once. “I tried getting sober at 23. I didn’t get sober until I was 36,” he told High Times. “My life has been destroying it, rebuilding it, having an amazing life for like a year or two, then self-sabotaging <p>The post Eric Zink Went To The Edge And Found A Way Back: His Take On Sobriety, Survival…

600 Immigrants Deported For Cannabis In 2025, While Legal Weed Hits $45 Billion Of the more than 120,000 immigrants deported in 2025, 600 were for marijuana-related offenses. And in three out of four cases, those charges were over five years old. <p>The post 600 Immigrants Deported For Cannabis In 2025, While Legal Weed Hits $45 Billion first appeared on High Times.</p>

Brazil’s Biggest Cannabis Fair Returns This Weekend This weekend, Brazil hosts its pioneering cannabis fair: the 9th Expo Head Grow. What began in 2017 as a modest gathering of headshops in Campinas has grown into one of Latin America’s most important cannabis events. Now, with Brazil navigating a new era of reform, the expo returns on August 23–24 at São Paulo’s Neo <p>The post Brazil’s Biggest Cannabis Fair Returns This Weekend first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis Has No Borders: How Smugglers, Breeders And Activists Built An Industry Cannabis was never built on borders. Steve DeAngelo traces how global exchange, not nationalism, created today’s legal weed movement. <p>The post Cannabis Has No Borders: How Smugglers, Breeders And Activists Built An Industry first appeared on High Times.</p>

Minnesota Announces Recipients of $1M CanRenew Cannabis Grant Funds The funds for 11 organizations will help restore communities negatively impacted by cannabis prohibition.

TEDCO Invests in Leading DMV Logistical Software, Health Care Tech Company The Maryland-based company is developing tools for safe and reliable transactions.

Licensed New York Cannabis Retailers File Lawsuit Against Office of Cannabis Management The coalition seeks to halt OCM’s policy reversal that could force 152 dispensers to move, calling on the state to protect small businesses.

CRS Provides 4 Considerations for Congress to Revise 2018 Farm Bill’s Hemp Definition A new CRS report outlines legal challenges to state laws leading to uncertainty and disagreement over the 2018 Farm Bill’s definition of hemp.

The Psychedelic Puppets: Jason Silva And Brad Necyk Map The Inner Trip Jason Silva and Brad Necyk’s The Psychedelic Puppets uses AI imagery and surreal narration to map the inner life of consciousness and healing. <p>The post The Psychedelic Puppets: Jason Silva And Brad Necyk Map The Inner Trip first appeared on High Times.</p>

[Video Podcast] Defying Bad Laws in the Black Hills High Times’ Outlaw Series is where the people who lived through the real cannabis underground tell their own stories. In this new episode, host Holly Crawford talks with South Dakota’s longtime rabble-rouser, Bob Newland—a ranch kid turned renegade who pivoted into full-tilt cannabis and hemp advocacy. Bob traces the moments that lit his fuse, from founding SoDak NORML days to <p>The post [Video Podcast] Defying Bad Laws in the Black Hills first appeared on High Times.</p>

Metrc Launches Direct-to-Consumer Product Recall Feature in California The cannabis track-and-trace provider enhanced its Metrc Retail ID in collaboration with the state’s Department of Cannabis Control.

Want Clean, Safe Cannabis? Home Grow And Legal Access Are The Answer Fentanyl-laced weed is mostly a myth, but tainted cannabis is real. Home grow rights and legal markets keep your stash safe. <p>The post Want Clean, Safe Cannabis? Home Grow And Legal Access Are The Answer first appeared on High Times.</p>

FLUENT Partners With Connected Cannabis at its New Cultivation Facility in New York The partnership allows FLUENT to be the exclusive New York provider of some of California’s most sought-after cannabis products.

TerrAscend Renews, Replenishes $10M Share Repurchase Program The cannabis company’s 12-month program provides it with the flexibility to allocate capital opportunistically.

Op-Ed: Why Cannabis Rescheduling Matters, But Still Falls Short We’ve always stood for decriminalization and full legalization of cannabis, and that hasn’t changed. Moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III isn’t enough; not even close. It’s still a half-measure that keeps the plant criminalized and controlled. Yet, we’ll take it (for now), because it offers something we can’t ignore: immediate relief for people and businesses who continue to bear the weight of prohibition’s cruelties. <p>The post Op-Ed: Why Cannabis Rescheduling Matters, But Still Falls Short first appeared on High Times.</p>

Texas Senate Passes Same Hemp THC Ban in 2nd Special Session The upper chamber once again ignored Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to regulate consumable hemp products, pushing prohibition legislation forward instead.

FundCanna Launches ReadyPaid, the 1st Automated B2B Buy Now, Pay Later Platform for the Cannabis Industry The real-time approval system addresses a $4-billion unpaid receivables crisis disrupting the cannabis supply chain.

PharmaCann Opens 4th Ohio Verilife Dispensary in Solon The cannabis company’s Northeast Ohio location joins its three dispensaries that transitioned to adult-use from the state’s medical market.

Wall Street Who? Cannabis Carves Its Own Path Without Big Finance Wall Street may have walked away from cannabis, but the industry doesn’t need it. Private companies like MFNY, Jeeter, and Wyld are thriving without the pressure of quarterly earnings, proving the plant’s outlaw roots can still power long-term success. <p>The post Wall Street Who? Cannabis Carves Its Own Path Without Big Finance first appeared on High Times.</p>

TILT Holdings Sells 2 Massachusetts Dispensaries to In Good Health The cannabis companies also entered into an amendment at closing, adjusting the purchase price to $1.75 million.

Goldflower Cannabis Opening 10th Florida Medical Dispensary in Lakeland The company’s new retail facility will be its fourth store to open in 75 days.

New York State Faces Lawsuit After Cannabis Regulators Admit Measuring Mistake Twelve New York cannabis shops sue state regulators, saying a rule change on school distance threatens equity, jobs, and investments. <p>The post New York State Faces Lawsuit After Cannabis Regulators Admit Measuring Mistake first appeared on High Times.</p>

12 New York Cannabis Businesses Sue State Over School Proximity Fiasco The businesses, including Conbud and Housing Works, argue that the Office of Cannabis Management changed policy without a formal rulemaking process.

Canopy USA Appoints New Executive Team to Accelerate Growth The new leaders will be responsible for driving portfolio growth, operational improvements and market expansion across the U.S.

The Cannabist Co. Divests Dispensary Footprint in Pennsylvania The sale, involving three medical cannabis dispensaries, repositions the company’s wholesale strategy in the commonwealth.

VYPR 4:  Greater Control for a Faster ROI  The New VYPR 4 delivers high-intensity, energy-efficient lighting designed for cannabis cultivation. With a low-profile build and a clear lens for easy cleaning and uniform light distribution, it fits seamlessly into tight indoor or greenhouse spaces. Replace HPS and boost yields, quality, and consistency across every growth stage with optimized spectrum and proven Fluence performance.

Top 5 Things to Know to Start a Commercial Cannabis Grow A veteran grower shares the most critical elements of planning that can make—or break—your success.

How AtlantiCann Increased Yields, Profitability With an LED Retrofit Switching from HPS to LEDs enhanced plant performance with up to a 30-percent gain in production, trimmed energy costs, and boosted margins in Canada’s competitive market.

From The Vault: The HIGH TIMES interview Allen Ginsberg (1992) Count Beat poet Allen Ginsberg among the nation’s first hemp activists. After his seminal poem Howl thrust him into the national spotlight in 1956, Ginsberg began speaking out in favor of marijuana-law reform, gay rights and a myriad of other causes close to his heart. <p>The post From The Vault: The HIGH TIMES interview Allen Ginsberg (1992) first appeared on High Times.</p>

High Times Strains Of The Month: August 2025 Jimi Devine’s August picks are all killer. No filler. From PINK DIRT’s candy-gas punch to Zunicorn’s dreamy Z terps, these strains prove great genetics and craft growers still run the game. <p>The post High Times Strains Of The Month: August 2025 first appeared on High Times.</p>

Revelry NYC 2025: Inside New York’s Cannabis Culture & Industry Festival In just a few short years, Revelry NYC has become the cannabis event where New York’s culture, commerce, and community converge. This year, it’s taking over Pier 36 in Manhattan on September 12–13, 2025, and according to co-founder Lulu Tsui, it’s bigger, more inclusive, and more dialed-in than ever. As the Chief Experience Officer for <p>The post Revelry NYC 2025: Inside New York’s Cannabis Culture & Industry Festival first appeared on High Times.</p>

High Times Was The Most Influential Publication Of My Life James Loud revisits the raw roots of cannabis culture and the magazine that captured it: “We were in it for the high, for the relief, and for the connection.” <p>The post High Times Was The Most Influential Publication Of My Life first appeared on High Times.</p>

Book Review: The Traveling Cannabis Writer’s Guide to America’s Hidden Gems We read Veronica Castillo’s Cannabis Legacy Chronicles and loved it. A heartfelt six-year journey through cannabis culture and equity. <p>The post Book Review: The Traveling Cannabis Writer’s Guide to America’s Hidden Gems first appeared on High Times.</p>

Texas, California Governors Collide Over Redistricting; Hemp Lies in the Crosshairs Gov. Greg Abbott called the Texas Legislature back into a second special session, pushing congressional redistricting and hemp regulation.

#1to3: The Social Media Campaign Urging Trump To Reschedule Cannabis — And How You Can Help The #1to3 campaign is rallying Americans to pressure Trump and Congress to reschedule marijuana. Post, tag, and contact lawmakers to push cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III. <p>The post #1to3: The Social Media Campaign Urging Trump To Reschedule Cannabis — And How You Can Help first appeared on High Times.</p>

Klutch Cannabis Opening 5th Ohio Dispensary in Northfield The company’s new retail facility, located across from the MGM Casino and Racetrack, will officially open on Aug. 21.

From The Vault: DEAL for REAL (1978) Wisdom well-stated remains valuable long after its author has turned stupid. In the case of Timothy Leary, a legacy remains that is still worth exhuming. In 1968, when Leary was still the High Priest of Acid and not yet a federal informer, he penned an article titled “Deal for Real,” setting forth brilliantly the ethics and spiritual rewards of righteous dope dealing. <p>The post From The Vault: DEAL for REAL (1978) first appeared on High Times.</p>

[Video] Jason Silva Shows How Cannabis Turns The Everyday Into Art Jason Silva explores cannabis as a gateway to the artist’s gaze, revealing beauty, intensity and creative possibility. <p>The post [Video] Jason Silva Shows How Cannabis Turns The Everyday Into Art first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis Isn’t The Problem—How We Use It Might Be: What Happens When You Smoke So Much Weed It Makes You Sick Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome is rising with high-potency THC use. It's not a cannabis death sentence; but it is real. <p>The post Cannabis Isn’t The Problem—How We Use It Might Be: What Happens When You Smoke So Much Weed It Makes You Sick first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cresco Labs Closes $325 Million Senior Secured Term Loan Refinancing The transaction extends the loan’s maturity to 2030, strengthening the company’s balance sheet and positioning it for growth.

High Tide to Become Major Player in German Medical Cannabis Market Through €27.2 Million Acquisition The Canadian cannabis company signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Remexian Pharma GmbH.

Tilray Brands Reconfirms Strategy to Regain Nasdaq Compliance The Canadian cannabis company requested an extension to meet Nasdaq listing requirements as it considers a reverse stock split.

Glass House Expects Hit to Revenue, Profitability Following ICE Raids The Southern California cannabis cultivator is scaling back production amid a reduced workforce but expects a fourth-quarter rebound.

Japanese Rebellion: 7 Years in Prison for Smoking Weed… and They Do It Anyway Neither strict regulations nor public shaming seem to have deterred part of Japan's population from using cannabis. Quite the contrary: arrests related to the plant have been increasing in recent years. <p>The post Japanese Rebellion: 7 Years in Prison for Smoking Weed… and They Do It Anyway first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Green Rush Is Over: Welcome To Cannabis’ Quiet Era After years of billion-dollar hype, the cannabis market is facing a post-boom reckoning. Here’s what’s left, and what might come next. <p>The post The Green Rush Is Over: Welcome To Cannabis’ Quiet Era first appeared on High Times.</p>

Texas Governor Plans to Call 2nd Executive Session for Unfinished Business, Including Hemp Gov. Greg Abbott said if House Democrats continue to break quorum, he’ll just call another executive session with the exact same agenda.

Tilray Medical Forms Strategic Partnership in Italy to Broaden Access to Cannabis Extracts Tilray’s FL Group teamed up with Molteni, a major pharmaceutical firm focused on pain and substance dependence therapies.

From The Vault: Just Plain Bill (1985) Lawrence, Kansas isn't a dateline you'd expect for an interview with William Burroughs. After all, this is one of the creators of the original "Beat" scene who made his reputation in such urban centers as London, Paris, Tangier and New York. <p>The post From The Vault: Just Plain Bill (1985) first appeared on High Times.</p>

Another Federal Court Rules Dormant Commerce Clause Applies to Cannabis Licenses The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that New York’s protectionist measure favoring in-state applicants collides with the Constitution.

Social Equity Applicant Opens Minnesota’s First State-Licensed Cannabis Shop Despite Local Council Opposition The Smoking Tree in Albert Lea opened August 3 as Minnesota’s first state-licensed cannabis shop despite city council opposition. <p>The post Social Equity Applicant Opens Minnesota’s First State-Licensed Cannabis Shop Despite Local Council Opposition first appeared on High Times.</p>

US Congressman Vows to File 1-to-3 Act to Reschedule Cannabis Republican Rep. Greg Steube said he will reintroduce legislation to move cannabis to Schedule III on the heels of Trump’s public comments.

[Video Podcast] The Humboldt Outlaw Grower Who Turned Moonlight Into A Cultivation Empire Second-generation Humboldt grower Nik Erickson shares his story of raids, hidden grows and building Full Moon Farms in the legal market. <p>The post [Video Podcast] The Humboldt Outlaw Grower Who Turned Moonlight Into A Cultivation Empire first appeared on High Times.</p>

Trump Says Decision On Changing Federal Cannabis Classification Coming ‘In The Next Few Weeks’ President Trump says he’ll decide within weeks on moving cannabis to Schedule III, confirming rumors but striking a cautious tone. <p>The post Trump Says Decision On Changing Federal Cannabis Classification Coming ‘In The Next Few Weeks’ first appeared on High Times.</p>

Aurora Ignites Global Expansion With Whistler Cannabis Co. Brand Debut in Australia Canada's largest medical cannabis company is launching two high-potency cultivars, expanding patient choice in Australia.