More Alabama Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Set To Open This Week, Officials Announce
“We’ve also been doing some other educational work with the physicians…making sure that they’re comfortable with the patient registry and the different requirements under the law.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector Two medical cannabis dispensaries are expected to open next week, bringing the total to five statewide, Alabama officials announced Thursday. Justin Aday, general counsel […]
Khalifa Kush at 10: How Wiz Khalifa’s Cannabis Brand Outlasted the Celebrity Weed Boom
A decade after celebrity cannabis became one of the industry’s easiest cash grabs, Khalifa Kush is still standing: lean, privately controlled and built by longtime Pittsburgh friends who turned Wiz Khalifa’s personal strain into one of the most durable brands in weed. This article originally appeared in High Times’ Summer/Fall 2026 print edition. Get yours […]
Hemp Imports Would Face New Tariffs And Testing Requirements Under Congressional Bill
A Democratic congresswoman has filed a new bill that would impose a substantial tariff on hemp products being imported into the U.S. from China while also adding new testing requirements for cannabinoid products coming into the country. The Protecting American Hemp Farmers Act, filed on Thursday by Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR), would “impose an additional […]
How We Made High Times’ First Spanish-Language Print Issue: The Full Editor’s Letter
For the first time in its 52-year history, High Times has published a print edition made from scratch in Spanish. In the magazine, my editor’s letter ran shorter. Paper is a tyrant, and a five-page editor’s letter won’t fit. But making the first print High Times in Spanish is one of the things that has […]
Daniel Sloss on Quitting Cannabis: ‘There’s Something Really Lame About Being Addicted to Weed’
Daniel Sloss opens up about quitting weed after years of what he describes as addiction, explaining how it affected his anxiety, fatherhood, relationships and sense of self. Through therapy and sobriety, he says he has come to see cannabis as something he still loves but currently cannot have a healthy relationship with. ‘The Greatest Thrill […]
Uncle Sam Just Signed Off on 900 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. Now Comes the Fine Print.
The feds have registered their first medical cannabis dispensaries, more than 900 across seven states. For the nearly 7,000 businesses still waiting, the DEA just drew a line: buy and sell only within the system, starting November 29. A License Isn’t a Registration The November 29 Deadline For the first time, the federal government has […]
Alcohol Lobbyists Encouraged Law Enforcement Officials To Push For Federal Hemp Crackdown, Report Says
Alcohol industry lobbyists have pushed top state law enforcement officials to pressure Congress in support of keeping the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products on track, according to a new report. Politico on Thursday reported it had obtained a “collection of emails” in which lobbyists for major alcohol companies such as Anheuser-Busch, Molson Coors and […]
Could Nigeria’s New Student Drug Testing Policy Be a Double-Edged Sword?
The Nigerian government has implemented mandatory drug testing for secondary and higher education students. Although the policy promises prevention and treatment, advocacy groups warn of the risks of exclusion and stigmatization, as well as a lack of rehabilitation resources. Could a policy meant to address adolescent drug use end up keeping young people out of […]
Why Is It Called Mushroom Jazz? Mark Farina Tells the Psychedelic Story Behind the Name
In the early ’90s, Mark Farina named a genre after mushrooms as a riff on acid jazz. Thirty-five years later, he tells the psychedelic story behind it, and the myco community is gathering in Miami before his Halloween set with Nutritious. Some names arrive by accident. A half-joke among friends, a passing thought in an […]
GOP senators push USPS not to mail cannabis (Newsletter: October 30, 2026)
New drug scheduling overhaul bill; GOP senators push USPS not to mail marijuana; NY gov guts industry labor bill; IA gov candidate on medical cannabis Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes […]