Tricky Interview: Different When It’s Silent, Hashish and Freedom
Six years after his last album, the artist who still can’t understand why anyone calls him trip-hop talks Different When It’s Silent, the Pixies, smoking weed with his Jamaican dad and why a song with no chorus is the thing he’s proudest of. Tricky lives his creative life well. Adrian Thaws, known as Tricky, isn’t […]
The Great Outdoors Just Got Higher: One in Three Hikers Has Hit the Trail High on Weed
A new survey conducted in September among 1,008 U.S. adults interested in hiking and camping found that 35% had gone hiking while high on cannabis, while 44% had done so after using at least one substance. The reasons vary from enjoying the scenery and feeling closer to nature to relaxing and overcoming fears, although most […]
Jason Silva Made a Psychedelic Film With AI. He’s Asking You to Watch It Before You Hate On It.
“I didn’t invent it. I described it.” Five days, no budget and 26 rounds of talking a trip out loud until a machine could film it. Jason Silva on vibe directing, why he says this took nobody’s job, and the counterculture love letter that ends at the White House. Editor’s note: the film embedded below […]
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Will Have ‘Negligible Impact’ On South Dakota’s Medical Cannabis Program, Attorney General Says
South Dakota’s attorney general says the Trump administration’s move to reschedule medical marijuana will have little effect on the state’s medical cannabis program, concluding that federal rules provide a pathway for state-licensed businesses to continue operating with the necessary registrations. The opinion, published on Tuesday by Attorney General Marty Jackley (R), comes as officials in […]
Colorado’s Weed Regulator Can Afford 84 of Its 158 Staffers: Four States on What Legalization Left Unfinished.
Legalization was sold as a finish line. Regulators in four states say it was the start of a job that keeps changing, from funding gaps and equity fixes to whatever Washington does next. Colorado’s cannabis regulator is authorized for roughly 158 staff positions. It has about 84 employees. The Marijuana Enforcement Division relies heavily on […]
Crystal Peoples-Stokes to Receive NY Cannabis Award
The New York Cannabis Retail Association will recognize one of the architects of legalization while inviting nominations for women working on the front lines of the state’s cannabis industry. New York Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes helped write the legislation that legalized adult-use cannabis in New York. Now, as the state’s legal market continues to […]
North Carolina’s $3 Billion Hemp Industry Braces For Impact Of Scheduled Federal THC Product Ban
“Regulation is what we need. Prohibition is just hilarious regression.” By Trevon Spencer, NC Newsline Chris Karazin started Carolindica with his brother and a friend in 2019, making homemade CBD products in a kitchen while working other jobs to pay the bills. “I didn’t even get a paycheck until three years ago,” Karazin said. Seven […]
Locals Only Festival Brings Arizona’s Underground Together
For promoter Vince S., the blueprint for Locals Only Festival came from the hardcore shows he went to growing up. “I remember going to shows, hanging out with the homies, smoking in the back between sets and just being completely immersed in that whole environment,” he says. Locals Only, the 21+ festival Vince founded, is […]
Brute’s Roots Is Betting on Patience, Phenotypes, and South Jersey
The woman-owned South Jersey company is building its cannabis business around hands-on cultivation, patient phenotype hunting, and a vertically integrated operation designed to keep the plant and the customer close. Brute’s Roots is a South Jersey cannabis company with a simple proposition: keep the work close to the plant and keep the operation close to […]
How Drugs Built the Internet: Psychedelics, Hackers and Counterculture
LSD, weed and speed ran through MIT, Stanford and the Homebrew Computer Club before the internet did. Two hackers explain what the drugs actually did to the code. This article originally appeared in High Times’ Spring/Summer 2026 print edition. Get yours here. Once upon a time, being a nerd wasn’t deemed cool. It was the 1970s when […]