Get Lit, Get Fit: Runners High Chicago Is Building a 4/20 Tradition With Purpose
What started in 2022 as a “highdea” is now a weekly run club and wellness circle—one that’s making cannabis culture look a lot more like consistency than couch-lock. On The 606, the city’s elevated trail that cuts a clean line through the neighborhoods, the energy before a run usually sounds the same—footsteps, laughter, the soft […]
Why Jetty Extracts Didn’t Rush Expansion
For a decade, cannabis brands expanded like tech startups. They were fast and loud, maybe overestimated, perhaps a bit unsustainable. New states opened, investors flooded in, and expansion became the metric of legitimacy. Jetty Extracts didn’t follow that script. While many California operators rushed to plant flags across the country, Jetty stayed home. The brand […]
Think You Have the Best Homegrown in California? Here’s Your Chance to Prove It.
This article originally appeared on the High Adam newsletter. Subscribe here. For 2026, the California Cannabis Awards adds a new category for the backyard farmer. Here’s what you need to know. Are you a Golden State ganja green thumb with a knack for growing backyard bud? If so, the California Cannabis Awards is giving you […]
Hemp and the Long Game
I arrived in Tokyo in November for the Japanese International Hemp Expo (JIHE) 2025 with a familiar mix of jet lag, curiosity, and professional reflex. After decades working at the intersection of cannabis, law, and global markets, I’ve learned that the plant reveals more about a society than almost anything else. Where it’s embraced, feared, […]
When Beer Beats Weed: Germany’s Cannabis Reform Backlash
More than a decade ago, my fitness coach and friend, Jenny, called me in distress. She had just been attacked and severely beaten by her ex-boyfriend, a member of a German police arrest unit. He had called her to return his apartment keys a few days after their breakup. She waited in the hallway outside […]
Hiring in Cannabis Is Broken. High Times Has a Better Way.
Cannabis companies are drowning in applicants and starving for clarity. High Times Recruiting adds a simple layer that makes the first round faster, more human and easier to get right. Cannabis companies do not struggle to find applicants. They struggle to quickly spot who is actually a fit. The industry moves fast, runs on thin […]
New York Cannabis Cup Winners: The Brands and Products That Took Top Honors
From dialed-in flower to standout vapes, edibles, and drinks, this year’s Cannabis Cup results highlight the operators setting the pace for New York quality. Best Sativa Flower: Doobie Labs, White Widow Doobie Labs brought their flower to market in 2024 after a relentless pursuit to perfect their product. And clearly, it’s paying off. For a […]
Annoyed by Therians? That’s the Point, and Weed History Proves It
According to Google Trends, searches for “therian” have increased by 5,000%. Why? Mainly, the viral spread of their gatherings and the news coverage in mainstream media. Their bodies are human, but their identity is animal. Wait a minute: as wild as it may sound, completely insane even, we’re witnessing a genuine teensploitation phenomenon. Wherever they […]
How to Kill the California Cannabis Industry
A Field Manual for the True Believer. An inversion in the spirit of Dr. Strangelove: confronting hard truths head-on by following bad logic to its inevitable conclusion. Every year, the same parade of boardroom lifers, policy priests, donor-approved experts, and cannabis industry elites shuffle onto stages across California like it’s a loyalty program they can’t […]
The Good Times Didn’t Kill Him After All: Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock on Mushrooms and New Music
Isaac Brock is holed up in his Portland studio, Ice Cream Party, which is essentially a multi-level playground for musicians. Surrounded by a collection of guitars, an array of colorful pedals and a treasure trove of Modest Mouse ephemera, Brock cracks a Guinness, a beer he says he only drinks during interviews. Before he finishes […]