Inside TENT-CHELLA: Kyle Kushman’s Living Soil Home Grow Rebuild
Kyle Kushman lost an entire cycle to mold and bugs. So he tore it all down and built a 20-by-10 tent inside his family’s workout room, with a dozen plants, living soil and a phone app running the weather. This article originally appeared in High Times’ Spring/Summer 2026 print edition. Get yours here. Once again, the opportunity […]
High Times Medical Cannabis Cup Argentina 2026: All the Winners
From award-winning flower and concentrates to live glassblowing, a sold-out celebration in Buenos Aires marked two major milestones for High Times in Latin America. Here are all the winners. Argentina has its first High Times Cannabis Cup champions. On Friday, October 23, a sold-out crowd packed Güid Club in Olivos, just outside Buenos Aires, for […]
Gene-Edited Cannabis Is Already Here. Who Gets to Own It?
F1 seed, triploids, genomic testing and gene editing are changing cannabis from the breeding tent to the corporate laboratory. The tools are shared. Access and control of the genetic library are not. Jorge Cervantes and his co-authors separate the promises from the proof. By Jorge Cervantes in collaboration with Dr. Oussama Badad, Dr. Gary Yates […]
The Southern Maryland Experience Left Maryland. The Name Stayed.
The Southern Maryland Experience still carries the name of the place where it started, even though the company now calls Erwin, North Carolina, home. Founded in 2022, the independent cannabis and hemp brand specializes in premium THCA flower and concentrates, including solventless hash rosin. Today it runs a retail storefront in Erwin alongside an online […]
Wiz Khalifa Interview: Weed, Fitness, Khalifa Kush and Quitting Alcohol
Ten years after his last High Times cover, Wiz Khalifa still smokes every day, still works like hell and has no interest in playing anybody’s idea of a stoner. The difference now is the discipline underneath it. This article originally appeared in High Times’ Summer/Fall 2026 print edition. Get yours here. Photos by Joyce Charat […]
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 […]
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 […]
DEA Opens New Schedule III Registration Portal for Medical Cannabis Businesses
The DEA has opened a new registration process for state-licensed medical cannabis manufacturers, distributors and analytical laboratories seeking to operate under Schedule III. The move brings qualifying medical cannabis businesses into a federal controlled-substances framework while potentially offering major tax advantages by ending the Section 280E deduction ban for those businesses. Schedule III Is Coming […]
Italy Barely Has Any Fentanyl… Thanks to the Mafia? What the Evidence Says
Italy has extensive opioid use, established illicit drug markets and criminal organizations capable of moving substances across continents, yet fentanyl remains remarkably scarce. Theories range from mafia groups protecting established cocaine and heroin markets to simple differences in demand, while a recent hospital theft of 80 vials raises new questions about how long that absence […]
The Case for Clean Cannabis: Pesticide Testing in California
What cannabis is teaching us about pesticides and modern agriculture. By Micah Anderson. An earlier version of this article appeared in Cannabis Confidential. On October 1st, California is changing the way cannabis is tested for pesticides. The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is getting rid of the old system that divided pesticides into Category I […]