Strike’s Over, Spirit’s High: Cannabis Workers Win Historic 45-Day Battle
Workers lit the fire, and now the industry’s feeling the heat. You gotta fight for it: there’s no other way. You win when you unite What can the cannabis industry learn from this? After forty-five days walking the picket line through Pennsylvania’s early-winter chill, the cannabis workers at RISE Dispensary in York proved something simple […]
This Alabama Grower Took Hemp All the Way to the Cannabis Cup
When Kyle Copac lights up, he’s not just smoking; he’s reflecting on decades of cannabis culture, change, and persistence. “This is our latest batch of Lemon Cherry Gelato,” he says, explaining how certain strains feel like old friends you always come back to. High Times as a Gateway Hemp, Hope, and a Cannabis Cup That […]
Paul Thomas Anderson Taps Real Weed Nuns for DiCaprio Crime Epic: Sisters of the Valley Speak Out
When renowned US film director Paul Thomas Anderson and his Argentine producer Florencia Martin visited the Sisters of the Valley farm in California’s Central Valley, they were stunned. They were scouting locations and finding inspiration for their new film, and that work, the lush greenery, those open landscapes, those distant mountains… all that timeless mystique […]
Lebanon Bets on Cannabis: Can Weed Save a Broken Economy?
Lebanon is going through one of the worst economic crises in its modern history. Since 2019, the financial collapse has wiped out the savings of millions, shattering public confidence in institutions. The Lebanese pound has lost more than 98% of its value against the dollar, while inflation topped 200% at various points in 2024, according […]
Indigenous Cannabis Leaders Head to D.C. for National Policy Summit
As legalization debates heat up in Washington, a different kind of summit is taking the spotlight this November — one led entirely by Indigenous voices. The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA) will host its fourth annual National Indigenous Cannabis Policy Summit from November 11–13 in Washington, D.C., during Native American Heritage Month. The three-day gathering […]
Bad Bunny, Weed, the Super Bowl and the Evolution of American Identity
Every year, the Super Bowl tries to show us what we think we look like. Flags, fireworks, familiar faces. But this year, America looks different. Bad Bunny is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. A Puerto Rican artist, singing in Spanish, with a catalog that smells like krippy kush and coastal heat. When the country […]
Anarchy in the UK: Ketamine Deaths Increase 10 Fold in 10 Years
In recent years, ketamine has emerged as a favorite drug in various corners, from tech bros to raves, to medicine. Indeed, more and more people are opting for ketamine therapy for mental health, but its use without medical supervision can lead to addiction, and even death. That’s exactly what’s happening in the United Kingdom, a […]
The Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon
April 18th, 1977. Hollywood, CA. There was something foul and electric in the air that Monday night at the Starwood. The kind of charge you only find when the floor’s slick with beer and the crowd reeks of leather, cigarettes, and bad choices. The volatile energy of a live wire hissing on a wet dance […]
I Worked a Day as a Budtender in Brooklyn: Here’s What I Learned
The first thing I learned guest budtending in Brooklyn? Your feet hurt before your shift is halfway done. But the conversations make it worth it. I spent the day behind the counter at By Any Other Name (BAON) in Clinton Hill to experience budtending from the inside, where product knowledge matters, but people matter more. […]
The Epic High Times Cannabis Cup Journey, From Amsterdam to the Empire State
The High Times Cannabis Cup has come a long way since its scrappy beginnings in 1988. Born in Amsterdam’s smoky coffeeshops and now blossoming into a global competition judged by everyday fans, the Cup’s history is as colorful as cannabis culture itself. As High Times gears up for its New York Cannabis Cup in 2025, […]