We Smoked a Joint With The Napa Boys Cast in the Apartment Where the Movie Was Written
Ten p.m. on a Glendale balcony, two floors above the theater that just screened the movie, in the apartment where it was written. Five of the cast and crew, one two-gram doink, and the first joint Mike Mitchell has smoked in twenty years. Awkwafina has already signed on for the sequel. Is It Still a […]
Increase In Marijuana Misuse Diagnoses Among Veterans Is More Complicated Than It Looks, VA Records Reveal (Op-Ed)
“What emerges is not simply a story of rising diagnoses, but a deeper set of concerns about how those diagnoses are defined, applied and ultimately used to shape both policy and perception.” By Nate Landau, Veterans Action Council The number of cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnoses among veterans has risen substantially within the Department of […]
Regenerative Cannabis: Living Soil Growers in Humboldt, Oregon and Maine
A land-rooted look at the growers reshaping cannabis through living soil, ecological intelligence and regenerative cultivation. This article originally appeared in High Times’ Spring/Summer 2026 print edition. Get yours here. The story of modern cannabis cultivation often begins the same way: a garage, a single grow light and a determination to coax a plant into thriving in […]
Advice For Missouri Marijuana Microbusinesses On How Not To Get Scammed When Signing Contracts (Op-Ed)
“The most important protection for Missouri’s newest cannabis entrepreneurs may not be another rule. It may be knowing when not to sign.” By Adrian A. Holguin, CannaShark Consulting via Missouri Independent Missouri drew its final round of marijuana microbusiness applicants on September 9. The state received 888 applications and expects to issue approximately 77 licenses […]
Virginia Officials Launch Medical Marijuana Patient Survey, Including Questions About How Recreational Legalization Will Impact Them
Virginia regulators are asking patients to complete a “satisfaction survey” about the state’s medical marijuana program. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) said the questionnaire is designed to help officials “hear from the people who know Virginia’s medical cannabis program firsthand.” The survey includes questions about how often patients use medical marijuana, what types of […]
Recreational Marijuana Would Be Legalized In Florida Under Two Newly Filed Ballot Measures
Florida activists submitted two new proposed marijuana legalization ballot initiatives to state officials this week. The first measure, from a group called Floridians for Marijuana, would allow adults over the age of 21 to legally use cannabis. They could possess up to two ounces of marijuana, including no more than five grams of cannabis concentrates. […]
Reggaeton Pioneer Randy Wants to Beat California at Its Own Game With a Puerto Rican Weed Brand
Jowell & Randy member Randy is expanding into cannabis with La Zaza, a brand built around Caribbean identity, premium positioning and legal compliance. With commercial agreements in Puerto Rico and Mexico and plans for South America and Europe, he wants La Zaza to compete internationally while proving that Latin urban culture can enter the corporate […]
New York Dispensaries Have Sold More Than $4 Billion In Recreational Marijuana Since The Market Launched, State Officials Announce
New York’s recreational marijuana dispensaries have now sold more than $4 billion worth of legal cannabis products, state officials have announced. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) revealed the sales totals at a Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting on Thursday. The $4.1 billion worth of adult-use marijuana products since sales began in late 2022 includes […]
Federal Cannabis Sentencing Gave Her 8 Years. She Has Missed Her Son’s First Steps, First Christmas, First Birthday.
Yasquasia Delcarmen was remanded into custody the day her federal sentence came down. Her son was 11 months old. She has missed his first steps, his first Christmas and his first birthday. Yasquasia Delcarmen is 29 years old. She is a mother, a musician, and an aspiring screenwriter. She was building a life, pursuing a […]
VA Would Be Required To Study Medical Marijuana’s Benefits For Veterans With PTSD And Pain Under New Congressional Bill
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers introduced a bill to direct the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out studies on the therapeutic potential of marijuana for military veterans with certain conditions. An earlier Senate version of the VA medical cannabis legislation cleared a committee in that chamber and was taken up on the floor for […]