Cannabis Doesn’t Have a Marketing Problem: The Pitch Has Been Amiss From The Start
Opinion / Guest Column The following is an opinion piece by Eric Offenberger, CEO of multistate cannabis operator Vext Science. The views are the author’s own and do not reflect High Times’ reporting. It originally appeared in Cannabis Confidential, Todd Harrison’s Substack, where Offenberger is a guest contributor, and is republished with permission. An MSO […]
Why Legal Cannabis Doesn’t Belong Next to Gambling and Porn
This article was originally published by Cultivated and is republished here with permission. Cannabis legalization carries lots of positives Cannabis isn’t the new Big Tobacco Legal cannabis may carry risks. But treating it like gambling or AI pornography flattens the debate and ignores the public health, economic and regulatory benefits legalization can create. There seems […]
A Rehab Company Says 35% Of Gen Z Is High At Work. Here’s Why The Math Doesn’t Add Up.
A viral survey claims 35% of Gen Z use substances before work. The number is everywhere on Instagram. It came from a rehab treatment marketing site, the math doesn’t match federal data, and the headlines buried what the survey actually measured. Here’s what the data really says. You have probably seen the stat by now. […]
DEA Clarifies That The Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned, And Doesn’t Count As Legal Hemp
Federal drug officials are clarifying that a cannabinoid produced synthetically from components of the cannabis plant is federally illegal. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said that while hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) has already been considered a Schedule I illegal substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the agency is now giving the compound its own unique […]
Rescheduling Doesn’t Free Anyone. Advocates Are Calling on Trump to Add Clemency.
On April 23, 2026, the Trump administration moved medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III — the biggest federal cannabis policy shift in decades. It was historic. It was also incomplete. Tens of thousands of Americans remain incarcerated for cannabis offenses that are now legal in most of the country. Advocates say rescheduling without […]