Kodak Black Arrested in Florida on MDMA Trafficking Charge, Pleads Not Guilty
Kodak Black has been arrested in Florida and charged with felony MDMA trafficking in connection with a November 2025 investigation near Orlando, though the rapper has pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial. The case highlights how Florida trafficking laws often hinge on the quantity of a substance rather than proof of intent to […]
She Paid $150,000 for a Florida Cannabis License and Got Nothing. Then She Found Another Way In.
GÜD Essence CEO Jasmine Johnson has been building a Black woman-led cannabis company in Florida since 2016. In an exclusive interview with High Times, she breaks down what equity in this market actually looks like in practice, and what it has cost her to find out. “I’ve been involved in this process since 2016,” says […]
How $10 Million Meant for Florida Taxpayers Ended Up in the Anti-Marijuana War
A $10 million payment tied to a Florida Medicaid settlement moved through the Hope Florida Foundation, into two anti-drug nonprofits, and then into a political committee fighting marijuana legalization. Public filings also show a major funding surge at SAM Action during the same period. The full picture remains incomplete, but the overlap, timing, and money […]