Black People Accounted For 83% Of Last Year’s Increase In U.S. Marijuana Arrests, Report Shows
It has long been known that despite similar marijuana usage rates across races, cannabis criminalization is enforced in a racially disproportionate manner in the U.S.—with people of color being arrested at much higher rates than white people are. Now, a new analysis shows that when marijuana arrests went up in 2025 compared to the prior […]
How Much Light Can Cannabis Plants Take? Ed Rosenthal on PPFD and CO2
Grow guides say vegetative plants want 500 to 800 PPFD. Outdoors, plants vegetate in summer sun at more than twice that and thrive. Ed Rosenthal ran two casual experiments to see which side the plants agree with, and explains why CO2 is cheaper than watts. How much light can I give my indoor plants?Jerry G., […]
New York Governor Celebrates $4 Billion In Legal Marijuana Sales Since Market’s Launch
The governor of New York is celebrating the state’s crossing the $4 billion mark in legal marijuana sales since the launch of the regulated market. “When New York legalized adult-use cannabis, we made a promise to build an industry that is safe, fair and creates real opportunity for the communities hit hardest by decades of […]
Marijuana Users Trust Dispensary Staff More Than Doctors Or The Government For Cannabis Info, Federally Funded Study Shows
People who consume marijuana trust dispensary staff more than healthcare providers or government agencies as a source of information about cannabis, according to a new federally funded study. Researchers with the University of California, Johns Hopkins University and other institutions conducted an online survey of 1,023 U.S. residents over the age of 18 who used a […]
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 […]
Hemp Ban, Rescheduling and a Massachusetts Vote: The Cannabis Dates That Matter Before December 11
The federal hemp ban lands in two stages: the DEA’s rescheduling hearing could restart and Massachusetts votes on whether to end adult-use sales. Here’s what’s coming in the next six weeks, and when. The next six weeks will reshape what you can buy, where you can buy it and who gets to sell it. Most […]
Congress Should Put Hemp THC Product Regulations Into Filibuster-Proof Reconciliation Bill After Elections, GOP Lawmaker Says
A Republican congressman is raising the possibility that provisions to reverse the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products could be included in a broader budget reconciliation bill during the lame-duck session of Congress following next week’s midterm elections. “I think we need to get my THC regulatory bill passed, and if we could get […]
High Times Medical Cannabis Cup Puerto Rico 2026: Farruko, Jon Z, Fab 5 Freddy
Ten years into its medical program, the island moves close to $200 million a year in legal cannabis sales. On December 5, it hosts its first High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in Old San Juan, with Farruko, Jon Z, Fab 5 Freddy and Cimafunk. Ask most people to name the biggest legal cannabis market in […]
Uruguay Legalized Cannabis First. Its Biggest Cannabis Fair Returns in December
Uruguay legalized cannabis before anyone else. Its biggest cannabis fair, now in its 13th year, returns to Montevideo December 5 and 6 with CBD neuroscience, a hempcrete workshop and a session on getting cannabis clubs’ paperwork in order. What’s on the program so far Details In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize cannabis […]
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 […]