Virginia’s Governor Has The Power To Save Consumers’ Access To Hemp Products (Op-Ed)
“As written, the law would render the overwhelming majority of products currently on shelves illegal as of July 1. That includes gummies, tinctures, vapes, pre-rolls, beverages and topicals.” By Ivory Ellis, 757 Smokes A bill now on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s (D) desk threatens to upend access to the popular hemp products that thousands of […]
Why Ganja Should Be Re-Legalized in India
Author Ed Rosenthal traces how international pressure criminalized a plant long woven into Indian life, and why he believes it is time to bring ganja back under regulation. Follow Ed on Instagram. Introduction: Returning to India With Purpose When I first visited India in 1981, cannabis cultivation was still legal in certain regions. During that […]
Now Is The Time for Latinos In Cannabis To Flex Our Power (Op-Ed)
“Despite carrying the consequences of criminalization, and being key sustainers of the legal industry as workers and consumers, Latinos are underrepresented as business owners in the industry.” By Jason Ortiz and Maritza Perez Medina, Latino Cannabis Alliance One of the first reported deaths resulting from the Trump administration’s renewed immigration raids in 2025 was that […]
Michigan Sheriff Running For Governor Pledges To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase
“We cannot balance state budgets on the backs of one industry. Excessive taxation drives consumers back to the illicit market and shrinks the legal one.” By Katherine Dailey, Michigan Advance Genesee County Sheriff and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Swanson came out strongly in opposition to the 24 percent cannabis tax passed as a part of […]
Newly-Formed Latino Cannabis Alliance Wants Power, Not Symbolism
Launching March 31, the new national coalition says Latino communities have spent years shaping cannabis reform while being sidelined in the rooms where policy, capital and power move. Its leaders say the mission is bigger than visibility: build organized influence at the intersection of cannabis, immigration and drug policy. The Latino Cannabis Alliance is launching […]
This Cult Book Mixed Race, Weed and American Chaos Long Before the Culture Caught Up. Now It’s Back
First published by Random House in 2003, Ghetto Celebrity is not a standard memoir and never really tried to be. Donnell Alexander traces the book back to Tupac Shakur’s death, an LA Weekly story about his absent father, and a writing process shaped by weed, pop culture, race, Midwestern Black life and the kind of […]
Anti-Marijuana Groups File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Hemp CBD And THC Medicare Coverage Plan
A coalition of anti-marijuana organization is suing the Trump administration over a novel initiative set to launch this week to widen the availability of CBD and THC for certain patients by covering hemp-derived products under select federal health insurance programs. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and nine other drug prevention groups on Monday filed a […]
Iceland Is Too Smart for Lazy Cannabis Panic: Inside the Hemp4Future Conference
By Shawna Seldon McGregor Policy experts and global researchers break down the data, the myths and the next steps for a country on the edge of reform. In October, Reykjavík hosted the Hemp4Future conference, bringing together international researchers, clinicians, policy specialists and industry leaders to examine how cannabis and hemp could support Iceland’s long-term goals […]
A Single Cannabis Offense No Longer Disqualifies You From Joining the Army: Why Now?
For decades, a mark on your record for weed possession could shut many doors—one in particular: military service. Today, that narrative is starting to break down. The U.S. Army announced that, starting April 20, 2026 (yes, on 4/20, no joke), individuals with a single conviction for cannabis possession or drug paraphernalia will be able to enlist […]
Bam Margera: ‘Weed Does Not Lead To Other Drugs. It Leads To Fucking Carpentry.’
In an exclusive High Times interview, the Jackass icon and his wife Dannii Marie talk recovery, sleep, bad trips, psychedelic ceremonies and why their new brand feels less like a launch and more like a life. “Weed does not lead to other drugs,” says Bam Margera in an exclusive interview with High Times. “It leads […]