Too High To Thrive: Excessive Cannabis Taxes Are Undermining Legal Markets (Op-Ed)
“Higher taxes do not eliminate consumer demand. They simply change where consumers buy their cannabis.” By Rodney Holcombe, LeafLink In recent piece, The New York Times editorial board called for a federal tax on cannabis and urged states to raise their own taxes to “dollars per joint, not cents.” That argument assumes cannabis is lightly […]
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[Watch] High Times’ New Travel Series Goes From Mallorca’s Underground To Portugal’s Cannabis Boom
Produced with Matca Films, the new High Times Travel Series opens with two very different stops: a discreet cannabis club culture shaped by island rhythm and neighborhood respect in Mallorca, and a fast-growing medical cannabis infrastructure boom just outside Lisbon. High Times has a new travel series on YouTube, and the smart thing about it […]
The War On Texas Cannabis Just Got Its Own High Times Docuseries: Watch It Here
Directed by JT Barnett, the new High Times series Texas Cannabis Chronicles opens inside one of the fastest-moving and most politically contested cannabis markets in America, where farmers, veterans, patients and small operators are bracing for a crackdown they say could wipe out an entire industry. The biggest cannabis story in America right now is […]
High Times’ New Cannabis Docuseries Is Following The World Cup Into The Streets
Hosted by Ethan Zohn, Kicking Back will follow the cannabis culture, local characters and street-level energy building around the 2026 World Cup host cities. The World Cup is coming to North America, and High Times wants the part most people miss. Not just the matches. Not just the noise inside the stadium. The real pulse […]
Art Can Get You High. No Drugs Required.
From music and movies to video games and porn, creators and psychologists explain why some cultural experiences hit your nervous system like a substance. Porn, Horror, and Creative Frenzy: The Wildest Dopamine Labs in Pop Culture Mind Trips Without the Substance: Daydreaming, Rituals, and the Inner Psychedelia Spanish philosopher Antonio Escohotado used to say that […]
The Best Rolling Papers on Earth, According to High Times Readers
Rolling papers aren’t props. They’re the instrument that sets the pace and feel of a session. Whole towns learned to work with fiber, water and heat the way a luthier tunes a guitar. You can see it in the watermark, in how the seam seals, in how the ember travels without racing or stalling. Today’s […]
New High Times Documentary Explores the Blunt’s Next Chapter
In High Times’ new documentary on Rove, one of cannabis culture’s most enduring rituals gets rebuilt through craft, consistency and modern product design. In a new film centered on Rove’s latest product, High Times looks past the hype and into a bigger question: what happens when one of cannabis culture’s most enduring rituals gets reworked […]
Get Lit, Get Fit: Runners High Chicago Is Building a 4/20 Tradition With Purpose
What started in 2022 as a “highdea” is now a weekly run club and wellness circle—one that’s making cannabis culture look a lot more like consistency than couch-lock. On The 606, the city’s elevated trail that cuts a clean line through the neighborhoods, the energy before a run usually sounds the same—footsteps, laughter, the soft […]
Ethan Hawke’s First Acting Award Was a Bong From High Times. He Has Not Forgotten It.
Long before his fifth Oscar nomination, Ethan Hawke’s first acting award came in the form of a bong. Not a plaque. Not a medal. A glass bong from High Times. While promoting Blue Moon, Richard Linklater’s new film in which Hawke plays Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, the actor paused to thank his longtime collaborator and […]
Hiring in Cannabis Is Broken. High Times Has a Better Way.
Cannabis companies are drowning in applicants and starving for clarity. High Times Recruiting adds a simple layer that makes the first round faster, more human and easier to get right. Cannabis companies do not struggle to find applicants. They struggle to quickly spot who is actually a fit. The industry moves fast, runs on thin […]