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 […]
Not Every Weed Vaper Wants A Battery
Vapman and Lotus are betting there’s still room for flame, ritual, and manual control in a category dominated by chargers and buttons. Cannabis hardware has spent years chasing the same promise: less friction, more convenience. Faster heat-up times, tighter temperature control, sleeker interfaces, USB-C charging, app integration, disposable everything. And yet, a different kind of […]
Art, Genetics, and a New Cannabis Wave
There’s a new kind of cannabis brand emerging—one that doesn’t lean on tired stereotypes or nostalgia to sell you a dream. It’s sharper than that. More intentional. Built for people who don’t just smoke weed—they do something with it. Hypno Seedsis stepping into that space with a clear point of view: cannabis isn’t about checking […]
White House Schedules More Meetings On Cannabis Product Enforcement Policy From FDA For This Week
The White House now scheduled a total of four meetings with cannabis industry and research stakeholders this week to discuss a proposed enforcement policy for CBD products. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) under the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced earlier this month that it plans to review yet-unpublished guidance […]
‘Cannabis Is an Act of Rebellion’: Latin Superstar Farruko on Weed, Healing and Fighting the System
The Puerto Rican hitmaker says cannabis is bigger than business, framing the plant as medicine, resistance, and a way to challenge the machine that taught people to fear it. Like many others, Farruko’s first encounter with cannabis didn’t come through a prescription or a dispensary. It came from the streets, from music, from leisure. It […]
Are Social Media Platforms Designed to Be Addictive? Courts Say ‘Yes’ and Order Meta and YouTube to Pay Millions
Since 2010, data show a steady rise in suicide rates and anxiety among young people.It’s hard to ignore that this timeline aligns closely with the social media boom, especially the emergence of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg created the Facebook in 2004, likely without anticipating the massive popularity it would achieve in the years to come, or […]
Mississippi Governor Vetoes Bills To Expand Medical Marijuana Access, But Signs Psychedelic Research Measure
Mississippi’s governor has vetoed a pair of bills to expand medical marijuana access while signing separate legislation to support research in hopes of gaining federal approval for the psychedelic ibogaine as a novel treatment option. Lawmakers approved each measure by strong margins, but on Thursday Gov. Tate Reeves (R) rejected the cannabis proposals while accepting […]
Trippin’ With The Ganja Traveler: Trinity County, the Emerald Triangle’s Best-Kept Secret
The first installment of a new High Times x Beard Bros x Ganja Traveler series heads to Trinity County, the overlooked edge of the Emerald Triangle where cannabis still feels rooted in land, culture, and connoisseur craft. If you only know the Emerald Triangle through Humboldt and Mendocino, Trinity County can feel like the chapter […]
Congressman Demands Marijuana Rescheduling Update From DOJ, Three Months After Trump’s Executive Order
A Democratic congressman is pressing the Department of Justice for answers to a question that’s been on the minds of many Americans since President Donald Trump ordered the quick completion of the marijuana rescheduling process late last year: What’s the hold up? In a letter sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Drug Enforcement Administration […]
Cannabis Has Never Respected My Emotional Boundaries
Dispatches from the soft underbelly of being high. I cry more often than I’d like to admit when I’m stoned, which is inconvenient because I’m stoned more often than I’d like to admit. There’s no heaving, bumbling, or swelling movie score. It’s quieter than that. A small internal weather event. The air shifts. Gravity turns […]