Fela Kuti and Cannabis: Seun and Femi Kuti on the Plant, Persecution and the Rock Hall
Fela Kuti smoked ritually and said so publicly. The Nigerian state used it to call his politics ridiculous. Ahead of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Seun and Femi Kuti on what the plant meant to their father, and what it cost him. Sometimes it takes a while to get there, but in […]
One Plant, Seven Perspectives: The Art From Our 50th Anniversary Print Issue
High Times in Vision One Plant, Many Eyes For our 50th anniversary, we handed the plant to the artists making its most striking images and got out of the way. It started with a family portrait that took 144 hours to draw. Check out all of the art and pictures from our 50th Anniversary print […]
I Talk to Plants. The Cannabis Plant Talks Back.
This article originally appeared in High Times’ 50th Anniversary print issue. Get yours here. A three-week experiment in channeling the cannabis plant, what she said about a century of stigma, prison and disrespect, and how to start listening yourself. There’s a hypothesis that’s been circulating in the science field for some decades that has, in […]