Inside Jeeter Live, the Cannabis Event Betting on Culture
In the cannabis industry, “big night” typically refers to a large-scale event featuring a prominent DJ, a crowded club, a recognizable sponsor wall, and a room filled with operators networking between bottle-service trips. It works, but it’s also predictable. Jeeter’s Las Vegas event at MJBizCon 2025 didn’t resemble a typical industry party. It was staged […]
You Probably Missed This High Times Connection In ‘Marty Supreme’
For Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s ping-pong movie starring Timothée Chalamet, a number of unusual casting choices were made, including several blink-and-you’ll-miss-them cameos. Gwyneth Paltrow, whose character, actress Kay Stone, has an affair with Chalamet’s rambunctious Marty Mauser, makes her first appearance in a film in 10 years. Tyler, the Creator (née Tyler Okonma) plays Marty’s […]
He Followed Every Rule. New York Still Hasn’t Let Him Open
A Brooklyn nonprofit founder embodies the intent of New York’s equity law – yet after three years, his dispensary remains closed. By the time Shanduke McPhatter finished building out his cannabis dispensary in Brooklyn—after following every step the state laid out—New York had already opened hundreds of licensed adult-use stores. His wasn’t one of them. […]
‘Survivor’ Didn’t Break Them. Real Life Did. Then They Found Weed.
Nobody grows up thinking, “One day I’ll win a million dollars on TV… and then get really into cannabis.” But life has a funny way of rerouting even the cleanest, most straight-edge trajectories. Just ask Ethan Zohn and Tyson Apostol, two Survivor champions whose journeys into cannabis didn’t start in college dorm rooms or at […]
Indiana House Rejects Amendment To Let Farmers Begin Cultivating Marijuana Seeds
The Indiana House of Representatives defeated an amendment aimed at allowing farmers to begin growing marijuana. The amendment, from Rep. Kyle Miller (D), would have directed the state chemist and seed commissioner to issue special use permits to between three and 10 farmers for the cultivation of marijuana seed, with geographic distribution requirements. While Miller […]
The Best Weed Goes Head To Head For $120,000 Today
The Proper Cup High Rollers bracket reaches its final round today, with $120,000 on the line and two undefeated runs colliding live. At 4:20 PM PT, Preferred Gardens faces Up The Hill in the High Rollers Bracket Finale, streaming live on YouTube. This is not a showcase. It is not a judging panel recap. It […]
Big Alcohol’s Weed Panic Isn’t Random. The Data Explains It
As cannabis beverages gain ground, study after study shows alcohol consumption dropping. You don’t need a conspiracy to explain the panic. You just need the numbers. Alcohol sales are down. Cannabis beverages are up. And suddenly, a lot of people are very concerned about weed making people puke. That timing is hard to ignore. When […]
A Dispensary Burned. If This Was a Pharmacy Fire, Nobody Would Be Joking
In mid-December, a small cannabis and CBD shop in Leadville, Colorado, caught fire. It was a structure fire in an old building, complicated by hidden voids in the walls. Fire crews from multiple counties responded. Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution. Local officials issued an air quality alert, advising residents to stay indoors or […]
The War on Drugs Failed Because It Never Understood Why People Use Drugs
From pleasure and connection to harm reduction and policy failure, a look at what decades of drug enforcement got wrong about human behavior. The conversation around drugs has long been framed by cost. Policymakers calculate the billions lost every year to productivity gaps, hospitalizations, law enforcement and incarceration. The U.S. alone spends an estimated $193 billion […]
High Times Is Back. Here’s What We Built in 5.5 Months
High Times officially turned the lights back on July 16, 2025. We didn’t relaunch anything. We reopened the site and started publishing again. And pretty quickly, it became clear that the thing still worked. When the doors open and the work is real, people show up. Writers. Readers. Artists. Growers. Longtime supporters and people discovering […]