How Many Times Was Paul McCartney Arrested for Weed?
We take a trip down memory lane tracing Paul McCartney’s multiple cannabis-related run-ins with the law, from minor fines to his nine-day detention in Japan in 1980. Paul McCartney, Weed, and His Encounters With the Law The relationship between music and weed surprises exactly no one. In particular, the connection between the plant and The […]
High Times’ Javier Hasse Named International Journalist of the Year at the Business of Cannabis Awards in London
High Times Editor-in-Chief Javier Hasse took home “International Journalist of the Year” at the third annual Business of Cannabis Awards in London, edging out a field of nominees from publications across Europe and beyond. The recognition follows a year of expanded global coverage at the magazine. High Times Editor-in-Chief Javier Hasse was named International Journalist […]
ScHoolboy Q Quits Weed After Smoking 20 Times a Day. Here’s Why.
ScHoolboy Q says he’s done smoking weed and, according to him, the decision came after years of heavy use, a sense that the habit had stopped doing anything for him, and a desire to set an example for his children. Still, he recognized its health benefits —distinguishing it from habits like alcohol— and how it […]
The Best Weed In New Jersey, According To The High Times Cannabis Cup
The first-ever New Jersey High Times Cannabis Cup went down May 1 at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. More than 2,500 judges across the state weighed in across 13 categories. Niche. swept the flower podium. ONYX cleaned up across concentrates and edibles. And here’s everyone who took home a trophy. Every winner, every category […]
High Times And Last Prisoner Project Launch Ongoing Partnership To Fight For Cannabis Prisoners
The new partnership will spotlight the stories of people still behind bars for cannabis, support clemency and reentry efforts, and turn 4/20 into a call to action for the people legalization left behind. High Times and Last Prisoner Project are launching an ongoing partnership focused on one of the cannabis movement’s clearest unfinished fights: bringing […]
Jimmy Kimmel Made a Hulu Doc About High Times, But It’s Really About Free Speech, Its Director Says
Hulu’s new 4/20 anthology series includes a documentary on High Times and its founder. Director Kyle Thrash tells High Times why he came looking for a human story, not a nostalgia piece, and found one that still feels unresolved. Dana Beal is 78 years old, standing in a courtroom in Gooding County, Idaho, facing a […]
High Times Publisher Josh Kesselman Just Made the Forbes Cannabis List. It Started With a Magazine Smuggled Under His Jacket at 16.
Josh Kesselman bought his first copy of High Times at 16, smuggled it under his jacket out of a New York City shop and read it cover to cover twice. Forty years later, he owns it, and Forbes just named him one of the 42 people shaping the legal cannabis industry. You can tell the […]
High Times Cannabis Cup Hits Atlantic City, NJ: Beanie Sigel, Smoke DZA and New Jersey’s Best Weed All on One Stage
New Jersey is getting its first-ever Cannabis Cup. One night, one city, one stage. May 1 at Steel Pier in Atlantic City. The High Times Cannabis Cup Awards Presented by Honey Grove lands in New Jersey for the first time, turning Atlantic City’s Steel Pier into a one-night celebration of the state’s best cannabis, biggest […]
High Times Cup Winner 6 Point Cannabis
For Craig Palmer, ending up in High Times still feels slightly unreal. He’s been reading the magazine since he was a teenager. Now, after placing in the first official High Times New York Cannabis Cup, he’s part of the story instead of just flipping through it. Palmer isn’t a newcomer riding legalization hype. He’s been […]
Jimmy Kimmel Made a Weed Doc for Hulu. Of Course High Times Is In It
Hulu’s new anthology 4X20: Quick Hits arrives April 20 with four documentary shorts, including one focused on High Times, Tom Forcade and the magazine’s role in pushing cannabis culture into the mainstream. Jimmy Kimmel is getting into weed history. Hulu has released the first trailer for 4X20: Quick Hits, a new anthology series executive-produced by […]