De La Soul on ‘Stakes Is High’ at 30, Weed and Contact Highs
Thirty years after Stakes Is High, Posdnous and Maseo look back at the album that almost didn’t happen and talk about weed: one of them has loved it unconditionally for 30 years, and the other only gets contact highs, most recently from B-Real. Posdnous and Maseo of De La Soul may be polar opposites when […]
Wiz Khalifa Interview: Weed, Fitness, Khalifa Kush and Quitting Alcohol
Ten years after his last High Times cover, Wiz Khalifa still smokes every day, still works like hell and has no interest in playing anybody’s idea of a stoner. The difference now is the discipline underneath it. This article originally appeared in High Times’ Summer/Fall 2026 print edition. Get yours here. Photos by Joyce Charat […]
The Great Outdoors Just Got Higher: One in Three Hikers Has Hit the Trail High on Weed
A new survey conducted in September among 1,008 U.S. adults interested in hiking and camping found that 35% had gone hiking while high on cannabis, while 44% had done so after using at least one substance. The reasons vary from enjoying the scenery and feeling closer to nature to relaxing and overcoming fears, although most […]
Colorado’s Weed Regulator Can Afford 84 of Its 158 Staffers: Four States on What Legalization Left Unfinished.
Legalization was sold as a finish line. Regulators in four states say it was the start of a job that keeps changing, from funding gaps and equity fixes to whatever Washington does next. Colorado’s cannabis regulator is authorized for roughly 158 staff positions. It has about 84 employees. The Marijuana Enforcement Division relies heavily on […]
Why Weed Makes Ideas Feel Brilliant, and Why They Rarely Survive Sobriety
Cannabis can make ideas feel unusually profound by loosening self-criticism, everyday logic and the mental filters that normally keep thoughts in check. Most of those revelations may not survive sobriety, but the temporary freedom to make unexpected connections can still leave behind something worth salvaging. The curls of smoke rise, the high begins its slow […]
Jerome Baker and Kaleidoscope Chase Full-Flavor Weed
A new collaboration brings together iconic functional glass, carefully selected cannabis genetics and a mission to get consumers looking beyond THC percentages. For more than three decades, Jerome Baker Designs has occupied a unique place in cannabis culture. Founded by Jason Harris, the company helped transform functional glass into an art form and became one […]
Nick Swardson Co-Wrote ‘Grandma’s Boy.’ He Wasn’t Even Smoking Weed.
This interview by Micah Johnson originally appeared in High Times Local, produced under license by Cannapages. Twenty years after the cult stoner classic, the “Tom Brady of vodka” has quit drinking, switched to low-dose edibles and is back with “Mini War,” a new R-rated comedy co-starring Luke Wilson and Vanessa Hudgens. If turn-of-the-century stoner cinema […]
Reggaeton Pioneer Randy Wants to Beat California at Its Own Game With a Puerto Rican Weed Brand
Jowell & Randy member Randy is expanding into cannabis with La Zaza, a brand built around Caribbean identity, premium positioning and legal compliance. With commercial agreements in Puerto Rico and Mexico and plans for South America and Europe, he wants La Zaza to compete internationally while proving that Latin urban culture can enter the corporate […]
A Life Chasing Flavor, From Whisky to Weed
Illness kept changing the rules of my life. Tea, whisky, and eventually cannabis became ways of finding something worth chasing anyway. It’s 7:38 a.m., and it’s time for my medication. I grab my pill strip off my desk and pop the lid open. Gotta check that it’s all there; otherwise I’m screwed. The pills for […]
90% of Americans Want Legal Weed. Lawmakers in Both Parties Keep Punishing Them for It.
From South Dakota to Michigan, red states are trying to overturn legalization votes and blue states are taxing the market to death. Nearly 90% of Americans want legal cannabis. It’s time consumers acted like the majority they are. This article originally appeared in High Times’ Spring/Summer 2026 print edition. Get yours here. Nearly 90% of […]