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Ganja & the Gold Rush: What Levi Strauss Can Teach

Entirely by chance, my father is buried just a few rows away from Levi Strauss, the man whose name is synonymous with denim and one of the most enduring clothing brands in American history. For decades, whenever I went to the cemetery just outside San Francisco, I’d quickly pause to say hello to Mr. Strauss.…

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[Video] G Herbo: Snoop Rolled My Blunt and Let Me

Some stories don’t need dressing. They just land. G Herbo sits back, cracks a grin and lets it fly. A story you can picture. “Probably with Snoop,” he says when asked about his most memorable sesh. “I was like 18. I left a bunch of Swishers on the table, came back and Snoop was already…

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Marijuana Companies Ask U

A coalition of marijuana companies has filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their case challenging the constitutionality of federal prohibition. About two months after the court accepted an application for an extend the filing deadline, the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP that’s representing the companies submitted the petition for…

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GOP Senator Pushes To Study—Rather Than Ban—Hemp Products, As State

As bicameral lawmakers work to reach a deal on provisions for federal spending legislation, including how to settle an increasingly contentious debate about hemp products, competing interests are making their voices heard on how they think Congress should handle the issue. To that end, a GOP senator is hoping to replace a proposed ban on…

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The Cannabis Maturation Effect: Why Weed Hits Different After 30

I remember my mid-teens with cannabis: everything was hilarious, conversations became sprawling philosophical explorations that went nowhere but felt profound, and music didn’t just sound good—it became a transcendent experience that demanded I explain its brilliance to anyone within earshot. I’d get high and want to do things: go to concerts, explore the city at…

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Maryland Police Want To Watch You Smoke Weed: Free Munchies

You smoke weed in front of the cops, get free munchies, and a ride home. Not a dream, no. It’s the new Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) program, as part of the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s Zero Deaths DUI Conference, held in partnership with Cannabis Green Lab. And it’s happening on Sunday, October 26, from…

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Unexpected Pleasures of Weed: The Strain That Turned My Husband

Dan and I have been married for over 20 years, and we have always maintained a very simple domestic arrangement. He does all the cooking: the three usual meals, plus a 9 pm bonus one, and I do the dishes. This has always been assumed and has always worked for us.  That is, until one…

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Texas Officials Adopt Rules To Expand Number Of Medical Marijuana

Texas officials have formally adopted new rules to implement a law significantly expanding the state’s medical marijuana program. About two months after the Department of Public Safety (DPS) posted the proposed rules—after which point a 30-day public comment period was completed—the regulations were finalized and published in the Texas Register on Friday. This specific set…

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The Epic High Times Cannabis Cup Journey, From Amsterdam to

The High Times Cannabis Cup has come a long way since its scrappy beginnings in 1988. Born in Amsterdam’s smoky coffeeshops and now blossoming into a global competition judged by everyday fans, the Cup’s history is as colorful as cannabis culture itself. As High Times gears up for its New York Cannabis Cup in 2025,…

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Bad Stoner Horror: The 10 Worst-Rated 420 Scary Movies

The horror genre and weed culture have crossed paths plenty of times, giving birth to a quirky (and often laced with humor) subgenre known as stoner horror. But not all of these productions hit the mark as hard as the great masterpiece Cabin In the Woods (2011), the hilarious This Is The End (2013), or…

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