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Ohio Attorney General Rejects Cannabis Referendum Petition, Saying It’s ‘Misleading’

Ohio’s attorney general has rejected activists’ referendum petition to block parts of a restrictive marijuana and hemp law from going into effect, saying its summary is “misleading” and must be revised in order to proceed. “Upon review of the summary, we identified omissions and misstatements that, as a whole, would mislead a potential signer as…

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The War on Drugs Failed Because It Never Understood Why

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…

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What It Was Like Doing Mushrooms With Grateful Dead’s Bob

Editor’s Note (January 2026): Following the passing of Bob Weir at age 78, we’re resurfacing this archival High Times piece, first published in 2019, as a tribute to his life, curiosity, and lasting influence on music, culture, and consciousness. Weir was never just a guitarist or songwriter. He was a seeker. A listener. Someone deeply…

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From Prison to Pot Shop: Inside Coss Marte’s Con Empire

“Come on in. The first class is free. Hopefully, I’ll motivate you.” – Coss Marte, Fitness Instructor. As we dive into the new year, and people vow to lose weight or participate in Dry January, Coss Marte, founder of New York City’s three-story health and wellness mecca ConBud dispensary and ConBody gym on the Lower…

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Federal Health Official Says Teens Are Finding It Harder To

Youth marijuana use is stable amid the state legalization movement, despite prohibitionist claims to the contrary. Beyond that, more students are actually saying it’s harder to access cannabis and that they disapprove of occasional use. During a webinar on Wednesday, federal officials discussed the results of the latest Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey—which is supported…

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Tyson and Ric Flair Say Former Partners Ripped Them Off

A federal court filing claims former partners profited off their names through disputed cannabis licensing deals. Mike Tyson and Ric Flair are accusing former business partners of defrauding them in a high-stakes cannabis branding venture, according to allegations laid out in a federal lawsuit filed last month in Illinois. The 76-page complaint, submitted Dec. 19…

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Libertarians and the Long Road to Cannabis Legalization

For decades, both Democrats and Republicans have skirted around marijuana reform, but only one party has stood firmly for full legalization since day one: the Libertarian Party. Advocacy Through the DecadesThe Libertarian Party and the Future of Cannabis Freedom  Founded in 1971, the Libertarian Party emerged in direct contrast to President Nixon’s newly declared War on…

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Legal Weed Didn’t Fix South Africa’s Cannabis Problem

High Times reporter John Veit traces South Africa’s turbulent cannabis landscape with activists  Myrtle Clarke and Trenton Birch, highlighting the human cost of contradictory laws, police chaos, and an export-first legalization model that sidelines legacy growers. Blending personal tragedy with policy analysis, it shows how private clubs, medicalization, and ingenuity persist in a legal gray…

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Germany’s Medical Cannabis ‘Problem’ Is That It Worked

By December 2025, medical cannabis prescriptions in Germany had increased by more than 3,300% compared with March 2024, the final month before cannabis was removed from the country’s narcotics law and reclassified as a non-narcotic medication. The shift simplified prescribing, opened the door wider for telemedical care and helped normalize cannabis as a regulated treatment.…

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New Jersey Legislature Passes Bill To Create Psilocybin Therapy Pilot

New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill to create a psilocybin therapy pilot program and allocate $6 million in funding to support the effort. Following its advancement through several House and Senate committees, both full chambers of the legislature approved the psychedelic measure on Monday, sending it to Gov. Phil Murphy (D). “Studies conducted by…

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