Lately, the Western world has been peeking into India through social media: quirky tourist spots (there’s a temple filled with rats!), the timeless beauty of the Taj Mahal, unsanitary but viral street food clips, Goa’s trippy nightlife, and the country’s obsession with Argentina’s national soccer team. No wonder so many content creators and tourists are…
‘It’s Complicated In India…’: Cannabis Myths & Realities in the Read More »
We reached out to Northern California cultivators as they prepped for one of their busiest months of the year in October and the massive 2025 fall harvest. As October begins, farmers are already deep in the home stretch. They’ve been checking resin quality, monitoring the weather, watching for pests, and hoping none of those factors…
Croptober 2025: California Farmers Prep for the Biggest Harvest of Read More »
Lights on. Nuggs as rocks. Thumb-sized. No larger than that, or they will not fit in the packaging. Inside the grinder? They smash like cheese puffs. Coated in glandular crystals, ground, they look like a worm; you can see movement in waves of that glued plant material. Impossible to distinguish whether or not these flowers…
The Rise of Mixed-Light Cannabis: Indoor Quality, Outdoor Prices Read More »
Editors’ Note: “Freedom Fighter of the Month” has long been a popular feature in High Times magazine, dating back to the 1990’s. Today, we’re bringing it back as a monthly column! Send nominations to hightimesfreedomfighters@gmail.com with the subject line “Freedom Fighter of the Month.” Tell us who you think should be recognized and how to…
Freedom Fighter of the Month: Joelle Puccio’s Crusade to Protect Read More »
Descheduling or Bust: Why Half-Measures Won’t Cut It for Cannabis Reform I’ve learned to stop trying to predict the cannabis policy landscape. Every time I think I’ve got a handle on where things are headed, something completely bonkers happens that reminds me this industry operates on its own bizarre timeline with its own inexplicable logic.…
Buyer Beware on Schedule 3 Read More »
“Cannabis is peace and love. It’s stupid that it’s not legal, bro.” The phrase sets the tone for Jon Z from the start. The Puerto Rican trap star speaks about marijuana with conviction, without hesitation. For him, the plant isn’t an accessory: it’s part of his life, his music, and his way of being in…
Puerto Rican Superstar Jon Z: ‘I’m Explosive… Cannabis Helps Me Read More »
I Hate Being Right: How California Finally Learned What Every Cannabis Advocate Has Been Screaming for Years Sometimes being right sucks, especially when you’ve been screaming the same obvious truth into the void for years while watching policymakers ignore basic economic principles. That’s exactly how I feel watching California scramble to slash cannabis taxes in…
How California Finally Learned What Every Cannabis Advocate Has Been Read More »
The intersection between cannabis prohibitionism and police brutality It’s 7 pm on a Friday, and I’ve been walking home for the past half hour or so. I’m on the homestretch, and I can see my favourite fast food joint in the distance. I ran in the morning, cleaned the house, and stopped by a friend’s…
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A new federally funded study shows that while the AI function of the popular social media platform Snapchat will readily provide users with information on hemp-based cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC, as well as alcohol, it applies a different standard to marijuana. The research, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, assessed AI behavior on…
Snapchat AI Blocks Marijuana Answers While Providing Info On Alcohol Read More »
Walk into almost any dispensary today and you’ll hear it: “This one’s testing at 32%.” Budtenders pitch high-THC flower as if it were golden nuggets, consumers rush to grab the jars with the highest numbers, and brands plaster the percentage like a badge of honor. In today’s market, potency percentages aren’t just a selling point—they’ve…
Is the THC % Game Rigged? Read More »
