Culture

The Rolling Paper King You’ve Never Heard Of Beat Zig-Zag to the Pop-Up Booklet

Long before modern brands existed, a Sephardic merchant built a rolling-paper empire that stretched across Europe. His name faded, but…

5 months ago

Steve DeAngelo Talks Smuggling Weed And Why Legalization Still Isn’t Working In Jerry Chu’s New Podcast Video

The first episode of Jerry Chu’s new long-form video podcast, produced with En Volá and distributed through High Times’ YouTube…

5 months ago

Is Weed ‘More Immoral’ than Abortion? Global Survey Ranks ‘Acceptable’ Behaviors

A new survey conducted by Pew Research examined what is considered “morally acceptable” in 25 countries. From Indonesia to Brazil, from…

5 months ago

Alaskan Thunderfuck, We Hardly Knew Ye

My courageous struggle to stay high through the marijuana dark ages of the ‘80s and ‘90s. If you’re not listening…

5 months ago

Censored Everywhere, Cinematic Anyway: The New Weed Ad Playbook

The best weed ads don’t feel like ads anymore. They feel like content built to survive the algorithm and earn…

5 months ago

I Was a Cop Who Enforced Marijuana Laws. Now I’m Speaking Out.

“Do you know why I stopped you this evening?” “No sir, I was going the speed limit…” “You have a…

5 months ago

From Fear to Obsession: Meet Highdro, the Serpentine Prophet Who Blends Rap, Weed & Reptiles

Two sharp fangs pierce a thin layer of skin. There have been several bites throughout his life, but he still…

5 months ago

As New Jersey Cannabis Matures, Beth Conway Builds Community

When I first moved back to my home state of New Jersey, I was trying to get a read on…

5 months ago

Weir All on Weed: What Bob Weir Really Thought About Pot

From LSD-fueled beginnings to a misunderstood HuffPost quote, a High Times–style look at Bob Weir’s nuanced relationship with cannabis, the…

5 months ago

‘The West Wing’ Freaked Out About Weed. ‘Veep’ Barely Blinked. The Evolution of Weed on Political TV

Three shows, three eras: how cannabis went from a political third rail to a punchline, then to a plausible policy…

5 months ago