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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Basketball Star Avoids Death Penalty In Indonesia After Court Rules In THC Gummies Case

For seven months, American athlete Jarred Shaw sat inside Indonesia’s prison system, wondering whether a package of THC gummies sent…

5 months ago

Is a MAGA-Aligned Think Tank Using the Hemp Ban to Advance a New Federal War on Cannabis?

TL;DR: Trump’s surprise hemp ban doesn’t just wipe out a massive part of the hemp-derived market; it may also create…

5 months ago

Meet the Publisher: ‘Give It to You Raw’ — The True Story of Josh Kesselman, RAW Papers and the Spanish Factory That Shaped a Rolling-Paper Empire (Part I)

Joshua Kesselman, the man behind the RAW® brand of rolling papers and other smoking accessories, didn’t name his brand after…

5 months ago

Ashtrays Don’t Forget: A Weird, Honest Look at Cannabis Culture

The Mylar bags were whispering again. That thin, plastic whine like cheap toys haunted by bad branding decisions. They twitched…

5 months ago

I Slammed a Bag of Edibles on My Lunch Break…and Somehow Ended up on the Leadership Team

Lunch breaks hit different when you’re an LA gig worker who still clocks into a day job. Warehouse in the…

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Inside Uncle Rico’s Dojo: The Burn Slow Doctrine

A Veteran’s Guide to Civil Disobedience When you spit into the wind, expect a wet face. When you shit where…

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WATCH: Trinidad James & Josh Kesselman On Flow State, Cannabis And The Art Of Living (High Times Podcast)

There’s a moment, somewhere past the hour mark, when Trinidad James leans back and drops it without drama: “I’m not…

5 months ago

Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton: ‘America Made More Money Pretending to Stop Weed Than Selling It’

George Clinton, the visionary bandleader behind Parliament-Funkadelic and a pioneer of psychedelic funk, has spent six decades reshaping the boundaries…

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EXCLUSIVE: Cheech & Chong’s Cannabis Co. Plans 100 Branded Stores in 18 Months: ‘We Don’t Need To Be an MSO’

When I spoke with Cheech & Chong’s team in 2025, the tone leaned more toward business planning than cultural throwback,…

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Buy Low, Stay High: Dispensaries Are Selling for Pennies on the Dollar

For years, getting into the cannabis industry was a high-stakes game reserved for the well-capitalized. Entrepreneurs shelled out millions for…

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