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They Say Trump Is Easing Cannabis Restrictions. Why That May Not Mean Freedom

Trump is reportedly weighing a directive that would push federal agencies to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III,…

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From Queens to the Cannabis Cup: Inside Torches, the Social Equity Dream Taking Over NYC’s Most Iconic Cigar Townhouse

Interviewing the Torches team was like talking to one person while chatting with four. First came José, license holder and…

7 months ago

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…

7 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…

7 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…

7 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…

7 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…

7 months ago

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…

7 months ago

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…

7 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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