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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…

6 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…

6 months ago

[Watch] How Shantibaba Became The Godfather of Modern Cannabis Genetics

Scott Blakey never set out to be a legend — but after our recent talk, it’s clear the breeder known…

7 months ago

The Tech Mogul Who Never Wants to Die Is Now Macrodosing Mushrooms

If there’s one ancient thing in this world, it’s the fear of death. Hundreds of practices (more or less grounded…

7 months ago

The Audacity of Survival: A Veteran’s War Beyond the Battlefield

Editor’s Note: This story contains descriptions of suicide and mental health struggles that may be distressing for some readers. If…

7 months ago

Higher Powers: How Cannabis Raised Me

It feels the same. Whether rain’s pouring heavy or the sun’s blazing up above. It feels just like that first…

7 months ago

‘ESPN Meets Cannabis’: Inside Proper Smoke Network and the Rise of the Connoisseur Era

For a long time, cannabis culture lived off the grid. Quiet. Misread. Filtered through people who never rolled it, grew…

7 months ago

What If Barstool and Vice Hotboxed a Studio? Proper Smoke Network by First Smoke x Proper Doinks Has Arrived

For a long time, cannabis culture lived off the grid. Quiet. Misread. Filtered through people who never rolled it, grew…

7 months ago

A Long Strange Trip: Yelawolf and Edward Crowe Bring Blotter Art to Life

Yelawolf and manager/business partner Edward Crowe fully embrace the fact that they took copious amounts of LSD growing up and…

8 months ago

Can Weed Mend a Broken Heart? A High Times Survival Guide

There really isn’t much of a recipe for a broken heart. We all find our own tools, our own strategies,…

8 months ago