Politics

WTF, New Jersey!? Lawmakers Want to Criminalize Legacy Weed Buyers Again

New Jersey sold legalization as an exit ramp from the old playbook: fewer arrests, less stigma, more sanity. Now, a…

3 months ago

Make your voice heard and help protect Texans’ right to hemp

This January, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is considering a proposed ruling that could restrict the rights…

3 months ago

The Hard Truth About Washington and Cannabis Reform: Time, Money, and More Time

Guest Op-Ed by Gretchen Gailey, President of Project Champion If there is one lesson the cannabis industry should have learned…

3 months ago

Costa Rica’s Election Draws Near: What Are the Candidates’ Positions on Weed?

Presidential elections in Costa Rica are scheduled for February 1, 2026, and we’re looking at quite a broad landscape. Amid…

3 months ago

Hemp’s Death Sentence Gets a Stay of Execution

A bipartisan bill would push the federal hemp THC ban to 2028, buying time for farmers, brewers, and lawmakers to…

3 months ago

Legal Weed Didn’t Fix South Africa’s Cannabis Problem

High Times reporter John Veit traces South Africa’s turbulent cannabis landscape with activists  Myrtle Clarke and Trenton Birch, highlighting the…

3 months ago

When Pharma and MAGA World Agree on Weed Rescheduling, Something’s Up

Something unusual is happening in cannabis policy right now. Groups that almost never agree on anything are suddenly speaking the…

4 months ago

Chile at a Crossroads: What Does a Hard-Right Presidency Mean for the Future of Cannabis?

A new chapter begins for Chilean politics. After winning the runoff election against candidate Jeannette Jara by 58% to 41%,…

4 months ago

How the Cannabis Lobby Finally Got Trump to Budge

Cannabis didn’t win Trump over with a single argument. It wore him down. For more than a year, executives, advocates,…

4 months ago

Cannabis Rescheduling: What the Executive Order Doesn’t Do — and Who It Actually Helps

Editor’s Note: High Times has long supported the removal of cannabis from Schedule I and ultimately federal descheduling. The following…

4 months ago