Politics

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%,…

5 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,…

5 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…

5 months ago

Rescheduling Is A Bread Sandwich: Same Law, Better PR

A federal number changed. Prohibition did not. This is a nothing burger. For a moment, it sounded historic. Cannabis was…

5 months ago

Cannabis rescheduling just sped up: What you need to know about the executive order

President Trump has just signed an executive order that accelerated rescheduling cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3. The post…

5 months ago

Trump Reclassified Marijuana — Then Told America He Doesn’t Want It

When President Donald Trump announced that he would sign an executive order moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III,…

5 months ago

Trump Reschedules Marijuana. But, Wait… There’s A Catch

Cannabis is now in the middle of a rare federal pivot. President Trump has signed an executive order directing the…

5 months ago

The Feds Want To Control Your Cannabis. Rescheduling Is Just the Opening Move.

TL;DR: The fight is already on: House and Senate Republicans are urging Trump to abandon rescheduling, using public health, youth-safety…

5 months ago

Florida Used Taxpayer Money to Kill Legal Weed

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration diverted more than $35 million in taxpayer funds that investigators say were used to influence…

5 months ago

Trump Says He’s ‘Looking Very Strongly’ at Cannabis Reform. The Catch Is What Comes After.

President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged on Monday that his administration is actively considering reclassifying cannabis under federal law, saying the…

5 months ago