Legal Weed May Bounce Back In 2026. Small Operators Might Not
Whitney Economics projects legal cannabis sales will resume growing in 2026 after a rough 2025. But falling prices, weaker state performance and a more mature m...
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He May Be the Only American Sent to Prison for the Pot Tax
In this first-person commentary, Ryan Richmond argues that after marijuana charges failed, federal authorities turned to tax law—specifically Section 280E—to wi...
Legalization Was Bullshit for Frank Rogers. He’s Still in Prison.
Legalization made room for brands, tax revenue, and respectability. For Frank Rogers, still serving time on a federal marijuana conspiracy case, it still hasn’t...
Too $hort, Vic Mensa And More Pull Up For Season 2 Of ‘Spitfire With Shirley Ju’
After pulling stories out of names like Snoop Dogg and The Game in season one, Spitfire with Shirley Ju returns in April with Too $hort, Vic Mensa, Slug, Shordi...
Meet the 19 Experts the UN Chose to Help Shape the Future of Drug Policy
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs’ new 19-member expert panel will help inform the UN’s 2029 global drug policy review, with potential consequences for cannabis ...
Japan Cracks Down on CBN: The End of a Cannabis ‘Gray Area’
Japan moves to ban CBN, closing a legal gray area for cannabis derivatives. The decision reshapes access, markets, and regulation in restrictive environments. p...
Ohio, Texas And South Carolina Are All Tightening Hemp Rules, Just Not The Same Way
Ohio’s new law is now in effect. South Carolina’s Senate chose a narrow regulate-it-don’t-ban-it model. Texas is about to wipe smokable hemp off shelves while s...
Art Can Get You High. No Drugs Required.
From music and movies to video games and porn, creators and psychologists explain why some cultural experiences hit your nervous system like a substance. p The ...
Not Late, Just Arriving: Women Over 60 Are Finding Their Place in Cannabis
Two women in their 60s discover cannabis entrepreneurship and a growing network of women shaping the industry and supporting new consumers. p The post Not Late,...
Afroman Beat the Cops in Court After Turning Their Raid Into a Viral Hit
After seven Ohio deputies sued over the viral raid-footage videos that made Afroman an unlikely free-speech folk hero, a jury handed the rapper the sweetest win...
The Dark Crystal, Altered States, and the Responsibility Side of the Trip
What The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance reveals about altered states, accountability, and the responsibility side of psychedelic culture. p The post The Dark C...
Five Years In: What New York Cannabis Got Wrong—and What’s Finally Going Right
Five years after legalization, a Housing Works executive reflects on New York’s cannabis rollout, the challenges operators faced, and what’s finally improving. ...
San Francisco’s Weed Week Is Back: SF Space Walk Returns This April
Running April 14 through April 20, SF Space Walk 2026 brings growers, lounges, new flower releases and citywide cannabis culture back into focus, with a month o...
Even the DEA Says Teen Weed Use Is Down. WSJ Still Ties Teen Access to Legalization. Why Ignore the Data?
WSJ keeps linking teen cannabis access and risk to legalization, but national data and recent studies do not show a youth-use surge. p The post Even the DEA Say...
Less MDMA, More Cocaine and Ketamine: Wastewater Data Reveals Shifts in Drug Use in Europe
Wastewater data from across Europe reveals shifting drug use trends, with rising cocaine and ketamine levels and declining MDMA consumption. p The post Less MDM...
The Rolling Paper King You’ve Never Heard Of Beat Zig-Zag to the Pop-Up Booklet
Long before modern brands existed, a Sephardic merchant built a rolling-paper empire that stretched across Europe. His name faded, but his influence shaped how ...
How Little Beach Harvest Is Building Tribal Cannabis Power on Long Island
Inside how Little Beach Harvest is using cannabis to build tribal sovereignty, community space, and a new retail model on Shinnecock territory. p The post How L...
Steve DeAngelo Talks Smuggling Weed And Why Legalization Still Isn’t Working In Jerry Chu’s New Podcast Video
The first episode of Jerry Chu’s new long-form video podcast, produced with En Volá and distributed through High Times’ YouTube channel, opens with Steve DeAnge...
AEW’s Marina Shafir Hits Hard, Smokes Weed, and Would Rather Talk About Family
The AEW star gets candid about loss, love, life on the road, and the role cannabis has played in helping her stay grounded through it all. p The post AEW’s Mari...
Marijuana Reform Isn’t This White House’s Drug Policy Priority
Sara Carter, the former investigative journalist and Fox News contributor now serving as White House drug czar, has spent her early months emphasizing fentanyl,...
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