Cannabis has been living through a long dry season. Prices fell. Funding vanished. Good growers and small shops learned to survive on grit. Investors who once chased licenses pulled back and started ...

Depending on who you ask, THCA is either the future of cannabis or the latest hemp loophole. It’s the molecule turning “legal” hemp flower into a legitimate high—the chemistry trick that’s reshaping ...

Religion lives in practice, not only in pews. In “Sacred Drugs,” scholar Gary Laderman maps how psychoactive substances move through ritual, identity, and meaning. The canvas is wide. Coffee and wine ...

At IgniteIt’s Market Spotlight: California, Treasurer Fiona Ma told a packed room what many licensees have been saying for years — then laid out where the fixes need to happen. A treasurer is ...

The first thing I learned guest budtending in Brooklyn? Your feet hurt before your shift is halfway done. But the conversations make it worth it. I spent the day behind the counter at By Any Other ...

In recent years, ketamine has emerged as a favorite drug in various corners, from tech bros to raves, to medicine. Indeed, more and more people are opting for ketamine therapy for mental health, but ...

This horror-comedy follows a group of stoner friends who see their dream of surviving a zombie apocalypse come true. At first, it seems exciting, but they soon realize the apocalypse isn’t nearly as ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro opened a controversial new front line by proposing to U.S. President Donald Trump more than just a trade adjustment: he asked that “the export of cannabis be ...

Amsterdam’s tolerant cannabis culture made it the perfect birthplace for the High Times Cannabis Cup in 1988. In late-1980s Amsterdam, High Times launched a small invitational to celebrate the best ...

New Jersey’s legal cannabis market is bloated, messy, and on the verge of collapsing under its own weight. With over 250 licensed dispensaries across the state, competition is fierce, margins are thin ...

Federal cannabis bills are not coming to save us. It’s October 2025, and the corporate-led strategy that has dominated the movement is dead. The same bills get introduced over and over, and like ...

Pre-rolls are now the fastest-growing cannabis product, but only consistency, quality, and manufacturing standards will determine which brands survive in a global market.