The renegade litigator who spent a decade suing federal drug agencies is now writing their policy from inside the building. What his trajectory tells us about how social movements actually succeed — and fail. <p>The post Matt Zorn and the Next Phase of America’s Drug Policy Revolution first appeared on High Times.</p>

A provision buried in the cannabis rescheduling order requires the DEA to purchase and resell state-legal medical cannabis to satisfy an international treaty obligation. Cannabis attorneys and operators are parsing what that means — and whether it creates a federal gatekeeper that favors big players. <p>The post Hidden in the Rescheduling Order: Could the DEA Become the Nation’s Biggest Weed Dealer? first appeared on High Times.</p>

From Grateful Dead shows to city hall, a Colorado mayor reflects on cannabis, music, and building a life at 10,400 feet. <p>The post The Highest Mayor in Cannabis first appeared on High Times.</p>

Tipping at cannabis dispensaries sparks strong opinions on both sides. High Times explores the debate, the data and the growing number of lawsuits over stolen tips — and what it all says about how the cannabis industry treats its workers. <p>The post Counter Culture: The Tip Jar at Your Dispensary Has a Problem. Several, Actually. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Kal Penn talks to High Times about finally meeting Cheech Marin, the strain deal he should have gotten years ago and why Harold & Kumar's accidental ambassador is still getting offered weed everywhere he goes. <p>The post Kal Penn Knows Exactly Why People Keep Offering Him Weed first appeared on High Times.</p>

When a partner dispensary refused to carry Fat Nugs Magazine's Kids and Cannabis issue, it raised a harder question: who decides what cannabis conversations are allowed to happen? <p>The post What Happens When Cannabis Magazines are Too Scandalous for Dispensaries? first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Trump administration rescheduled medical marijuana to Schedule III. Advocates from Last Prisoner Project, NORML and MPP say the move falls short without clemency for people still incarcerated for cannabis. <p>The post Rescheduling Doesn’t Free Anyone. Advocates Are Calling on Trump to Add Clemency. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Scientists engineer psychedelic tobacco to produce compounds like psilocybin and DMT—what it means for biotech, medicine, and access. <p>The post The Real Wacky Tobacky: Scientists Rewire Tobacco Plant to Make Psychedelics first appeared on High Times.</p>

A new study questions how we diagnose addiction and warns against overpathologizing everyday habits with serious social and medical consequences. <p>The post ‘Addiction Factory’: Study Denounces the Dangers of Overdiagnosing Habits first appeared on High Times.</p>

New data from YouGov shows a majority of Americans support marijuana legalization across party lines — and an overwhelming majority support medical use specifically. The poll was conducted just days before the Trump administration moved marijuana to Schedule III. <p>The post Most Americans Want Marijuana Legalized. What They Got Was Schedule III first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Trump administration officially reclassified medical marijuana to Schedule III. It's not legalization. Here's what the move actually does and doesn't change for dispensaries, patients and the industry. <p>The post Marijuana Reclassification Explained: What the Trump Administration’s Schedule 3 Move Actually Means first appeared on High Times.</p>

The Trump administration has officially rescheduled FDA-approved marijuana products and state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III. It is not legalization. Recreational cannabis stays Schedule I. Here's what actually changes. <p>The post Cannabis Has Been Rescheduled to Schedule III. Don’t Call It Legalization. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Plastic pots could be limiting your yields without you knowing it. Here's what root-bound plants look like and why fabric pots change everything. <p>The post Your Plastic Pots Are Slowly Killing Your Plants first appeared on High Times.</p>

Chile is advancing a controversial reform that could impose harsher penalties for cannabis possession by shifting legal criteria from quantity to perceived “potential harm.” <p>The post Chile Is Rethinking Cannabis Possession Laws—And It Might Backfire first appeared on High Times.</p>

Six years after predicting cannabis would trigger crime and psychosis epidemics, the data says otherwise. So why is the anti-weed media machine still profitable? <p>The post They Said Weed Would Destroy America. They Were Wrong. They’re Still Cashing In. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Cannabis has been used as medicine, ritual and creative fuel for over 10,000 years. A leading neuroscientist traces its full history — and makes the case that decades of prohibition didn't just restrict a plant. It stalled science we're still trying to catch up on. <p>The post Cannabis Through the Ages: What Humanity Knew for Millennia — and What Prohibition Made Us Forget first appeared on High Times.</p>

High Times and Last Prisoner Project are launching an ongoing partnership aimed at keeping cannabis prisoners at the center of the movement. The collaboration will amplify prisoner stories, support justice efforts and encourage readers to take action. <p>The post High Times And Last Prisoner Project Launch Ongoing Partnership To Fight For Cannabis Prisoners first appeared on High Times.</p>

Colombia is moving forward with a controversial plan to euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from Pablo Escobar’s private collection, as their population continues to grow uncontrollably. The decision highlights a complex clash between environmental protection, public safety, and animal welfare, with no easy solution in sight. As early as 2022, Colombia’s growing hippopotamus population […] <p>The post Colombia to Cull Dozens of Hippos: From Pablo Escobar’s Pets to a Chronicle of a Death Foretold first appeared on High Times.</p>

Traditional hashish once defined cannabis culture. Legalization and modern concentrates quietly pushed it out of North American markets. <p>The post The Extinction of the Real: How Traditional Hashish Vanished While the Modern Market Looked Away first appeared on High Times.</p>

69% of cannabis consumers have no brand preference. 18% say brand influences their purchase at all. So why is the industry still obsessed with logos and packaging? Eric Offenberger, CEO of Vext Science, argues the durable competitive moat in cannabis is the licensed retail door — not the brand on the package. <p>The post Defense Wins Championships: Why Distribution (Not Branding) Will Determine Who Survives the Cannabis Shakeout first appeared on High Times.</p>

Doja Pak, the California brand known for elite genetics and finished-product standards, is entering Germany and UK medical markets through a partnership with CP Medical. Here's what they're doing differently. <p>The post Doja Pak Takes on Europe: The Cali Brand Known for Elite Genetics Enters Regulated Medical Markets first appeared on High Times.</p>