By Brian Vicente As the world waits for an announcement from the Trump Administration regarding rescheduling, alternatives arise. The path forward on federal marijuana policy may come from executive actions on anything from banking to Tribal sovereignty. After a years-long process, the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled
You can’t underestimate the overall impact of High Times in the world of printed media and counterculture over the decades. It unapologetically pushed the envelope of what publishers could get away with—despite periodic moral fervor—paving the way for future generations of cannabis publications. In other words, this is no normal magazine. Today, these issues are
California remains the world’s most important cannabis market. On October 8, 2025, the people shaping its future will gather in Anaheim for IgniteIt’s Market Spotlight: California, a one-day event built for business, connection, and strategy. After selling out its first two Spotlights in 2024, IgniteIt returns with a high-level program designed to deliver clarity in
The cannabis industry has gone global, and this fall, the conversation comes to Florida. On October 2–3, 2025, the Cannabis Law, Accounting & Business (CLAB) Conference & Expo will host its 8th annual gathering at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida. The theme is “The Globalization of Cannabis,” with two days of panels, networking,
A New York Supreme Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction that protects more than 150 licensed cannabis dispensaries from being forced to relocate or shut down after the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) abruptly changed how it measures distance from schools. The decision is the first major victory for a coalition of operators,
The intersection between cannabis prohibitionism and police brutality It’s 7 pm on a Friday, and I’ve been walking home for the past half hour or so. I’m on the homestretch, and I can see my favourite fast food joint in the distance. I ran in the morning, cleaned the house, and stopped by a friend’s
From the onset of cannabis criminalization, prohibitionists have sought to advance their agenda — to unduly influence public opinion — by sensationalizing the supposed strength of cannabis. In the 1930s, while lobbying for the first-ever federal ban on cannabis, Bureau of Narcotics Commissioner Harry Anslinger alleged that the marijuana of a century ago was so uniquely potent
Walk into almost any dispensary today and you’ll hear it: “This one’s testing at 32%.” Budtenders pitch high-THC flower as if it were golden nuggets, consumers rush to grab the jars with the highest numbers, and brands plaster the percentage like a badge of honor. In today’s market, potency percentages aren’t just a selling point—they’ve
Fearmongering, blaming mothers, and even talk of a so-called “magic cure for autism” were featured in controversial remarks by President Trump. He cited what critics called a “high-quality” science’ report, though outlets like The Guardian challenged its credibility. During his speech, Trump described the rise in autism diagnoses as a “horrible crisis,” a topic he
As prohibitionist policies tighten, drug users find loopholes to keep using, often at the expense of their own health. There even seems to be a direct relationship: the stricter the state control, the more dangerous the alternative substances developed to circumvent the law. Because there’s no shortage of opportunists who, in the absence of efficient
