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ONE OF MY FAVORITE ASPECTS OF WEED IS ITS ABILITY TO serve as a connector. My passion for this plant has guided me across the U.S. and beyond to meet some of the pioneers of cannabis activism, and through sticking to my creative path over the years, I can now call many of those legends my friends. Over the past decade, I’ve observed many people reinventing themselves to stay in the game as the cannabis industry continues to evolve. In the same way that I continue to support the companies I believe in, I haven’t forgotten the bad actors who reappear in new forms. The cannabis business is extremely challenging, but those who continue to stick to their principles and support others around them are the ones who deserve to…

Virginia Launches Website to Report Kids’ Cannabis Exposure Health officials in Virginia implemented a measure to prevent children from being exposed to cannabis products by providing a way for concerned neighbors to alert authorities. A new surveillance initiative launched an online portal to report potential “THC and CBD adverse events” that involve minors. The website portal provides an in-depth questionnaire about the person affected, the illness and symptoms, the product that was consumed, and where it was obtained. The portal was prompted by legislators attempting to curb access to cannabis for minors, including a recent letter calling for the new system. State Health Commissioner Karen Shelton warned doctors in a letter about “adverse events in children” who consumed CBD or THC. “Reported symptoms for these adverse events have included vomiting, hallucinations,…

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Send your best high observations and comments our way (@HIGH_TIMES_Mag) for a chance to be featured on this page! And be sure to follow us on Facebook: (Facebook.com/HighTimesMag) and Instagram: (@hightimesmagazine) for all the latest news as it’s happening! @maalyco @cheatumae and @HIGH_ TIMES_Mag Been reading some of your website content. Def a subject I find very interesting. For me growing it right now is not possible. I’m learning how to market the products for potential clients in the future. I think a lot of cannabis & CBD brands will branch into psilocybin products. @TLRY_Happy @HIGH_TIMES_Mag We’re the number one country in the world. Land of opportunities, freedom and choices. Treat it like alcohol, tobacco, guns, and transgender. Give people the option. @toss710 @HIGH_TIMES_Mag I’ve been learning a few things about mushrooms and it’s beneficial for…

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4/20 SALES STATS

A 4/20 cannabis sales analysis published by industry data platform Headset explored this year’s sales patterns and noteworthy changes in areas such as store discounts and consumer behavior. Headset’s 4/20 data was collected from cannabis sales receipts in the U.S. and Canada, which amounted to a total of $83.6 million in sales from more than six million units sold. ➤ WINNERS & LOSERS Headset analyzed sales from individual retailers during the holiday and compared the data with those same businesses’s average sales during the four weeks prior to April 20 to determine which U.S. states saw the most or least revenue growth. “States that exceeded this benchmark were categorized as having overperformed, indicating stronger consumer engagement and market dynamics in those regions,” the report authors wrote. “Conversely, states that did not reach the…

4/20 SALES STATS

MARKET ANALYSIS

TOP 5 STRAINS 1 Green Crack 3 @ $171 2 Bubba Fett 2 @ $398 3 Ice Cream Cake 2 @ $354 4 Scotty 2 Hotty 2 @ $269 5 Blueberry Muffin 2 @ $197 It has been a few months since President Joe Biden announced that the federal government is planning to reschedule cannabis, with the ultimate effects of this monumental marijuana move to be more meaningfully measured in the coming years. Yet, some impact can be reported, such as the cost of an average ounce in America being driven down to $291—a highly significant reduction of $10 from the average in last month’s THMQ. The pot price relief for August resulted from a $21 drop in the South, to $278 an ounce, coupled with a $13 decline in the East, to $308 per ounce. The…

MARKET ANALYSIS

INDIGENOUS FARMING

NATIVE HUMBOLDT FARMS FOUNDER LINDSEY RENNER IS A THIRD-GENERATION cannabis grower located in Humboldt County, California. Through the pride of her heritage as a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes and an equally strong passion for cannabis, Renner is on a mission to cultivate a spiritual connection with the plant and assist other tribal nations across the U.S. in embracing the cannabis industry. A BIRTH BY FIRE Renner said the path to where she is today became visible over time through the illuminating knowledge of her ancestors. She grew up with her mother in Humboldt County, but at age 12 began to inquire about her biological father. Her mother described her father and his side of the family in a negative light, claiming that they were unsafe because they were “dope…

INDIGENOUS FARMING

HOME GROW TV IS READY TO SEE THE WORLD IN 2024

As social media continues to be a scary place for cannabis content in recent years, the Home Grow TV team has been crushing it with cannabis educational videos as they approach 100,000 YouTube subscribers, a huge accomplishment on the platform regardless of your subject matter. The show began when founder Dakota McLearn decided to dive back into the world of cannabis cultivation. Now, just over three years after starting the show in February 2021, his passion for growing cannabis at home has turned into an excellent modern resource for learning about the strains of the moment. It’s easy to see why something like Home Grow TV’s seed-to-harvest strain reviews would be something smaller-scale cultivators would weigh into account when making a selection about the next thing they plan on growing. McLearn has…

HOME GROW TV IS READY TO SEE THE WORLD IN 2024

THAILAND’S STEWARDS OF NATURE

PREMPAVEE GANJA, A FARM IN Phon Bok, Phon Sawan district, in the Nakhon Phanom Province of Thailand, employs regenerative agricultural practices like natural farming, permaculture, and synergistic gardens. Prempavee, who runs the farm, transformed her operation from a monoculture rice crop to a regenerative cannabis agriculture project designed for self-sufficiency in June 2022—after cannabis and hemp were delisted by the Thai Ministry of Public Health from the country’s Narcotics Act—and had a first modest harvest in December 2022. It’s located in Esaan (also spelled as Isan or Issan), the northeastern region of Thailand, between the Mekong River and Phu Phan mountains. The farm grows exclusively outdoors, harnessing the raw power of the sun. “Regenerative agriculture practices improve the ecosystem and the fertility of the land,” says Prempavee. “Rather than depleting resources,…

THAILAND’S STEWARDS OF NATURE

Keeping the Counterculture in Cannabis

Wearing colorful patterned harem pants, a jacket with patches of mushrooms and Grateful Dead bears, and a statement necklace featuring a large silver mermaid, Aundre Speciale reminds customers visiting her Berkeley, California-based cannabis shop, the Cannabis Buyers Club of Berkeley, to grab an Otter Pop on their way out. It’s an 80-degree day in May, which constitutes a heat wave in this part of the San Francisco Bay Area, and Speciale is ensuring everyone is staying high and hydrated. Providing free food and services is part of her business model, but it’s also how she makes sense of her path in life. Originally from Los Angeles, Speciale grew up in foster care and was homeless on the streets of San Francisco before returning to a calling in cannabis advocacy that…

Keeping the Counterculture in Cannabis

ROLLING JOINTS IS HER JOB

On workday mornings, Eve Mendoza clocks in at 6 a.m., aiming to fulfill the same task, roll as close to 250 joints as possible. For Mendoza, rolling weed is not only one of her creative passions; it’s her job. She’s employed as a professional joint roller for 710 Labs and is paid to roll up cannabis flower all day. After nearly two years at 710 Labs, Mendoza has rolled somewhere around 100,000 joints on the clock. “I’m rolling eight hours a day; it’s a full-time job,” Mendoza says. “I can legit call myself a professional roller… it’s every day, and I honestly see it as a privilege to be able to practice my craft every day.” GETTING THE JOB Mendoza goes by the handle @the.highest.one on Instagram and also offers her joint rolling…

ROLLING JOINTS IS HER JOB

THE CHI CULTIVATES AWARENESS AROUND CANNABIS REFORM

In 2018,Showtime debuted the television series The Chi from Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and actress Lena Waithe. Waithe, a Chicago native, had created a show about life in a South Side Chicago community. Now in its sixth season, the series generated record-breaking ratings. Part of the show’s focus for season six—episodes of which are available on Paramount+ with Showtime—features a cannabis storyline in which Rob (former NBA player Iman Shumpert) and Tiff (Hannaha Hall) launch a new cannabis grow operation with the help of a consultant. In real life, Chris Ball—CEO of Los Angeles-based indoor cannabis business Ball Family Farms—consulted on the cannabis storyline, which aims to share an authentic, positive perspective of the plant with mainstream audiences. To learn more about how The Chi is consciously working to transform our collective understanding…

THE CHI CULTIVATES AWARENESS AROUND CANNABIS REFORM

PAIRING TERPENES WITH SEASONAL INGREDIENTS

EACH SEASON PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE THROUGHOUT THE CANNABIS plant’s life cycle, from seed to harvest. Just as plants are closely connected to Mother Nature’s seasonal variations, we are closely tied to the seasons as well through what we eat and drink during the year. We can celebrate seasonal ingredients from the garden and select the unique aromas and flavors of vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices, or herbs to create the most flavorful cannabis drinks. When pairing cannabis with other ingredients, remember to lean in! Cannabis offers a broad spectrum of unique flavors and aromas, all derived from terpenes and other flavorants. We can pair cannabis with seasonal ingredients because of these special compounds. Miraculously enough, terpenes aren’t found in cannabis alone—they are the building blocks of the flavors, aromas, and therapeutic…

PAIRING TERPENES WITH SEASONAL INGREDIENTS

TESTING FOR THC

STATE CANNABIS MARKETPLACES RIGOROUSLY LAB TEST cannabis for potency, but the trend of lab shopping—shopping around for the highest THC readouts—greatly inflates THC levels of regulated cannabis as lab operators are often pressured by growers to deliver higher numbers. On the flipside, the federal government also tracks the potency of cannabis pulled off the illegal market. Nearly all sources show that legal and illicit cannabis is getting more potent. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) on May 9 showing data on illegal drugs that were seized by the DEA and other organizations. The NDTA is a far-reaching assessment of rising drug threats and trafficking trends that impact Americans. The latest report shows that the average potency of illicit cannabis flower seized by federal…

TESTING FOR THC

FIVE LARGEST CANNABIS COMPANIES

1 CURALEAF The largest cannabis companies in the world quickly expand to become multi-state operators in order to stay competitive. Curaleaf—the number one cannabis company in sales according to data compiled by New Cannabis Ventures—sold $338.9 million in quarterly sales during the first fiscal quarter of this year. Curaleaf flower is now available in 23 state marketplaces and has acquired many cannabis companies such as Grassroots Cannabis, Tryke Companies, and Northern Green Canada. Boris Jordan, a Russian-American billionaire, founded the company in 2010 before cannabis for adultuse took storm in the U.S. 2 TRULIEVE Trulieve sold an impressive $297.6 million in quarterly sales during the first quarter of the year. Founded by Kim Rivers in 2015, the company has dispensaries spanning across Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.…

Seth Rogen’s annual Hilarity for Charity organization, which helps fund Alzheimer’s research, recently held an event at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as a part of the annual Netflix is a Joke festival. To begin the festivities, Rogen walked stoically toward a massive bong on stage with a torch in hand while a live orchestra performed the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme song. He lit the bong and a massive cloud of smoke billowed from the stage ceiling while the audience cheered and applauded. “I can’t imagine as you were practicing your entire lives to be amazing musicians you imagined you’d be playing to a middle-aged man lighting a 35-foot bong in the middle of the stage. I’m so sorry; I owe you a formal apology for that,” Rogen…

SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY

Actor Idris Elba recently opened up in an interview with Entertainment Weekly about the challenging role he played in Beasts of No Nation (2015) and how he relied on cannabis to get through the experience. The film tells the story of a young West African boy who is forced to join a rebel group, which is led by the Commandant. “The Commandant is a very twisted, conflicted human being. He would have these commands he would use to almost hypnotize those young soldiers. The story is loosely based around the civil war of Sierra Leone and Liberia,” Elba explained. “I’m one of these actors who I absorb my character. I absorb their experiences, so I can understand a little bit. I had to watch hours and read stuff that was…

SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY

THE HEMP CAME DOWN TO GEORGIA

Senate Bill 494, also called the Georgia Hemp Farming Act, was signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp on April 30. The law established regulations for licensing for hemp cultivation, manufacturing, and sales, and solidified the legal age for possession and sale of hemp for adults 21 and over. “This bill makes changes to the framework for hemp regulations in Georgia… ensuring products are safe for our consumers,” said Kemp in a press statement. Now the Georgia Department of Agriculture is authorized to enforce laws related to hemp regulations, and the law also establishes new rules about packaging requirements and labeling, as well as marketing rules, which were created to protect children. Kemp also passed another agricultural bill on the same day, Senate Bill 420, which prevents “foreign adversaries” from…

THE HEMP CAME DOWN TO GEORGIA

FISCAL COMPARISONS

Canadian medical cannabis exports continue to rise, according to Health Canada data from the 2023-2024 fiscal year. While the total value of medical cannabis exports was reported at approximately $160 million in Canadian dollars ($117 million USD) for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the most recent fiscal year data shows that Canada exported $218 million CA (or $160 million USD). The amount of cannabis exported has also increased with exports between January-December 2022, reflecting 115,972 kilograms of dried cannabis, and approximately 210,494 kilograms of dried cannabis exported between January-December 2023. Domestic medical cannabis sales, however, continue to decrease with total medical cannabis sales reaching $409 million CA ($300 million USD) in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, and $355 million CA ($250 million USD) in 2023-2024 fiscal year. Previously, the highest medical cannabis…

FISCAL COMPARISONS

A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal in April explored the anxiety-inducing effects of the citrus terpene d-limonene in cannabis and how it is impacted by the entourage effect—or the meaningful influence or benefits of consuming more than one cannabinoid and/or terpenes. Researchers prepared four combinations to administer to a total of 20 patients, which included giving participants either 15 mg or 30 mg of THC, 1 mg or 5 mg of d-limonene alone, a combination of THC (15 mg or 30 mg) and d-limonene (1 mg or 5 mg), or a placebo. (Additionally, 12 patients were given 30 mg THC and 15 mg d-limonene.) The results showed that the combination of THC and d-limonene provided the strongest reduction in anxiety effects. “Ratings of anxiety-like subjective effects qualitatively…

FIBROMYALGIA RELIEF

New findings published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings journal shows that fibromyalgia syndrome patients are frequently using cannabis in order to manage their symptoms. In a participant pool of 1,336 fibromyalgia patients from Minnesota, 661 said that they started using cannabis after being diagnosed with the condition, using it to treat pain (98.9%), fatigue (96.2%), stress, anxiety, or depression (93.9%), and insomnia (93.6%). Additionally, 82% of this group said they experience an improvement in pain symptoms, and most respondents said they experienced improvements to stress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Researchers concluded that the evidence is encouraging but more studies need to be conducted. “In summary, whereas using MC [medical cannabis] alongside other treatments of fibromyalgia seems to be a promising and available option in difficult-to-treat disease at least in some…

FIBROMYALGIA RELIEF

The Germany Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) released a report in April showing that the country imported 31,398 kilograms (approximately 34.6 tons) of cannabis in 2023. The most recent data on Germany imports shows that this is a record-breaking amount compared to imports from 2022, about a 26.2% increase with only 24,876 kilograms (or 27.4 tons). The country began recording its imports starting in 2018, when it only imported 4,480 kilograms (4.9 tons), followed by 8,057 kilograms (8.88 tons) in 2019, 11,746 kilograms (12.9 tons) in 2020, and a significant jump to 20,771 kilograms (22.9 tons) in 2021. There were only three companies that were approved to cultivate medical cannabis in 2019, which collectively grew 10,400 kilograms worth of cannabis over a four-year period. However, future cannabis…

OUT IN THE OPEN

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently unveiled its National Hemp Report in April. The data showed that overall, the U.S. industrial hemp industry was valued at $291 million during 2023, which is an 18% increase from value estimates in 2022. Last year, 27,680 acres of industrial hemp was cultivated (just a 2% decrease from 2022). The report also identified the value of hemp being cultivated for specific purposes such as “floral hemp” (or flower grown for extracting various cannabinoids), grain, fiber, and seeds. In 2023, 8.03 million pounds of floral hemp was cultivated, with a value of $241 million. For grain, this included 3.11 million pounds harvested and valued at $2.31 million. Hemp fiber clocked in at 49.1 million pounds, which was valued at…

OUT IN THE OPEN

MACHO HASHER TERP COOLER rdrmerch.com It’s not a lunchbox, it’s a terp cooler, and it’s awesome. The Macho Hasher Terp Cooler by Real Deal Resin keeps your concentrates cool when you’re on the go by keeping them at safe temperatures so the quality of your live resin, hash, or whatever other type of concentrate you’re taking along for the ride won’t degrade over time. It features an illustration of Randy “Macho Man” Savage, aka the “Snap into a Slim Jim!” guy. California-based Real Deal Resin produces amazing solventless hash rosin in small batches. The rosin is sourced from small-batch farms with a focus on taste and quality. $10 MOSSY GIANT SUPER PACK mossygiant.com This metal rolling tray is a decent size (34 cm x 27 cm, or approximately 13.4 inches x 10.6 inches) and it comes…

ENDURING EFFECTS

What’s the word on delta-8-THC lately? -Hugo G. Alas, we still don’t know much about long-term effects. The chemical structure is different from delta-9-THC, but the subjective effects seem a little less dramatic. When it’s combined with CBD, it seems to have comparable pain-relieving properties. We have no idea what daily use for a couple of years might do, though. In addition, the process for extracting it from hemp uses some rough chemicals. I think that going with tried-and-true hemp is probably better. What’s the relationship between cannabis and creativity? -Natalie Both cannabis use and creativity correlate with being open to experiences. It’s not that using cannabis makes you more creative, but creative people like cannabis. Does consuming alcohol and cannabis together make the effects of THC feel stronger? -Paul S. Alcohol slows your metabolism. Technically, the effects…

ENDURING EFFECTS

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