I arrived in Tokyo in November for the Japanese International Hemp Expo (JIHE) 2025 with a familiar mix of jet lag, curiosity, and professional reflex. After decades working at the intersection of cannabis, law, and global markets, I’ve learned that the plant reveals more about a society than almost anything else. Where it’s embraced, feared,

More than a decade ago, my fitness coach and friend, Jenny, called me in distress. She had just been attacked and severely beaten by her ex-boyfriend, a member of a German police arrest unit. He had called her to return his apartment keys a few days after their breakup. She waited in the hallway outside

The head grower at a 100,000-square-foot facility was getting hammered over flat yields. Investors wanted “efficiency,” the CEO wanted a silver bullet, and everyone wanted a clean story to explain why the numbers would magically go up next quarter. Under that pressure, leadership did what struggling operations often do: they switched nutrients and bought a

Time seems to go by so fast. In reality, it moves no faster—or slower—than ever, but there’s a very specific feeling, distinctive of these times: we are so immersed in routine and the constant repetition of activities that we end up operating on autopilot. Days seem to “fly by” because, by automatically repeating actions, our

This piece is, first and foremost, a tribute to Bob Weir, and to a life spent creating, persisting, and refusing stasis. It reflects on the influence of an artist whose impact was not confined to charts, movements, or moments, but unfolded over decades through presence, continuity, and an uncommon willingness to keep going. Weir’s work,

Jamaica’s national team has decided that if it’s going to fight for a spot on the road to the 2026 World Cup, it will do so with a strong sense of identity. According to ESPN, the team unveiled its new Adidas jerseys—both the home and away versions—in collaboration with the Bob Marley Foundation, in a

Cannabis companies are drowning in applicants and starving for clarity. High Times Recruiting adds a simple layer that makes the first round faster, more human and easier to get right. Cannabis companies do not struggle to find applicants. They struggle to quickly spot who is actually a fit. The industry moves fast, runs on thin

This article originally appeared on the High Adam newsletter. Subscribe here. After the plant’s inclusion in the 234-year-old publication’s planting and gardening guide caused a bit of a buzz last month, editor-in-chief Carol Connare helped put it in perspective. The Old Farmer’s Almanac garnered some serious attention on canna-centric social media last month when it

There’s a trend increasingly debated in electronic music publications, cultural calendars, and the endless rabbit hole on Instagram and TikTok: UK clubs, the birthplace of some of the most significant countercultural movements of recent decades, are closing one after another. According to statistics compiled by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), between the start of

This article by Hirsh Jain originally appeared in the Cannabis Confidential newsletter. You can subscribe here. Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board published an Op Ed titled “It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem,” urging a regulatory crackdown on legal cannabis. The piece claims to be motivated by