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Ecuador’s hemp sector is projected to approach or surpass $20 million in 2026 as companies move beyond raw biomass into chocolates, cosmetics, supplements, veterinary products and other finished goods. With more than 700 companies operating across the supply chain, the industry is now looking to capture more value domestically while expanding finished-product exports into international […] The post Ecuador’s Hemp Market Is Growing Fast—and It’s Not Just About Cultivation first appeared on High Times.

The FDA's written comment period on therapeutic psychedelics closes October 5, and the notice is narrower than most people calling for comments seem to realize. The National Psychedelics Association is backing an ADA lawsuit over Oregon's centers-only rule. Port Townsend is pushing grow-your-own, and says many of its local mushroom growers are retirees. San Francisco is training a professional class. And a Brooklyn Buddhist group is worried legalization will make the experience too easy. The post The FDA Wants to Talk Psychedelic Therapy. The Movement Has Bigger Questions. first appeared on High Times.

Chain dispensaries earn twice the wholesale discounts and reorder every two weeks. Independents order every 24 days and stock the same eight SKUs per order. Operators and wholesale data on where the two models actually diverge, and where they don't. The post Chain vs. Indy: Which Dispensaries Do People Prefer? first appeared on High Times.

The Marijuana Review, published out of a Buffalo dorm room in January 1969 with Allen Ginsberg listed among its advisers, argued that the science on cannabis was already sufficient and that the people demanding more research would never be satisfied. Fifty-seven years later, the DEA made the same argument in a federal proceeding, against the same objection. The post A Magazine From 1969 Made the Case the DEA Is Making Now. It Also Named the People Who Would Spend 57 Years Stalling. first appeared on High Times.

The national price of an eighth moved seven cents in a year, but 24 of 34 states cut theirs. Medical patients look gouged until you weight by how much each state actually sells, and then the gap vanishes to a single cent. What's left is store count: states with fewer than 25 dispensaries sell an eighth at $43.89, states with more than 300 sell it at $18.50. The post An Eighth of Weed Costs $15 in Washington and $52 in Kentucky. The Reason Isn’t What You Think. first appeared on High Times.

New Jersey pulls THC drinks from liquor stores on November 13. High Tide explains what the deadline changes and where operators still get squeezed. The post New Jersey Is Kicking THC Drinks Out of Liquor Stores. High Tide Has a Plan. first appeared on High Times.

Mormon Wives star Mikayla Matthews says medical cannabis changed how she manages nerve pain and sleep. Her experience also highlights a lesser-known reality: the Mormon Church allows medical cannabis under certain conditions, even as it rejects recreational use. The post One of the ‘Mormon Wives’ Chooses Cannabis: Here’s What the Church Actually Says first appeared on High Times.

Brazil's medical cannabis access runs through court orders and nonprofit patient associations. Twenty of them gather in Ceará this month, alongside free music, art and talks. The post Twenty Brazilian Cannabis Patient Associations Are Meeting Inside a Free Arts Fair in Fortaleza first appeared on High Times.

In 1968, Jeff Burger faced felony charges over a few joints. More than 50 years later, he bought legal cannabis at a New Jersey dispensary. The post In 1968 I Faced 70 Years for Giving Away Joints. Fifty-Five Years Later, I Paid $32.16 at the Counter. first appeared on High Times.

Fresh frozen holds the flower at the moment of harvest, keeping much of the terpene profile and color that curing takes away. Benjamin Lind of Humboldt Seed Company, Jeff Wirt and Dan Michaels of Jaunty, and Federico Vázquez of The Dab Club explain the trichome trifecta that decides which genetics can handle it, why the cold chain is a barrier almost nobody clears, and what a hash library actually is. The post The Cold Stops the Clock: How Fresh Frozen Cannabis Becomes Live Rosin first appeared on High Times.