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Ex-NHL Player Riley Cote Adds Athlete’s Voice as Marijuana Rescheduling Talks Emerge Under Trump

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August 18, 2025

[#item_full_content] As Trump mulls the drug’s federal classification, Riley Cote believes cannabis should be recognized as a part of mainstream wellness. Ex-NHL Player Riley Cote Adds Athlete’s Voice as Marijuana Rescheduling Talks Emerge Under Trump Read More

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by Mary Frances McGowan, cleveland.com on August 17, 2025
Industry experts cite success despite regulatory challenges and competition from neighboring Michigan's more relaxed market.
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Marijuana shops sue New York after they were allowed to open too close to schools
by ABC News on August 15, 2025
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by Associated Press on August 15, 2025
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York sued the state on Friday after cannabis regulators admitted they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in jeopardy. The lawsuit asks a state Supreme Court judge in Albany to ...
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by Taylor Robinson on August 15, 2025
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by Anthony Izaguirre l The Associated Press on August 14, 2025
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by High Times Vault on August 18, 2025 at 5:00 am
Count Beat poet Allen Ginsberg among the nation’s first hemp activists. After his seminal poem Howl thrust him into the national spotlight in 1956, Ginsberg began speaking out in favor of marijuana-law reform, gay rights and a myriad of other causes close to his heart. The post From The Vault: The HIGH TIMES interview Allen Ginsberg (1992) first appeared on High Times.
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From The Vault: DEAL for REAL (1978)
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Wisdom well-stated remains valuable long after its author has turned stupid. In the case of Timothy Leary, a legacy remains that is still worth exhuming. In 1968, when Leary was still the High Priest of Acid and not yet a federal informer, he penned an article titled “Deal for Real,” setting forth brilliantly the ethics and spiritual rewards of righteous dope dealing. The post From The Vault: DEAL for REAL (1978) first appeared on High Times.
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Neither strict regulations nor public shaming seem to have deterred part of Japan's population from using cannabis. Quite the contrary: arrests related to the plant have been increasing in recent years. The post Japanese Rebellion: 7 Years in Prison for Smoking Weed… and They Do It Anyway first appeared on High Times.
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by Courtney Rehfeldt on August 18, 2025
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