Author: Mitchell Colbert

[ad_1] Health for Life (H4L) has been a leader in Arizona’s cannabis industry since their founding a decade ago, making them one of the earliest dispensaries in the state to still be operational. In honor of that milestone, High Times recently spoke to Josh Gile, H4L’s Director of Retail Operations for Arizona, to learn how they are coping with changing regulations and a changing climate in one of the hottest states in America.  Deep Roots in the Grand Canyon State Gile has been with H4L almost the entire time, since the MPX days, and has seen the business grow and…

[ad_1] Chile, the country, not to be confused with Chili (the food), is the longest north/south oriented country in the world, stretching across 39 degrees of latitudes, giving it plenty of climates for growing cannabis, and the traditional drug of choice, coca leaf. While Chile legalized medical cannabis before any other country in Latin America and has the highest rate of cannabis use on the continent, they have not managed to finalize plans to decriminalize cannabis for non-medical use.  Can You Bring Cannabis to Chile? Before getting into Chilean cannabis laws, let’s talk briefly about if you can bring cannabis…

[ad_1] Cannabis is known by different names around the world; in South Africa, it is most commonly referred to as “dagga” (in Afrikaans) or “umthunzi wez’nkukhu” (in Zulu), which translates to “chicken shade.” While South Africa, like Japan, has a long history of cannabis cultivation, cannabis is not yet fully legal for adult use, but is decriminalized and generally tolerated so long as it is consumed in private. Can You Bring Cannabis to South Africa? Before getting into South African cannabis laws, a word on bringing cannabis to South Africa — Don’t. While a 2019 directive to domestic police clarified…

[ad_1] Japan has a long history with plant medicines, including cannabis and psychedelics, but like most of the world, after WWII they were forced to change their drug laws to match those of the United States. Now, Japan is in a similar place to where the United States was back in the 1990s, with activists fighting to re-educate society about that rich history and a medical cannabis industry in its earliest phases. Can You Bring Cannabis to Japan? Before getting into Japanese cannabis laws, a word on bringing cannabis to Japan. As this Japanese Customs brochure makes clear, “Don’t even…

[ad_1] While world-renowned hashmaker Frenchy Cannoli may have been a true cannabis evangelist, educating the masses on how to make high quality hash, unfortunately, the country he hailed from, France, has very different views of cannabis. Seeing how restrictive French laws on cannabis have been until very recently, it is no wonder that Frenchy left his home for greener pastures and greener buds in other countries. Read on to learn the basics of cannabis in France before your next visit to Paris. Drug Trafficking Before getting into French cannabis laws, a word on drug trafficking. In France, like most countries,…

[ad_1] A new report on the U.S. cannabis market is making the rounds, and paints a pretty dire picture of where the industry is today economically, with just 24.4% of survey respondents saying their business is profitable. High Times recently sat down with Beau Whitney, the CEO of Whitney Economics, who headed up the economic analysis of the data their survey found to get a more complete picture.  No Longer Able to ‘Work from Stoned’ Harms Cannabis Economy You might remember when the COVID-19 pandemic started in the spring of 2020, many states said cannabis was an essential industry that…