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Six years after his last album, the artist who still can’t understand why anyone calls him trip-hop talks Different When It’s Silent, the Pixies, smoking weed with his Jamaican dad and why a song with no chorus is the thing he’s proudest of. <p>The post ‘That’s Freedom’: Massive Attack Alum Tricky on Hashish, the Pixies and Albums Without Singles first appeared on High Times.</p>

Puerto Rico’s new Act 204-2026 creates an exception to workplace protections for registered medical cannabis patients in certain safety-sensitive transportation roles. The law does not eliminate the medical cannabis program or protections for patients generally, but it gives employers a new legal basis for employment decisions involving covered workers. In Puerto Rico, being a registered <p>The post Puerto Rico Rolls Back Workplace Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients. Who’s Left Out? first appeared on High Times.</p>

A new survey conducted in September among 1,008 U.S. adults interested in hiking and camping found that 35% had gone hiking while high on cannabis, while 44% had done so after using at least one substance. The reasons vary from enjoying the scenery and feeling closer to nature to relaxing and overcoming fears, although most <p>The post The Great Outdoors Just Got Higher: One in Three Hikers Has Hit the Trail High on Weed first appeared on High Times.</p>

Jason Silva spent five days stoned, describing a 1960s psychedelic road trip out loud until a machine could film it. He calls it vibe directing. He says it took nobody’s job because the film had no other way of existing. And he knows exactly what the words “AI film” do to a High Times reader. <p>The post Jason Silva Made a Psychedelic Film With AI. He’s Asking You to Watch It Before You Hate On It. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Regulators in Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland and Minnesota explain what running a legal cannabis market actually takes, and what Schedule III and the coming federal hemp limits will and won’t change. <p>The post Colorado’s Weed Regulator Can Afford 84 of Its 158 Staffers: Four States on What Legalization Left Unfinished. first appeared on High Times.</p>

Brute’s Roots is building its South Jersey cannabis business around hands-on cultivation, careful phenotype selection, and vertical integration. <p>The post Brute’s Roots Is Betting on Patience, Phenotypes, and South Jersey first appeared on High Times.</p>

Locals Only Festival returns for its fourth edition, bringing punk, hip-hop, skating, graffiti, tattoos, and cannabis culture to a 21+ Arizona event. <p>The post Locals Only Festival Brings Arizona’s Underground Together first appeared on High Times.</p>

Daniel “El Chacal” Sentinelli, one of Latin America’s first hackers, and hacktivist Santiago Siri trace the line from Owsley Stanley’s acid and the Whole Earth Catalog to ARPANET, cyberpunk, crypto and the metaverse. <p>The post Counterculture, Psychedelia and Hacking: How Drugs Built the Internet first appeared on High Times.</p>

Fresh water for the chamber, ashes straight down the drain and smoke that sticks around for a second pull. A modest case for the shower bong. <p>The post The Joy of Showering With a Bong first appeared on High Times.</p>

NYCRA will honor New York cannabis legalization leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes at its fourth annual Women’s Soirée. Nominations are open through October 22. <p>The post Crystal Peoples-Stokes to Be Honored at NY Cannabis Women’s Soirée first appeared on High Times.</p>