TOP 10 CANNABIS COLLEGES
The HIGH TIMES guide to higher education.
Thu, Aug 18, 2005 2:05 pm
But while marijuana use has undoubtedly become more mainstream over the years, and you’d be hard-pressed these days to find a campus anywhere that doesn’t have its share of heads, some schools are certainly more suitable for stoners than others. So, with that in mind, HIGH TIMES proudly presents our annual list of the Top 10 cannabis colleges in America. Please bear in mind that this is a highly subjective ranking. Also, you probably shouldn’t decide where to spend four years of your life based on a Top 10 list in a magazine.
Particularly this magazine.
1) University of Colorado - Boulder, CO
Founded: 1876
Enrollment: 25,607
Out-of-state tuition: $21,453
Web site: colorado.edu
A recent study commissioned by the US Department of Health and Human Services ranked Boulder as the second-most-pot-smokingest city in America (behind Boston). It’s no coincidence that this offbeat locale was where Mork set down his spaceship in Mork and Mindy—but if the local freaks ever get to be too much for you, solitude can be found in the Rocky Mountain National Forest, which practically borders the campus.
2) University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
Founded: 1848
Enrollment: 28,217
Out-of-state tuition: $19,866
Web site: wisc.edu
The original home of The Onion (America’s finest news source), UW boasts a history of antiestablishment ideals and lenient local laws when it comes to marijuana. Also, hate to Badger you, but it’s a damn good school.
3) University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
Founded: 1905
Enrollment: 33,129
Out-of-state tuition: $15,827
Web site: ufl.edu
Nothing wrong with a little fun in the sun—and it’s all the better with a handful of the local Gainesville green to go along with all those blue skies. No wonder UF boasts one of the most active NORML chapters in the country.
4) University of Oregon - Eugene, OR
Founded: 1876
Enrollment: 16,024
Out-of-state tuition: $16,914
Web site: uoregon.edu
Situated in the city known as the capital of American anarchism, UO boasts easy access to both the Cascade Mountains and the Pacific Ocean—so you can tear down the system one minute, and then run off and get high with Mother Nature the next. What could be better?
5) Hampshire College - South Amherst, MA
Founded: 1970
Enrollment: 1,344
Out-of-state tuition: $33,099
Web site: hampshire.edu
Recently made famous as the home away from home of über-stoners Jarrett (Jimmy Fallon) and Gobi (Horatio Sanz) on Saturday Night Live, Hampshire has a well-deserved reputation for encouraging experimentation of all kinds. Also, we hear that on Halloween everyone trips out!
6) University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 1817
Enrollment: 24,677
Out-of-state tuition: $26,028
Web site: umich.edu
Home of the infamous annual Hash Bash, and once the launch pad for such radicals as John Sinclair, the MC5 and the Students for a Democratic Society, UM represents with some of the best grass the Midwest marijuana scene has to offer—just plan to spend some cold, smoky evenings sitting at home in the winter.
7) New College of Florida - Sarasota, FL
Founded: 1960
Enrollment: ~700
Out-of-state tuition: $19,475
Web site: ncf.edu
By far the smallest school to make our list, New College allows students to create their own classes. Make up your own course in psychedelia and follow in the footsteps of famous alum Rick Doblin, who went on to found the highly respected Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. The campus, designed by acclaimed architect I.M. Pei and covered in towering palms and lush banyan trees, enjoys beautiful tropical sunsets nightly.
8) Humboldt State University - Arcata, CA
Founded: 1913
Enrollment: 6,368
Out-of-state tuition: $13,036
Web site: humboldt.edu
Dude, it’s in fucking Humboldt.
9) Wesleyan University - Middletown, CT
Founded: 1831
Enrollment: 2,755
Out-of-state tuition: $33,190
Web site: wesleyan.edu
The school was the inspiration for the movie PCU, and, true to form, the average Wesleyan student finds himself (forgive me: him/herself) politically just to the left of Michael Moore. Then again, is that really such a bad thing?
10) University of Vermont - Burlington, VT
Founded: 1791
Enrollment: 8,156
Out-of-state tuition: $24,934
Web site: uvm.edu
The birthplace of Phish can be found high upon a hill overlooking Lake Champlain, in a valley in the shadow of the aptly named Green Mountains. Meanwhile, on campus, UVM represents the best that New England collegiate life has to offer—including a top-notch liberal-arts program and some fantastic local produce come harvest time.











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Wisco
Mar 14 2009, 2:05 pm
I can get it under 10 mins.
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Mar 14 2009, 2:01 am
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Jan 29 2009, 6:48 pm
Tony
Jan 21 2009, 6:18 pm
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They sell it on college campuses, I don't know what to think of it. Does it work?
Dedra
Dec 30 2008, 12:31 pm
junioryrsucks
Nov 24 2008, 9:48 pm
Mike
Nov 19 2008, 5:21 am
schighguy
Nov 13 2008, 5:57 pm
Allen
Nov 6 2008, 1:08 am
But, I'm glad to see that U of O is up there. All I did when I visited their campus was smoke, and they've got some dank ass bud for sure.
schighguy
Oct 30 2008, 5:15 pm
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Oct 16 2008, 8:24 pm
Nick
Oct 16 2008, 8:21 pm
twin cities
Oct 15 2008, 11:21 am
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Sep 21 2008, 1:26 am
JoeyD
Sep 19 2008, 10:57 am
Im just looking out for everyone, it bothers me when people who smoke pot get caught for something so stupid, like leaving there phone numbers in public places sayin they grow or got bud.
be easy
weed
Aug 11 2008, 1:34 pm
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Jul 17 2008, 6:22 pm
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May 17 2008, 1:33 pm
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Curt
Oct 12 2007, 1:29 pm
j
Oct 11 2007, 2:21 pm
weed
Oct 8 2007, 4:34 pm
Ice Cream Man
Oct 4 2007, 6:58 pm
P.S. Wesleyan should not be on this list!! We here at Purch. refer to that school as Purchase Light...
Matt
Oct 3 2007, 6:42 pm
general garbage 13
Oct 3 2007, 11:13 am
john bonger
Sep 18 2007, 3:54 pm
jwellsgtr
Sep 13 2007, 6:17 pm
GO GATORS!!!
Louie D
Aug 28 2007, 4:25 am
Jesus
Aug 23 2007, 1:58 am
I'm glad U of O made it on the list, got a lotta friends down there.
Pearl
Aug 16 2007, 10:40 am
Simoneyz21
Aug 15 2007, 9:43 pm
Rep Lawrence
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK GO KU
daterape
Aug 14 2007, 4:10 pm
Stinky B
Jul 26 2007, 9:29 pm
TD
Jul 24 2007, 8:05 pm
Out of curiousity, how hard is it to score bud in NYC? I'm headed to school there next year.
piff
Jul 17 2007, 2:42 pm
ripper
Jul 12 2007, 11:20 am
rolling7
Jul 5 2007, 2:42 pm
Rock Chalk Jayhawk KUuuuu
Jun 11 2007, 7:19 pm
B Dubb
May 8 2007, 3:25 pm
And pot doesn't cause savage brain damage?
Look at the intellectual level of 95% of the comments.
HAHAHHA.
Stupid pothead morons....
Mad City Represent
May 3 2007, 1:23 pm
b rod
Apr 23 2007, 11:10 am
fatedcircle
Apr 14 2007, 12:20 am
Dan Fogel - UVM
Apr 10 2007, 2:39 am
My favorite strain is sour diesel grown at 1 North Ave, 05401. Thomas Tremblay has the ill greenthumb. Also, Switchback is my ale of choice.
groovi uvi
Apr 5 2007, 10:01 am
Lil Crazy
Mar 27 2007, 2:49 am
groovi uvi
Mar 7 2007, 8:43 am
matt carter
Mar 6 2007, 10:08 pm
OHIO UNIVERSITY MEIGSGOLD
Feb 26 2007, 9:21 pm
hippie tripper
Feb 18 2007, 1:12 am
annonymous
Feb 6 2007, 10:47 pm
annonymous
Jan 22 2007, 11:27 am
There are clearly some people here who realize what the midwest has to offer
Dizzle
Jan 18 2007, 12:39 am
WooHah!!
Jan 7 2007, 10:55 am
AZ Greener
Dec 9 2006, 4:04 am
im so hio
Dec 8 2006, 4:48 pm
keith
Nov 30 2006, 5:30 pm
leavingbabylon
Nov 25 2006, 11:56 am
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Oct 30 2006, 1:17 am
Bud Man
Oct 26 2006, 6:41 pm
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Oct 21 2006, 2:03 am
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Phoenix
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U R High
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Aug 25 2006, 2:18 am
Tiger
Aug 23 2006, 1:11 pm
mike
Aug 21 2006, 11:14 am
mixtli
Jul 14 2006, 3:20 am
sexystoner
Jun 29 2006, 11:21 am
thx for helping me choose a college.
:)
kdizz
Jun 22 2006, 11:07 pm
OU???
Jun 20 2006, 2:52 pm
NYC SOURDIESEL
Jun 15 2006, 12:58 pm
LaSquelette
May 20 2006, 5:11 pm
peace
calichronic
May 1 2006, 11:50 am
JHBoulder
Apr 20 2006, 8:05 pm
The greenery here is some of the best in the country, and every year on campus, Farrand Field, which is our Rugby field gets filled with stoners. This year they estimated 5,000 people lit up at 4:20 on the field.
It was nice to be down-wind ;)
johnny sundoz
Apr 11 2006, 4:54 am
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Apr 7 2006, 9:07 pm
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green tea
Mar 28 2006, 7:20 pm
Although anywhere in South Florida gets great weed because so many people pick it up from miami to sell. and iwould say half of the stuff from miami is from jamaica. its damn good shit.
Kyle
Mar 28 2006, 3:22 am
mike
Mar 27 2006, 9:51 pm
f.c. kind
Mar 10 2006, 2:52 pm
The Bay Area
Mar 6 2006, 3:46 am
dreaming tree 101
Mar 1 2006, 8:59 pm
seedleSs
Feb 23 2006, 9:09 pm
darren
Feb 11 2006, 8:33 pm
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Feb 9 2006, 2:29 pm
Gatortoker
Feb 8 2006, 1:03 am
bigc
Jan 31 2006, 7:22 pm
BAYLOR
Jan 5 2006, 3:41 pm
Killj0y
Dec 28 2005, 1:02 am
UVM bomb-buds
Dec 20 2005, 8:06 pm
Smokey dakine
Dec 14 2005, 2:20 am
pghdan
Dec 5 2005, 3:10 pm
email me at micahthemonkey@hushmail.com
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tx smoke
Dec 2 2005, 6:10 pm
Blazin' Badger
Nov 15 2005, 3:15 pm
ColdSoberinDaNort'Woods
Oct 31 2005, 6:24 pm
Here's to the Rocky Mountain High--Go Boulder!!!
Ps. go see Shanti Groove for good boulder bluegrass!!!!
Soochi
Oct 28 2005, 8:26 pm
The restaurant and hospitality industry is full of drug addicts and alcoholics. Plus we make the best brownies.
Ryan
Oct 11 2005, 4:30 pm
John Crawford
Oct 9 2005, 8:41 pm
irisheyes
Oct 9 2005, 2:51 am
smokethatshit
Oct 7 2005, 11:36 pm
FLC stoner
Sep 28 2005, 4:22 pm
zAcHjOnEs
Sep 21 2005, 9:57 pm
buffbabe08
Sep 19 2005, 9:45 pm
HSU
Sep 17 2005, 4:24 pm
the final sollution
Sep 17 2005, 11:37 am
i have one
Sep 16 2005, 3:25 pm
drgrnbud
Sep 15 2005, 3:32 pm
drgrnbud
Big T
Sep 15 2005, 3:12 pm
Meigs Co. OH.
Sep 15 2005, 10:16 am
calvin
Sep 15 2005, 3:37 am
dont need college yet
Sep 15 2005, 2:09 am
dry in boulder
Sep 14 2005, 11:02 pm
rhody faithful
Sep 14 2005, 2:43 pm
vandana757
Sep 14 2005, 1:32 pm
Virginia tech, radford...
vandana757
drgrnbud
Sep 14 2005, 9:55 am
stimpsonious
Sep 14 2005, 9:48 am
Confused
Sep 14 2005, 3:56 am
nothing from tx?!?!?
Sep 14 2005, 3:52 am
afihavok
Sep 14 2005, 3:50 am
Beez
Sep 13 2005, 11:26 pm
JT MONEY
Sep 12 2005, 11:31 pm
ToKeR
Sep 12 2005, 10:16 pm
bob
Sep 12 2005, 8:26 pm
doja
Sep 12 2005, 7:55 pm
southsideslangin
Sep 11 2005, 1:11 pm
UF yeaaa
Sep 11 2005, 12:06 am
Skipdrums
Sep 10 2005, 4:43 pm
Skipdrums
Sep 10 2005, 4:37 pm
ARCATA is where the coolest cats get you the coolest bud.
Hell, you said it yourself, it's in HUMBOLDT!
UVM is a great place
Sep 9 2005, 5:38 pm
UVM is a great place
Sep 9 2005, 5:32 pm
Kndbuck
Sep 9 2005, 1:22 pm
Stay smokin everyone
newsblunt
Sep 9 2005, 4:16 am
BoulderGanja
Sep 9 2005, 12:20 am
You can't understand the true cannabis sub-culture in Boulder until you live here because it's not even a sub culture ... it almost IS the culture, I think this picture will explain...
http://www.colorado.edu/images/scenic_fall.jpg
Thats not just trees on the mountain!
Temple Van. Dutch
Sep 8 2005, 6:53 pm
Irie & Mello
Sep 8 2005, 6:38 pm
or if you must smoke some not
so green.... jah love floyfest
wheeere is da buuud?
Sep 8 2005, 4:24 pm
Krazy Kronik 847
Sep 8 2005, 3:36 pm
waiting to exhale
Sep 8 2005, 10:48 am
As far as Vermont...
Sep 8 2005, 10:17 am
Homer J.
Sep 8 2005, 4:38 am
Catalyst
Sep 8 2005, 4:01 am
As I had exhaled I noticed 4 uniformed guerillas of the law and oh boy, they noticed me.
There wasnt much I could do in the way of hiding the fact that I was partaking in such a "criminal" act.
Did they do anything? No..
Did I end up taking another rip while they stood there? Yes..
To make a long story short, Madison is unbelieveably lenient when it comes to pot.
bluntman
Sep 7 2005, 11:59 pm
wonderD
Sep 7 2005, 9:28 pm
Josh Mater Padilla
Sep 7 2005, 8:19 pm
Geoducks!!!!
Sep 7 2005, 7:25 pm
Native Nugs
Sep 7 2005, 10:58 am
smokey
Sep 6 2005, 11:50 pm
smokey
Sep 6 2005, 11:49 pm
Jeff Spicoli
Sep 6 2005, 10:08 pm
Mac DizZLe
Sep 6 2005, 1:09 pm
Suzy Sunshine
Sep 5 2005, 4:07 pm
theren88
Sep 5 2005, 6:36 am
appalachian buds
Sep 4 2005, 10:51 pm
BIG BLACK SNAKE
Sep 4 2005, 2:25 am
Pierre Dixon
Sep 3 2005, 6:36 pm
drgrnbud
Sep 3 2005, 1:17 pm
I use to live in Aptos, I live in san Francisco now, But go to santz Cruz at my uncles house on West Cliff Dr.(North of the boardwalk)
I planted a'many fine crops rightout side of town off hwy 9. San Francisco rocks. great place to live. Over 40 cannabis Clubs.
Peace,
420 drgrnbud
Santa Cruz lovin
Sep 3 2005, 12:00 am
angry
Sep 2 2005, 10:41 pm
drgrnbud
Sep 2 2005, 11:41 am
It is a cannabis users paradise that we can read message boards like this one and see that great cannabis is, was, and always will be part of the american/world fabric. Now that we have confessed to one another our love for this wonderful plant, lets make sure our voices are heard in the government.
1-202-224-3121 will connect you to any member of the government, excluding the p and vp.
Keep those seeds and clones in the ground.
peace,
drgrnbud
Germanchick
Sep 2 2005, 11:30 am
Huntington Mass rulez
sophie
Prince Nasim
Sep 2 2005, 3:02 am
Bleez
Sep 1 2005, 10:23 pm
Central Smokin
Sep 1 2005, 4:22 pm
hawaii
Sep 1 2005, 2:22 pm
Sharon D.
Aug 31 2005, 11:33 pm
ex hsu student
Aug 31 2005, 11:13 pm
hmmmmmmmmm
Aug 31 2005, 9:47 pm
HBTOKER
Aug 31 2005, 8:28 pm
Katamadanks
Aug 31 2005, 6:16 pm
SiNiStEr
Aug 31 2005, 5:47 pm
Buffchick
Aug 31 2005, 10:25 am
AdultDVDTalk.com
Aug 31 2005, 9:47 am
red eyed knight
Aug 31 2005, 2:33 am
WVsmokin
Aug 30 2005, 10:48 pm
BoulderGreen
Aug 30 2005, 3:43 pm
Wake'n'Bake
Aug 30 2005, 1:13 pm
IVO FROM BULGARIA
Aug 30 2005, 2:35 am
often eat them.Bye for the time being.
cusmokesweed
Aug 29 2005, 11:47 pm
DONG SLAP
Aug 29 2005, 10:27 pm
Zeca
Aug 29 2005, 4:00 pm
Live long in Brazil!
Mad.Hits
Aug 29 2005, 2:46 pm
KY-smokeyJ
Aug 29 2005, 1:19 pm
Eric J
Aug 29 2005, 12:24 pm
gator
Aug 28 2005, 11:29 pm
stickyndanort
Aug 28 2005, 6:17 pm
StudyStoned
Aug 28 2005, 1:36 pm
**BIG ToKE... holding... exhale... ahhhh**
As the smoke wafts through the room and out the window of this little piece of heaven. Check it out, and you'll see that there are more chicks here than we can take care of. www.ncf.edu
REPRESENT!
Booooooooone
Aug 28 2005, 11:13 am
HighasFuck
Aug 27 2005, 4:29 pm
N.M. Blazer
Aug 27 2005, 4:13 pm
me
Aug 27 2005, 1:31 pm
cartman
Aug 27 2005, 10:47 am
Cartman
minnesota smoker
Aug 26 2005, 11:16 pm
bellingham wa
major reefer zones
TESC
Aug 26 2005, 7:34 pm
Ali
Aug 26 2005, 2:39 pm
OleMissreb
Aug 26 2005, 1:39 pm
SMOKEITSMOKEIT
Aug 26 2005, 1:31 am
To High To Read
Aug 25 2005, 9:08 pm
danktydank
Aug 25 2005, 7:52 pm
pink sack
Aug 25 2005, 7:22 pm
P.S. this is dykeville
smoke 420
Aug 24 2005, 11:20 pm
smoke
Aug 24 2005, 11:19 pm
Smoke 420
Aug 24 2005, 11:12 pm
pittsburgh
Aug 24 2005, 11:10 pm
cuisthemecca
Aug 24 2005, 10:01 pm
cu stoner
Aug 24 2005, 9:27 pm
drgrnbud
Aug 24 2005, 9:09 pm
But i must admit..., i spent many spring and summer in Boulder, tubing down the creek behind the college, hanging on the hill, and hiking up Canyon dr., or going up to the Rocky Mountain national Park, and the cannabis was always part of my adventures. Boulder has much good bud, but not as plentyful as here in San Francisco. I have lived in both places. I could live as happy in Boulder and i can here in san Franciso. Here in San Francisco, things are wide open. Pot clubs every where, great bands, great food, kewl places to just hangout, plenty of girls for us straight guys, pleant of gay guys for gay gus, plenty of girls for girls, guys,, etc etc. San Francisco is just a really neat bizzare place to live.
Peace to my friends in Boulder.
DRgrnbud,
San Francisco
coloradoskibum
Aug 24 2005, 8:49 pm
HSUgirl
Aug 24 2005, 8:01 pm
Mdub
Aug 24 2005, 4:31 pm
HIGH TIMES editor
Aug 24 2005, 1:00 pm
Just want to say that it was extremely difficult to put together this list and obviously many worthy schools were not selected. But please keep the suggestions coming as we'll give all of these schools top consideration for next year's list.
Thanks!
HT Editor
qualified to rep. the LBC
Aug 24 2005, 11:16 am
HanSoloInCarbonite
Aug 24 2005, 2:56 am
twin cities is where its at.
my roommates and i got matching tatoos of goldie gopher hitting a huge bong.
spottieottiedopalicious.
some unknown person
Aug 23 2005, 8:48 pm
Wooooo - party!!!!
Wait... What?!
Oh yeah - don't go to Brigham Young. Thats where bow tie people go.
GA Dro
Aug 23 2005, 12:43 pm
Athens knows how to produce the fire my friends, stop by there and burn some headies on your next research tour. You'll be glad you did.
Hollywood
Aug 22 2005, 10:46 pm
Hollywood
Aug 22 2005, 10:45 pm
aha
Aug 22 2005, 10:35 pm
Stoner Cruz
Aug 22 2005, 6:27 pm
Jonny P
Aug 21 2005, 10:15 pm
yo
Aug 21 2005, 3:43 pm
got heads?
Aug 21 2005, 2:32 pm
niustickyicky
Aug 20 2005, 7:11 pm
Read the intro...
Aug 20 2005, 2:29 am
LBC TOKER
Aug 19 2005, 8:34 pm
studentofkush
Aug 19 2005, 11:57 am
#1 pot snob
Aug 19 2005, 10:45 am
um toker
Aug 19 2005, 3:47 am
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