Terp Sherpa David Downs rounds up ten strains blazing up the charts in legal states for the start of fall, from the Zalympix-sweeping Giraffe P to a $20,000 Peach Tree clone, plus Maine Trees’ BBL2, Fig Farms’ Hijinx and a Michigan Fruit Loops on a four-win tear.
There is no registry for strain names, no copyright and no authority to appeal to. James Loud, Jorge Cervantes, Kyle Kushman, Denise Yacar, Ramiro Gopar and Sergio Puerta explain who earns the right to name a plant, why the mother’s name comes first, how Jack Herer got its name, and why reputation is the only enforcement mechanism the culture has ever had.
Berner pulled a written-off strain back from the scrap pile, then stood in a Berlin hall with 80,000 people and felt the unity the weed business had lost. His rule has not changed: trust the nose and the people, not the paperwork.
A running roundup of the hottest flower in legal America, from Toad Venom to Blueberry Caviar, pulled from recent High Times Strains of the Month and Terp Sherpa columns and credited to the writer who picked each one.
David Downs launches Terp Sherpa, his new monthly column, with the ten hottest flowers to hunt down across legal states this June. From Lobster OG to Toad Venom, here’s what’s blazing up the charts.
Drag Race fan-favorite Laganja Estranja launches her first cannabis line, “Her Bold Sativa Blend,” on May 16, 2026 at Chicago’s SWAY Dispensary, Illinois’ first queer and Black-owned recreational cannabis dispensary. Cultivated by nuEra Cannabis, the line drops in 3.5g flower eighths and 5-pack pre-rolls, expanding statewide June 1 and built to outlast the typical Pride Month drop cycle.
Terpenes shape your cannabis experience at a neurological level. But artificial flavors hack the brain’s reward system differently. Here’s what that means for consumers.
California hosts three major cannabis clone release events in May 2026, with elite cuttings of Tire Fire OG, Tom Hill Haze, Toad Venom and PCG’s Habibi selling for up to $1,566 each. Hendrx Nursery, Purple City Genetics, Haze Valley Nursery and Green Dragon are among the breeders releasing top-tier genetics at Clonetopia in the Bay Area and at separate LA events.
The first-ever New Jersey High Times Cannabis Cup happened May 1, 2026 at Atlantic City’s Steel Pier. Niche., ONYX, Magic Garden Botanicals, The Growfather, Sun Extractions and Rosin King led the medal count across 13 categories. Here’s the full winners list.
Doja Pak, the California brand known for elite genetics and finished-product standards, is entering Germany and UK medical markets through a partnership with CP Medical. Here’s what they’re doing differently.
The cannabis wellness conversation is hyper-focused on cannabinoids, when it should focus on how weed is grown.
Two undefeated runs collide in the Proper Cup High Rollers finals, where performance decides the winner live.
Terp Sherpa David Downs rounds up ten strains blazing up the charts in legal states for the start of fall, from the Zalympix-sweeping Giraffe P to a $20,000 Peach Tree clone, plus Maine Trees’ BBL2, Fig Farms’ Hijinx and a Michigan Fruit Loops on a four-win tear.
There is no registry for strain names, no copyright and no authority to appeal to. James Loud, Jorge Cervantes, Kyle Kushman, Denise Yacar, Ramiro Gopar and Sergio Puerta explain who earns the right to name a plant, why the mother’s name comes first, how Jack Herer got its name, and why reputation is the only enforcement mechanism the culture has ever had.
Berner pulled a written-off strain back from the scrap pile, then stood in a Berlin hall with 80,000 people and felt the unity the weed business had lost. His rule has not changed: trust the nose and the people, not the paperwork.
A running roundup of the hottest flower in legal America, from Toad Venom to Blueberry Caviar, pulled from recent High Times Strains of the Month and Terp Sherpa columns and credited to the writer who picked each one.
David Downs launches Terp Sherpa, his new monthly column, with the ten hottest flowers to hunt down across legal states this June. From Lobster OG to Toad Venom, here’s what’s blazing up the charts.
Drag Race fan-favorite Laganja Estranja launches her first cannabis line, “Her Bold Sativa Blend,” on May 16, 2026 at Chicago’s SWAY Dispensary, Illinois’ first queer and Black-owned recreational cannabis dispensary. Cultivated by nuEra Cannabis, the line drops in 3.5g flower eighths and 5-pack pre-rolls, expanding statewide June 1 and built to outlast the typical Pride Month drop cycle.
Terpenes shape your cannabis experience at a neurological level. But artificial flavors hack the brain’s reward system differently. Here’s what that means for consumers.
California hosts three major cannabis clone release events in May 2026, with elite cuttings of Tire Fire OG, Tom Hill Haze, Toad Venom and PCG’s Habibi selling for up to $1,566 each. Hendrx Nursery, Purple City Genetics, Haze Valley Nursery and Green Dragon are among the breeders releasing top-tier genetics at Clonetopia in the Bay Area and at separate LA events.
The first-ever New Jersey High Times Cannabis Cup happened May 1, 2026 at Atlantic City’s Steel Pier. Niche., ONYX, Magic Garden Botanicals, The Growfather, Sun Extractions and Rosin King led the medal count across 13 categories. Here’s the full winners list.
Doja Pak, the California brand known for elite genetics and finished-product standards, is entering Germany and UK medical markets through a partnership with CP Medical. Here’s what they’re doing differently.
The cannabis wellness conversation is hyper-focused on cannabinoids, when it should focus on how weed is grown.
Two undefeated runs collide in the Proper Cup High Rollers finals, where performance decides the winner live.
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