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Opium
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From the Archives: New York, Mon Amour (1979)
Toot in Times Square, 'ludes in the Stock Exchange and punk rock at CBGB—New York is still Fun City
July 30, 2023
Cartels Ditch Pot and Opium Fields for Synthetic Drugs, Mexico Defense Secretary Says
The governments of both Mexico and the U.S. admit that legal cannabis is hurting cartel crops.
December 21, 2021
Flashback Friday: Master Addicts
A mini-catalog of überaddicts, originally published in the November, 1982 issue of High Times.
December 6, 2019
Afghanistan Opium Production Hits New Record—Again
The latest stats from the UN’s annual Afghanistan Opium Survey are in, and the news is grim. Opium production…
December 4, 2017
Politician Believes Legal Weed Will Spur A Communist Revolution
Anti-weed red-baiting? Retro!
November 30, 2017
This Country Could Soon Legalize Cannabis And Opium
India is finally making strides in its efforts to normalize cannabis.
November 26, 2017
Yes, Poppy Seed-Eaters CAN Fail a Drug Test
In 2010, Elizabeth Mort was preparing to give birth. Before she went into labor, the Pennsylvania woman steeled…
May 31, 2017
U.S. Marines Return to Afghanistan’s Opium Heartland
U.S. Marines this week returned to the Helmand province, now the epicenter both of Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgency and opium production.…
May 1, 2017
Mexican Cartels Moving Drug Crops into Oaxaca State
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican army general said his forces are increasingly coming under fire from drug…
March 20, 2017
Burmese Dissidents Broach Opium Decriminalization
As Burma’s opium wars continue despite the country’s democratic opening, activists are using the new political space to advocate for…
March 1, 2017