Opium

Tens of Thousands of Drug Arrests Reported in Sri Lanka Since December

Sri Lanka began a nationwide crackdown of drug trade and drug use in mid-December of 2023.

10 months ago

Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Largest Opium Producer

A United Nations report shows that Myanmar has taken the place of Afghanistan as the world’s largest producer of opium.

11 months ago

Afghan Poppy Harvest Down 95% After Taliban Opium Ban

The United States withdrew from Afghanistan in February of 2020 and in August of 2021 the Taliban officially took power.

1 year ago

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

1 year ago

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.

3 years ago

Flashback Friday: Master Addicts

A mini-catalog of überaddicts, originally published in the November, 1982 issue of High Times.

5 years ago

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 in the…

7 years ago

This Country Could Soon Legalize Cannabis And Opium

India is finally making strides in its efforts to normalize cannabis.

7 years ago

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 herself by…

7 years ago