High Times: The Magazine That Lit the Lore 📰🔥

High Times: The Mag That Lit the Lore 📰🔥 Presented by @nuggnotes Before weed was mainstream, there was High Times—a glossy, subversive, smuggler-funded magazine that turned stoner culture into a global movement. From prank origins to the Cannabis Cup legacy, this is the wild ride of the magazine that lit the legend. 🌿 What You’ll Learn: • How smuggler-publisher Tom Forçade launched High Times in 1974 as a spoof • Why the first 10,000 copies of Issue #1 sold out instantly • How Colombian brick weed funded radical cannabis journalism • The OG editorial crew: Ed Rosenthal, Rex Weiner, Dana Beal & more • How High Times hit 1 million copies per issue by 1978 • Coverage that went beyond weed: psychedelics, politics & grow guides • The tragic suicide of founder Tom Forçade & his activist-run trust • How the Cannabis Cup cemented the brand’s global influence • From zine to icon: 50 years of pushing plant freedom & counterculture 📚 From dorm rooms to dispensaries, High Times shaped stoner media. It’s more than a mag—it’s weed history. — 🪴 Follow @nuggnotes on Instagram, YouTube & X for more cannabis lore, legacy deep dives & hash culture content. 💬 Drop your favorite High Times cover or memory in the comments! 📖 Read the full story: https://nuggnotes.com/blogs/news-articles/high-times-the-mag-that-lit-the-lore #HighTimes #CannabisHistory #TomForçade #CannabisCup #WeedMagazine #StonerCulture #DrugWar #PsychedelicMedia #420History #NuggNotes #ZineToIcon #GanjaLore #CannabisLegacy sources: “500 Issues of High Times: A History.” High Times, 20 Nov. 2015, http://hightimes.com/culture/500-issues-of-high-times-a-history. Accessed 17 June 2025. “About the Cannabis Cup.” High Times, http://cannabiscup.com/about. Accessed 17 June 2025. “6 ½ Things You Didn’t Know About High Times.” High Times, 1 Apr. 2019, http://hightimes.com/news/6-things-you-didnt-know-about-high-times. Accessed 17 June 2025. “Cannabis Cup.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_Cup. Accessed 17 June 2025. “High Times.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Times. Accessed 17 June 2025. “How Legal Weed Destroyed a Counterculture Icon.” Politico, 20 Apr. 2020, http://politico.com/news/magazine/2020/04/20/high-times-marijuana-legacy-193746. Accessed 17 June 2025. “Tom Forçade.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_For%C3%A7ade. Accessed 17 June 2025. Weiner, Rex. “Rebel With a Cause: The Radical Roots of High Times.” High Times, 2014, http://hightimes.com/culture/rebel-with-a-cause. Accessed 17 June 2025. “High Times Brand Profile.” The Guardian, http://theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/high-times-brand-profile. Accessed 17 June 2025.