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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MICAH JOHNSON MANAGING EDITOR ISAAC MORRISON ADVERTISING EDITOR DILLON RICE ART DIRECTOR MATTHEW HOLLINGSHEAD CONTRIBUTING EDITORS JAVIER HASSE, JORGE CERVANTES, TREVER HAGEN, JERRY GOLD, STONEY TARK CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS MOOKIE, GRAHAM TOLBERT, SEAN MAGILL DESIGN ASSOCIATES RHETT THOMPSON, MIKE G CIRCULATION MANAGER NEWS LOCAL.HIGHTIMES.COM EDITORS LOCAL.HIGHTIMES.COM SALES LOCAL.HIGHTIMES.COM CORRECTION In our last issue we mistakenly omitted Cameron Neptune from the contributing photographer credit . © MOLLY FELBER ADVERTISING EMILY MORGAN GET IN TOUCH
Thank you for welcoming us back into the circle . When High Times Local landed in March, we weren’t exactly sure how people would take it. Would it feel like a comeback? A reboot? A strange little relic with fresh ink and better coupons? Then the launch party came, Talib Kweli grabbed the mic, the room filled up with old heads, and sud- denly it was obvious. The energy is returning. We want to continue riding that wave into summer. Inside this followup edition you’ll find the people and places that make our scene rock. We sit down with Josh Ginsberg of Native Roots, one of the pioneers from Colorado’s early dispensary era. And we embark on a misty, slightly suspicious misadventure through Casa Bonita. It’s also the time of year to hear from OG grow- ers. From the vault we revisit Ed Rosenthal and Jorge Cervantes. And we’re most excited to share our "Afternoon with DJ Short”, whose wisdom and history brings the important things back into focus. But this issue is not just looking backward. We’re also looking across the counter. That’s why we’re launching Tender Lovin ’, our new section and industry night built around the voices behind the counter, the people who know you the best. And judging by the letters you sent, you get it. You told us High Times being back on the rack meant something. You asked about shrooms, the Cup, old stories, new laws, strange nights, better sleep, and whether we could get even more local . The answer is yes . Here’s Issue #2. Devour. . From on high,
Editor-in-chief High Times Local
6 MAY/JUNE 2026
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