Category: Cannabis History

Outlaw Crop: The Hemp Story

A tall hemp plant stands in focus against a golden sunset, silhouetted by the warm orange sky over a distant mountain range. The text “OUTLAW CROP: THE HEMP STORY” appears in bold yellow above the plant, with the Pot Culture Magazine logo and copyright tag along the bottom. The image captures a defiant yet natural tone, emphasizing hemp’s agricultural beauty and its controversial history.

Hemp’s long exile from American agriculture ended with the 2018 Farm Bill. Once banned as contraband, it’s now a cornerstone of sustainable farming and wellness culture. From hempcrete to CBD, this plant’s comeback shows how truth outlasts propaganda. The Hemp Redemption traces its journey from demonization to global commodity.

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Century of Smoke and Lies

A realistic photograph of a cannabis bud and a fresh green marijuana leaf resting on an old hardcover book, with the bold headline text reading “Century of Smoke and Lies” above and “A Hundred Years of Cannabis Prohibition” below. The background is warm brown with golden lighting, creating a vintage and serious tone. Branding for Pot Culture Magazine, including its logo and copyright ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept, appears in the lower right corner.

A hundred years after the 1925 International Opium Convention first outlawed cannabis, prohibition still stands as one of the biggest policy failures in modern history. From colonial fear and racist propaganda to Nixon’s drug war and global treaties, the cost has been human lives, stolen freedom, and wasted truth. The plant survived. The lies didn’t.

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Chris Simunek and the Culture They Tried to Bury

Former High Times Magazine Editor-in-Chief Chris Simunek sits on a concrete step, smoking from a pipe as smoke swirls around his face in a black-and-white photograph.

In this exclusive interview, Chris Simunek, former Editor in Chief of High Times, reflects on the outlaw era of cannabis culture when speaking up about weed was a risk, not content. He takes us inside the raw and rebellious movement that existed before legalization and corporate cannabis.

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Steve Hager’s High Times Legacy

Steven Hager wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap, and a “Riders du Soleil” shirt, sitting on a dock by a calm lake with trees and sky in the background.

Steve Hager transformed High Times from a chaotic drug tabloid into a spiritual and cultural force for cannabis. Discover how he created the Cannabis Cup, popularized 420, and built the foundation of modern cannabis culture in this deep dive into his legacy.

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Twelve Years High and Still Rolling

Twelve years ago, Pot Culture Magazine lit up for the first time. Since then, it’s weathered disappearances, rebirths, and 690 articles fueled by grit and loyalty to the cannabis community. In this anniversary editorial, founder Matthew Roberts reflects on the misfires, milestones, and madness of keeping an independent weed publication alive in a click-chasing world.

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Reefer Saints and Sinners: The Outlaw Monks of Marijuana

Three hooded monks in brown robes stand in dim, dramatic lighting. The center monk holds a large cannabis bud like a sacred relic, while the monk on the left cradles a full cannabis plant and the monk on the right smokes a joint. The scene has a solemn, ritualistic tone, evoking religious imagery blended with outlaw cannabis culture. The text on the image reads: “Reefer Saints and Sinners, The Outlaw Monks of Marijuana, Pot Culture Magazine

Before weed went corporate and clean, it was kept alive by outlaws in flannel and flip-flops who risked prison to protect a plant. These weren’t boardroom visionaries or brand ambassadors—they were underground botanists, seed smugglers, and clone-hustling legends. From Nevil’s skunky Dutch castles to the hills of Kentucky and the grow rooms of California, this is the real origin story of cannabis culture one built with grit, guts, and a middle finger to the system.

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