Love in the Time of Cannabis : Dating, Relationships & Cannabis
Romantic love has existed for as long as homo sapiens have walked the earth. Our attitudes and strategies towards love, however, have not been as static, especially as the last few decades have catalyzed a speedy evolution in how Americans find and what they look for in romantic partners. It’s easy to credit (or blame) […]
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Hi World: New York City Edition
It’s the end of summer, but happily, New York City is at its best in the fall, and fall is at its best in New York. From seeing the leaves change on a stroll through Prospect Park, to catching a glimpse of Fashion Week, to partaking in the spectacle of the legendary Halloween parade, visitors […]
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Why You Should Try Cannabis Extracts, and How You Can Add Them to Your Wellness and Skin Care Routines
Most crops are picked from the ground and used in one primary format, as food. Cannabis is one of the most versatile plants in our agricultural system, transformed into everything from dried flower to hemp rope to topical lotions. One of the most useful cannabis formats is also one of the least understood by people […]
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How to Build Your Cannabis Starter Kit
You love a good statistic, and here are two: over 52% of American adults had tried cannabis at least once as of a 2016 Pew Research poll, but only about 7% purchased cannabis products at least once a month. That means that most of us have been relying on the kindness of our generous friends […]
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Are Dorilocos the Next Great Snack, and How Do They Stack Up Against Other Hi-Concept Munchies?
Food mashups are a tale that’s likely as old as time. After all, they’re as simple as taking beloved existing foods as inspiration and, well, mashing them up into a hybrid in the hope that the whole is better than the sum of its parts. The result is usually fun but gimmicky and hard to […]
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What I Learned When My Dog Accidentally Ate a Cannabis Edible
Seattle, the Emerald City, is known for being green. And during my six-month sojourn in Seattle this year, it really was. It’s a great city for cannabis (for more on that, read our Hi World travel guide to Seattle), and with its open outdoor spaces, it’s a pretty good place to raise a dog too, […]
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Why Does Catnip Have Magical Power Over Cats?
Whether you love cats or loathe them, your feelings are likely inspired by just how impossible it is to understand them. Unlike dogs, cats resist training; they’re unpredictable and independent. In fact, their wild spirit is related to the fact that, unlike other animals, humans didn’t come to cohabit with cats through generations of breeding […]
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Why Do We Feel More Anxiety Now Than Ever Before, and What Can We Do About It?
Millennials are often described as, sometimes even mocked for experiencing a lot of feelings, especially anxiety. That, however, isn’t the full truth. In reality, people across the age spectrum are feeling more anxiety now than they ever have in the past, and the trend is especially apparent in younger Americans. According to the American Psychological […]
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Say Hi to Miguel Trinidad: Chef at Maharlika and Jeepney, Edibles Innovator & Lover of Fish Sauce
Even if you consider yourself savvy about food, chances are that the names of Filipino dishes don’t roll off the tongue. Not yet anyway. But just as sushi made the leap from from strange to staple in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Filipino cuisine is taking root, and quickly. In fact, Vogue published a story in […]
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The Munchies Manual: Why Do You Get Them, and Why Do You Secretly Love Them?
Ask a group of average adults what comes to mind when they think of marijuana, and we’d wager you’ll get “the munchies” as one of the top responses. It’s a classic, nearly iconic part of the stoner stereotype, and one that we think is ripe for reinvention. Before thinking about how to modernize munchies, let’s […]
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