“It didn’t just spark a movement, it lit up a whole culture.”
High Times traces the outlaw ambition of Tom Forcade, a rebel publisher who turned risk into revolution. Fueled by the spirit of the Free Press movement, he smuggled cannabis to bankroll High Times Magazine—a publication that didn’t just document a subculture, but helped ignite and legitimize it. What began as a defiant act became a cultural force, reshaping the narrative around marijuana and leaving a lasting imprint on society.