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Issue 02 2026.10.15
This week — 3 stories

The world's cannabis culture, curated once a week.

This week: Wiz Khalifa's brand arrives in New York, the old sativas that survived a volcano on Saint Vincent, and Tricky on hashish as his North American tour wraps up.

16:20 — the hands are 10 degrees apart.
  1. 01Wiz Khalifa's Khalifa Kush arrives in New YorkProducts / US
  2. 02Searching for the sativas that survived a volcano on Saint VincentStrains / WORLD
  3. 03Tricky on hashish and albums without singlesCulture / WORLD
01
Category
PRODUCTS
Where
New York, USA
When
Announced Oct 14

Wiz Khalifa's Khalifa Kush arrives in New York

The New York skyline at dusk under a violet sky, reflected in the water.
Illustration (AI-generated)
Summary

Khalifa Kush, the brand run by rapper Wiz Khalifa, is coming to New York State. It has teamed up with Skyworld, an Indigenous-owned New York brand, and goes on sale in 36 stores across the state from October 31.

Khalifa Kush is the cannabis brand that rapper Wiz Khalifa started under his own name. On October 14 it announced its move into New York State, its 14th market in the United States.

Its partner there is Skyworld, an Indigenous-owned New York brand known for carefully grown indoor flower. Skyworld will grow and distribute the products within the state.

Sales start on October 31 with two strains, KK and Violet Sky, sold as flower and pre-rolls. Violet Sky is a cross of Khalifa Mints and GastroPop and is known for its floral aroma.

The products will be stocked in 36 stores: seven in New York City and 29 in Upstate New York and on Long Island. More strains and formats are planned.

Our view

When a celebrity brand moves into a new state, the choice of partner shapes how it is seen. Khalifa Kush chose a local, Indigenous-owned brand. Skyworld also makes a product with basketball player Carmelo Anthony, so stars from music and sport are gathering around the same local grower, which is an interesting turn.

Visit the Khalifa Kush website
Sources Official announcement (PR Newswire) Skyworld (official)
02
Category
STRAINS / CULTURE
Where
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
When
Video published Oct 10

Searching for the sativas that survived a volcano on Saint Vincent

Summary

A new video follows a search for long-held strains on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. Many of the island's strains were lost in the 2021 volcanic eruption, and the team visits growers at the foot of the volcano.

Saint Vincent is a Caribbean island north of Venezuela, home to about 110,000 people. It is known as the region's biggest cannabis producer after Jamaica, and as an island where tall sativas grow.

On April 9, 2021, the La Soufrière volcano erupted. Around 16,000 people were evacuated, and the ash reached Barbados, more than 170 km away. According to a local grower, many of the strains the island had passed down were lost at that time.

A team from the American seed company Humboldt Seed Company sailed along the coast and climbed the hills to find people who have been growing for generations. Cultivation is still concentrated around the volcano. Volcanic soil makes up only a small part of the Earth's crust, but it is very fertile.

What they found was a sativa nearly 2.5 metres tall that locals call "lamb's bread." A peppery bite with a hint of mango is said to be the island's signature aroma. The team suspects it may be the legendary Saint Vincent Gold and has sent seeds away for analysis.

Our view

Strain news is usually about new crosses, but this journey goes the other way, toward strains that were close to being lost. A single eruption can erase plants that were passed down for generations. Searching for what survived, together with the island's growers, is a side of strain culture we wanted to share.

Sources CNNBS (in Dutch) Humboldt Seed Company (YouTube)
03
Category
CULTURE
Where
UK (on tour in North America)
When
Published Oct 13

Tricky on hashish and albums without singles

Summary

Tricky, known for his work on Massive Attack's early records, spoke to High Times. He talked about his first album under his own name in six years, released in July, about hashish, and about how he makes records.

Tricky is a musician from Bristol, England. He appeared on Massive Attack's records in the 1990s and went on to build his own dark, beautiful sound as a solo artist. On July 17 he released Different When It's Silent, his first album under his own name in six years, on his own label, False Idols.

The interview came out on October 13, as his North American tour, which began in September, was nearing its end. He calls the new record his first indie album and says it sounds close to alternative rock.

He speaks openly about smoking hashish and about it being part of his culture. His father was Jamaican, and he started smoking with him in his mid-teens. He also says that which strains suit a person depends on how they grew up.

His approach to making music stands out too. He makes an album as a whole and chooses singles only at the end, dropping songs that might have been radio hits if they do not fit the album. The lead track, "Out of Place," has no chorus, yet it made the A-list on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Our view

What draws us to Tricky's story is that he talks about cannabis not as a way to get high but as family memory and everyday culture. It connects with how he makes records, keeping the flow of an album even at the cost of a likely hit. Taking your time and taking in the whole is the feeling we want to keep when we write about cannabis culture.

Sources High Times Spill Magazine (album and North American tour)