06/19/2026
Europe’s relationship with the plant has never been simple.
From the Club des Hashischins in 1800s Paris to Germany’s legalization era and the EU’s growing control over herb policy, this feature from our 50th anniversary print edition follows the long, messy evolution.
So… where do you think Europe’s next cannabis epicenter will be?
https://hightimes.com/culture/baudelaire-smoked-hash-with-victor-hugo-a-hundred-years-later-his-country-banned-it-a-hundred-years-after-that-europe-is-smoking-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baudelaire-smoked-hash-with-victor-hugo-a-hundred-years-later-his-country-banned-it-a-hundred-years-after-that-europe-is-smoking-again
Europe's cannabis capital keeps moving. Paris, then Amsterdam, then Barcelona, now Berlin. And a January 2026 court ruling against Hungary just rewrote who gets to decide where it moves next.