Collective High is a private cultural institution at the intersection of cannabis, culture, and consequence. Membership is by application. Access is earned.
"The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it."James Baldwin
"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best."Oscar Wilde
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."Albert Camus
"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time."Audre Lorde
There is a room in New York that does not announce itself. You will not find it on a list. It has no velvet rope, no line around the block. The people inside it do not post about being inside it. And yet if you have been there, you know exactly what I am describing.
I built that room because I needed it, and it did not exist. Because I watched brilliant, culturally fluent, professionally accomplished people — mostly women, mostly Black and Brown — treat cannabis as something to whisper about. They would spend thousands on therapy, club memberships, and wine dinners, then step outside alone to handle something they did not know how to do in public, with people they trusted.
There was no container. So I built one. Collective High is a private cultural institution for curators, executives, artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, founders, and cultural architects. We are not a dispensary. We are not a party, though there is dancing. We are organized around the belief that how you consume matters, who you consume with matters more, and that the right room changes everything.
The cannabis industry has profited from a blueprint built by legacy market founders — overwhelmingly Black and Brown — who now disproportionately fill private prisons while sleek dispensaries operate blocks away. Membership at Collective High carries a philanthropic obligation. Not a performative one.
Progress is not access. Progress is justice.
Immersive gatherings that refuse the ordinary. A private guest list. Decadence as a political act.
Intimate rooms where radical ideas travel freely between the people most equipped to carry them.
Hands-on education grounded in the plant, led by practitioners who understand it as medicine.
Members-only conversations with legacy voices, rising thinkers, and people shaping what comes next.
Every applicant is reviewed. Membership is not guaranteed by payment. The culture here is shaped by who is in the room.
For those new to the plant and the culture. Access to foundational programming — intimate education salons, fireside chats with industry experts, and hands-on workshops designed for beginners. Plus member forums and invitations to select signature events. Education-forward, community-grounded.
ApplyThe center of the Collective High experience. Full access to all programming and signature events, priority booking, member networking, and the annual Collective High gift box. For those ready to be in every room.
ApplyUnlimited access to every experience, VIP upgrades at signature events, on-demand concierge, the annual Collective High luxury box, and direct access to our curated network of industry leaders, brand founders, and cultural architects. VIP gifting at select partner events.
ApplyAll members receive discounts and benefits from our affiliate partners in the beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and health sectors.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. You will not be charged until your membership is approved.
Once approved, you'll receive an email invitation to confirm your membership and initiate payment. Membership may be waitlisted based on capacity.
The War on Drugs did not end when cannabis became legal. It became invisible. Every membership at Collective High carries a philanthropic obligation — peer sponsorship, volunteering, or direct support of community reentry programs. This is non-negotiable.
The founders of the cannabis industry are the people the industry now steps over. We are not interested in celebrating a market that forgets who built it.
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