NEW YORK — High Times, the most well-known, globally recognized brand in cannabis, announced Tuesday that for the first time, the magazine would feature a child on the cover. The Female 50 issue of High Times will feature Charlotte Figi, the namesake of cannabis strain Charlotte’s Web and the market pioneer and leader of hemp-based extract CBD products by the same name.

“For the past 45 years, High Times has been the only global cannabis brand and one of the most popular, well-known counterculture publications. In the midst of a major shift in public opinion towards the destigmatization of the cannabis plant, the cannabis industry is finally starting to reach the broader population,” said Kraig Fox, chief executive officer of High Times. “What was once counterculture is today just culture.”

In conjunction with the cover story on November 13th, High Times will honor Paige Figi, the mother of Charlotte Figi, as part of its High Times Female 50 event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. The event will feature a special presentation from Figi, as well as High Times‘ CEO and President, Kraig Fox, in addition to several notable female CEOs, entrepreneurs, and activists.

The Female 50 awards honor the most influential women across the cannabis landscape, from activists, executives, and scientists, to patients, and politicians. The brand’s editorial leadership selected the honorees from a pool of over 7,500 public nominations. Additional presenters at the 2019 event include Jamie Pearson, President of Bhang, Canadian cannabis industry veteran and 48North CEO Alison Gordon, and Chelsea Leyland, a British DJ and medical cannabis patient and activist. Also, the event will feature an exceptional performance from American R&B legend Macy Gray.

Figi is also the Founder of Coalition for Access Now, a 501c4 nonprofit organization led by families committed to educating the public and lawmakers on the health benefits of natural cannabis therapies for chronic health conditions. After exhausting traditional medical options to treat her daughter’s traumatic seizures related to Dravet Syndrome, Figi turned to cannabis as an alternative therapy. Conducting her research, Figi found a strain of cannabis (now known as Charlotte’s Web), that was able to reduce Charlotte’s seizures dramatically. Her story has now become one of the most well-known examples of how cannabis can have a life-changing, positive effect as a medical treatment.

Founded in 2014, the Stanley Brothers set out to help Charlotte Figi, whose story kick-started the CBD industry, changed perceptions about the health potential of cannabis, forwarded laws, and inspired significant research. The origin of the CBD movement was ignited by families, veterans, and farmers, desperate for a better way that solutions in nature. Now, the exploding CBD industry is inspiring the mainstream to consider hemp CBD, the life-changing compound that has been misunderstood for over one hundred years. Hemp CBD can help to support issues like everyday stress, healthy sleep cycles, recovery from exercise and active lifestyles, and more.