New York City — Est. 2023

For those
who have
always
known better.

Collective High is a private membership club at the intersection of cannabis, culture, and consequence. Membership is by application. Access is earned.

Abstract painting by Geordanna Cordero
"The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it."
James Baldwin
Artist: Geordanna Cordero
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"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best."
Oscar Wilde
02
"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
03
"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

A cultural
institution,
not a club.

Founded by
June Johnson
Home
New York City

Collective High began in 2023 as a private gathering space for people who understood the plant before the dispensaries arrived. What we built was not a social calendar. It is a cultural home — one shaped by the belief that cannabis belongs to the communities that carried it through prohibition, and that the future of the industry depends on who holds the room now.

Our events are not open to the public. Our programming is not a product. The experiences we create are the natural expression of a membership that was already doing this work — in kitchens, in studios, in basement salons — before it was legal, before it was profitable, before it was chic.

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.

Four modes
of belonging.

Collective High programming does not follow a calendar of events. It follows the rhythms of its members — intellectual, sensory, political, and social.
01
Parties

Immersive gatherings that refuse the ordinary. A private guest list. Decadence as a political act.

02
Salons

Intimate rooms where radical ideas travel freely between the people most equipped to carry them.

03
Workshops

Hands-on education grounded in the plant, led by practitioners who understand it as medicine.

04
Panels

Members-only conversations with legacy voices, rising thinkers, and people shaping what comes next.

We do not offer
subscriptions.
We grant access.

Every applicant is reviewed. Membership is not guaranteed by payment. The culture here is shaped by who is in the room.

Canna-Curious
Entry
$45 / month

For those new to the plant and the culture. Access to foundational programming, community forums, and six curated events per year. Education-forward, community-grounded.

Apply
Canna-Connoisseur
Premium
$183 / month

Unlimited access, VIP event experiences, personalized concierge, the annual luxury box, and introductions to the people building the industry from the inside.

Apply

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Membership may be waitlisted based on capacity.

Partying
with purpose.

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.

Our Commitments
NYC
Private membership — LOFT39
4+
Annual signature events
100%
Members carry a giving obligation