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The anti-establishment magazine, which was taken over by a private equity firm in 2017, was purchased this week by an avid fan and reader for $3.5 million.

By Emmett Lindner

A longtime fan of High Times magazine has purchased the stoner bible with a pledge to bring back its counterculture ethos — even as marijuana has gone mainstream.

Josh Kesselman, the founder of Raw, a brand of rolling papers, bought the publication for $3.5 million, he announced on Tuesday.