Category: Regulation and Safety

Hemp Industry Strikes Back

A protest scene outside the U.S. Capitol at golden hour, with a close-up of a hand holding a large black and yellow sign that reads “HEMP INDUSTRY STRIKES BACK.” Beside it, a tall hemp plant is held above the crowd, its leaves lit dramatically by the sun. Protesters fill the background, carrying signs opposing a hemp ban. The Pot Culture Magazine logo and ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept appear along the bottom.

Congress slipped a hemp ban into a shutdown bill and triggered a nationwide fight that threatens farmers, small operators, veterans, and a twenty eight billion dollar market. Hemp Industry Strikes Back exposes the misinformation behind the vote and the yearlong battle now forming in courts, statehouses, and rural communities across the country.

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HEMP 2018-2025

A scorched field at dusk with small hemp plants growing behind yellow crime scene tape. The headline reads “HEMP 2018–2025.” Text explains that Congress is quietly criminalizing hemp-derived THC through changes in a spending bill that could eliminate delta 8, delta 10, and full-spectrum products. Pot Culture Magazine branding appears at the bottom.

Congress just buried hemp inside the 2025 spending bill, redefining the crop to outlaw hemp-derived THC products that built a $28 billion market. Farmers, brands, and workers face erasure without a vote or debate. Pot Culture Magazine exposes how lawmakers quietly re-criminalized hemp and why voices from Cheech & Chong to NORML say this fight is far from over.

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The South’s Quiet Cannabis Rebellion

An American flag waves in front of a Southern-style government building at sunset, with a large cannabis leaf overlay in the foreground. The text reads “The South’s Quiet Cannabis Shift,” under the category tag “Politics.” The image represents shifting attitudes toward cannabis reform in southern U.S. states. PotCultureMagazine.com and ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept appear at the bottom.

Across Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, quiet legalization is replacing old fear. Dispensaries open, hemp farms thrive, and police turn away from small possession. Lawmakers who once preached prohibition now profit from regulation. The Bible Belt’s cannabis rebellion is alive and growing, and the South is no longer waiting for Washington to catch up.

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Reefer Report Card: The Week in Weed, Rated-October 11 2025 – Vol. 18

Vibrant psychedelic-style image featuring bold orange and yellow text that reads “Reefer Report Card Vol.18” over a swirling red, orange, and green background. A large cannabis leaf sits at the center, overlapping the title. The Pot Culture Magazine web address appears at the bottom in gold. The design evokes 1970s counterculture poster art with modern polish. ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept.

Michigan’s new 24 percent wholesale tax lit up outrage across the cannabis industry, while New York regulators faced a courtroom map lesson and Massachusetts tried to reboot its commission. Pennsylvania found compassion in hospital reform, and Germany slowed progress with new rules. Reefer Report Card Vol. 18 grades a week of taxes, lawsuits, and bureaucratic burnout.

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Too High To Label

Public awareness graphic from Pot Culture Magazine showing two red and green Chillows THC pouch packages labeled with the THC warning symbol. The headline reads ‘TOO HIGH TO LABEL’ with a red ‘RECALL’ tag above. The text explains that Health Canada’s recall of Chillows THC pouches exposes deeper flaws in cannabis regulation, including mislabeled potency, weak oversight, and inflated THC counts. The Pot Culture Magazine logo and copyright ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept appear at the bottom

Health Canada’s recall of Chillows THC pouches exposes a deeper flaw in cannabis regulation: mislabeled potency, weak oversight, and labs chasing numbers over truth. Across North America, inflated THC counts and unreliable testing show how legalization’s promise of accuracy keeps slipping through the cracks. The high might be real, but the numbers are not.

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Massachusetts Panic: Hemp, Kids, and a Convenient Scapegoat

A digital graphic styled as a magazine feature with bold headline text that reads: “Massachusetts Panic: Hemp, Kids, and A Convenient Scapegoat.” The background shows the entrance to a hospital emergency room with a police car flashing blue lights. In the foreground, a bag of gummies labeled “Keep Away From Children” sits behind a strip of bold yellow police-style tape reading “UNREGULATED HEMP.” At the bottom are the Pot Culture Magazine logo and the website PotCultureMagazine.com.

Massachusetts health officials report a surge in pediatric cannabis ER visits, but the real culprit is the unregulated hemp gray market. Candy-lookalike edibles and weak enforcement fuel fear while licensed operators take the blame. Pot Culture Magazine cuts through the panic to expose how prohibitionist loopholes and corporate spin create the danger.

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