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Is decriminalized weed legal? Cannabis Lies Vol. 21: The Decriminalization Lie exposes how lower marijuana penalties can keep the weed war alive through tickets, fines, police contact, illegal supply, probation trouble, immigration risk, and records. Pot Culture Magazine explains why decriminalization can be better than criminalization without becoming legalization or freedom.
THC percentage became the shortcut that broke cannabis literacy. Prohibition used cannabis potency to scare the public, while the legal market used THC numbers to sell flower. The result is a culture trained to chase one percentage while ignoring cure, freshness, balance, testing integrity, and the person consuming the plant.
4/20 has been hollowed out by branding, corporate silence, and a culture that forgot its own history. While the industry sells holiday merch, Singapore executed a man for cannabis. The movement that once fought for autonomy now treats the plant like a commodity. This piece examines the cost of that betrayal and the culture left behind.
Legal cannabis is often blamed for rising traffic deaths, but federal data tells a more complicated story. NHTSA findings, toxicology limitations, and conflicting crash studies reveal that THC presence is not a reliable measure of impairment. This investigation breaks down how flawed testing and policy shortcuts have shaped the narrative around so-called stoned driving.
A new cannabis study claims marijuana does nothing for anxiety, depression, or PTSD. The reality is far more complicated. Decades of federal restrictions, limited research access, and synthetic substitutes have shaped the science. This breakdown exposes how incomplete data and selective interpretation continue to drive misleading headlines about cannabis and mental health.
New York legalized cannabis and opened hundreds of stores, but regulators now warn the legal market may not produce enough weed to keep them stocked. With nearly 600 stores open and sales nearing $3 billion, the state is discovering that legalization alone does not guarantee a functioning market.