Category: Regulatory Watch

Senate Moves To Reverse the Hemp Ban

Feature image showing a stormy dark sky looming over a dense hemp field. At the top, an orange bar reads “Policy Watch.” Beneath it, bold white text states “Senate Moves to Reverse the Hemp Ban,” with a smaller line reading “The federal fight over hemp enters a new phase.” The Pot Culture Magazine leaf logo appears in the lower right corner, and the footer displays PotCultureMagazine.com along with the copyright “©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept

Congress shocked the country when it passed a shutdown bill that would eliminate 99% of hemp products by 2026. Public backlash forced lawmakers to respond, and a new Senate bill now aims to replace prohibition with regulation. The fight is far from over, but pressure is already reshaping the political landscape around hemp.

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N.Y. CANNABIS SCANDAL

A dark newsroom-style scene with red “NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION” tape stretched across the background. Bold yellow headline text reads “N.Y. CANNABIS SCANDAL.” On a desk, a file folder stamped “CASE CLOSED” sits beside a box of documents labeled “INTERNAL.” A caption explains that New York dropped its biggest cannabis case and lost its top regulator in the fallout. The Pot Culture Magazine leaf logo is at the bottom right, and PotCultureMagazine.com runs along the bottom of the image.

New York’s cannabis market suffered a public collapse after regulators dropped a major case against Omnium Canna and forced out acting executive director Felicia A. B. Reid. The scandal revealed a system unable to enforce its own rules and a legal market left vulnerable to illegal competition, political pressure, and structural failure.

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WHY WEED SHOPS DON’T HIRE HEADS

A red and blue neon sign reading “Now Hiring” hangs in a dark storefront. Beneath it, a smaller sign states “Potheads Need Not Apply.” Large white headline text below reads “Why Weed Shops Don’t Hire Heads.” The Pot Culture Magazine logo and website appear along the bottom.

Weed shops profit from cannabis culture while refusing to hire the people who shaped it. Insurers, compliance officers, and corporate rules punish cannabis users even in legal states. Testing myths, background screening, and liability fear filter out anyone with real experience. The result is a workforce designed to exclude the culture that keeps the industry alive.

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Omaha Tribe Legal Cannabis vs Nebraska Prohibition

A feature style map image showing the Omaha Tribal land in green with a cannabis leaf symbol, bordered by Nebraska in red to represent prohibition. The headline reads “Omaha Tribe Legal Cannabis vs Nebraska Prohibition.” Beige background with faint map lines on the left. Branding along the bottom reads PotCultureMagazine.com and ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept.

Nebraska still criminalizes cannabis, yet the Omaha Tribe has built a legal system with real rules, licensing, and a working industry on sovereign land. This update shows how the Tribe keeps moving forward while the state stays rooted in prohibition. The border is now the flashpoint. Step across it with cannabis and everything changes.

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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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