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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.
Canada’s cannabis boom hit the wall. Ontario now has over 1,700 authorized stores and Alberta’s total hovers around 700, with closures outpacing new licenses. Prices plunged from CA$10 to CA$3 a gram, excise floors squeeze profits, and strict promotion laws mute every brand. The result: churn, consolidation, and a cautionary tale for U.S. legalization.
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.
This week, the global cannabis movement faced storms, setbacks, and scattered progress. Jamaica’s farmers reeled from Hurricane Melissa, U.S. politicians revived outdated fears about senior stoners, and Florida tangled its medical system in red tape. South Africa finally legalized personal use, while Congress kept banking reform buried. A chaotic week graded
The Omaha Tribe legalized cannabis and created its own governing body to regulate cultivation, licensing, and sales. Meanwhile, Nebraska still criminalizes flower. This is a story about sovereignty, survival, and state resistance. The border is more than a line. It is a trap. Cross it with weed and you're no longer legal.
Ohio rewrites its legalization law before it even starts, Wisconsin offers fake reform, and Massachusetts keeps spinning its regulatory wheels. The FDA pretends to act on CBD while the European Union adds new walls around its market. Reefer Report Card Vol. 20 grades another week of confusion, contradiction, and missed opportunities in global cannabis reform.
