Category: Fear Mongering

Reefer Report Card Vol. 24: Nov 10 -Nov 17, 2025

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This week’s Reefer Report Card tracks mounting pressure across the cannabis world as the federal hemp derived THC crackdown rattles a multibillion dollar market, New York’s enforcement chaos deepens, Germany’s legalization plan stalls, and global reform hits resistance. Veterans and patients remain stuck in outdated systems. A tense week for cannabis policy and international legalization.

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LOOK WHO JUST FIGURED OUT CANNABIS BEATS BOOZE

A close-up shot of a glass of amber liquor beside a clear jar filled with cannabis buds, set against a dark, blurred background. Large bold text reads “Look Who Just Figured Out Cannabis Beats Booze.” Pot Culture Magazine branding appears along the bottom. PotCultureMagazine.com.

The New York Times has finally admitted that legal cannabis is eating into alcohol consumption across the country, after years of fear mongering that painted the plant as a public threat. Anyone inside weed culture saw this shift long before the paper caught on. As people replace booze with a calmer, less punishing option, the old narrative collapses and the Times scrambles to catch up

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THE NEW YORK POST Vs. THE FACTS

A Pot Culture Magazine feature graphic showing a dimly lit newsroom with rows of monitors and a stack of documents on a desk in the foreground. Bold white text reads “THE NY POST VS. THE FACTS.” Below it, smaller white text states that the Post claims New York is facing a wave of cannabis poisoned teens, but the data says otherwise. Pot Culture Magazine branding appears in the lower right corner, with the website and ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept along the bottom.

The New York Post claims New York is facing a wave of cannabis poisoned teenagers, but the data says otherwise. Teen cannabis use is falling, most exposure calls involve toddlers, and the Post inflated and misrepresented key numbers to manufacture panic. This feature dismantles the fear narrative with verifiable facts, national trends, and hard receipts.

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Hemp Industry Strikes Back

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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 Weed Made Me Do It

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A Wisconsin shooting turns into another propaganda rerun. Police said marijuana made her paranoid. The media agreed before the evidence even landed. The Weed Made Me Do It exposes how headlines keep blaming the plant while guns, fear, and bad journalism keep killing the truth. A Pot Culture Magazine exclusive.

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