Category: Drug War

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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Canada’s Crackdown on Native Cannabis

A Pot Culture Magazine feature image showing two Ontario Provincial Police vehicles with flashing red and blue lights driving down a dirt road beside a cannabis field on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. A red Haudenosaunee warrior flag flies on the right side of the image. The sky is overcast and the road cuts through lush rows of cannabis plants. Large yellow headline text reads “CANADA’S CRACKDOWN ON NATIVE CANNABIS,” with a subline stating “Tyendinaga raids expose legalization’s blind spot on Indigenous rights.” Pot Culture Magazine branding and the ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept credit appear across the bottom.

Canada seized more than two hundred million dollars in cannabis from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, but the deeper story is sovereignty. Indigenous growers say their laws and economic rights were ignored while Canada enforced a system built without them. The raid exposes a legalization model that favors corporations and provinces while sidelining First Nations.

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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

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 Weed Made Me Do It

A Pot Culture Magazine feature image showing a young woman aiming a handgun directly toward the camera, her face tense and determined under warm amber light. The headline reads “The Weed Made Me Do It” with a copper “CRIME” tag above. Branding and copyright appear along the bottom

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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