Category: Drug Policy and Regulation

How the Guardian Sells Fear, Not Facts

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The Guardian’s latest “study” on cannabis paranoia collapses under scrutiny. Pot Culture Magazine dismantles the fear-mongering, exposing flawed data, cherry-picked experts, and the hypocrisy of ignoring alcohol’s far greater risks. This hard-hitting feature shreds lazy reporting, defends patients, and calls out the panic industry for what it is: a profitable lie meant to keep prohibition alive.

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GOOGLE OPENS THE DOOR TO CANNABIS ADS

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Google’s Canadian pilot program allowing cannabis ads exposes the deep hypocrisy in U.S. policy. While alcohol and gambling flood media, cannabis remains censored, costing legal businesses billions and reinforcing stigma. This shift could signal the start of global change.

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Oklahoma Cops Lose Their Grip Over 2026 Weed Vote

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Oklahoma law enforcement is sounding alarms ahead of the 2026 cannabis vote, recycling old drug war myths about crime, cartels, and kids. State Question 837 could finally legalize adult-use cannabis, but police leaders are already trying to sway voters. The facts tell a different story: youth use is down, and regulation could bring order to chaos

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High Lies, Dirty Money

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A billionaire’s media empire, a prohibitionist Congressman, and an op-ed full of fear. The Washington Examiner’s latest anti-cannabis rant exposes how profits and propaganda keep prohibition alive. With alcohol use falling and support for cannabis reform rising, fearmongering is their last defense and it is crumbling fast.

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Reefer Report Card: The Week in Weed, Rated August 23, 2025 – Vol. 11

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This week’s Reefer Report Card breaks down the chaos: Trump’s rescheduling talk stalls, Connecticut raids implode smoke shops, a Massachusetts sheriff faces federal extortion charges, Florida patients remain locked out of hotels, and a landmark court ruling restores gun rights to medical marijuana patients. Progress is rare, but this legal victory delivers a sharp reminder of what real reform looks like.

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Guns For Everyone Except You

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A federal appeals court cracks the wall between cannabis medicine and the Second Amendment, ruling that patients shouldn’t be stripped of their gun rights. This pivotal decision signals the beginning of the end for decades of federal hypocrisy and outdated prohibition logic.

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