For the Culture By The Culture
Weed culture didn’t just happen; it was built in smoke-filled rooms, protest rallies, and courtroom battles. From 420’s origin to corporate takeovers that nearly killed it, these are the moments that shaped cannabis history. Discover how legends like Jack Herer, Steve Hager, and the Waldos created a movement bigger than any strain.
The DEA stalls cannabis rescheduling, federal agents raid a legal California grow, and Pennsylvania lawmakers push for bipartisan legalization. VA doctors may soon recommend cannabis, and Los Angeles debates taxes and licenses. Pot Culture Magazine grades the week’s chaos in Reefer Report Card Vol. 05.
Cannabis may be legal on paper, but online it is under siege. From shadowbanning and deleted accounts to financial chokeholds by Stripe and PayPal, Big Tech is quietly erasing weed culture. This hard-edged feature exposes the hypocrisy and asks if cannabis will reclaim its voice before algorithms choke it out for good.
The VA finally let doctors talk to veterans about cannabis, but they still can’t prescribe it. After decades of silence, this small policy shift feels too little and too late. Our feature exposes how bureaucratic cowardice and federal hypocrisy keep veterans from accessing the medicine they fought for.
Connecticut is cracking down on smoke shops, raiding stores and seizing federally legal hemp products. Lawmakers claim it’s about public safety, but small businesses say it’s a power grab for corporate cannabis. Our Dot Com feature exposes how this “hemp witch hunt” is reshaping legalization into prohibition 2.0
Denver’s new “cannabis psychosis” documentary blames weed for mental health crises, but the science tells a different story. Pot Culture Magazine follows the fear machine, exposes the shaky studies, and calls out the system pushing prohibitionist panic. This isn’t about health. It’s about control.
