For the Culture By The Culture
Switzerland is testing cannabis reform with a cold, calculated edge. Pilot programs in Zurich, Basel, and beyond show legal weed works without chaos. Now lawmakers are weighing a national Cannabis Products Act, banning ads, capping THC, and cutting out tourists. Is this the world’s next legalization blueprint, or a bureaucratic bust?
Ed Rosenthal is taking the fight for cannabis reform to India, where centuries of cultural and spiritual connection to the plant were erased by prohibition. From preserving rare landrace genetics to pushing for re-legalization and hosting an All India Cannabis Convention, Rosenthal’s mission is clear: restore a legacy, ignite innovation, and help India reclaim its rightful place in global cannabis culture.
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.
Thailand went from Asia’s most progressive cannabis market to pulling the plug in just three years. What began as a billion-dollar boom is now being dismantled by new laws, political shifts, and narcotic reclassification. Farmers, shop owners, and patients face an uncertain future as the government rewrites the rules and erases the promised era.
From Texas to Germany, cannabis legalization laws are riddled with loopholes that keep prohibition alive. Learn how possession limits, local bans, and vague enforcement terms undermine access, protect corporate weed, and fuel the black market. This guide exposes the red flags so you can spot fake legalization before it takes root.
Alcohol kills over 3 million people worldwide each year and still gets a free pass. Cannabis kills no one, yet it remains criminalized across most of the globe. This hard-edged report dismantles the hypocrisy behind global drug policy and exposes how alcohol gets a halo while weed gets a sentence. The numbers are in, and the story they tell is deadly.
