Category: Legal News

Reefer Report Card Vol. 23:

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This week’s Reefer Report Card exposes the hemp industry's battle for survival in the face of a proposed federal THC ban that threatens the entire hemp market. From state-level chaos to Congress playing politics with small farmers and patients, the hemp economy struggles to breathe. No real wins, just industry confusion and political games.

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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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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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The Last Prisoners of Weed

A Pot Culture Magazine feature image titled The Last Prisoners of Weed. The design shows a shadowed figure standing near a barred prison cell door under dim orange lighting. Large orange text reads: “The Last Prisoners of Weed.” Below, smaller white text reads: “Legal cannabis earns billions while thousands remain locked away for the same plant.” Branding along the bottom reads “PotCultureMagazine.com | ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept.

Legal cannabis earns billions while thousands remain locked away for the same plant. From Mississippi’s life term to Louisiana’s thirty five years to the federal forty year sentence in Texas, broken expungements and empty pardons keep prohibition alive. Pot Culture Magazine follows the names, numbers, and families still trapped behind America’s fake freedom.

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The South’s Quiet Cannabis Rebellion

An American flag waves in front of a Southern-style government building at sunset, with a large cannabis leaf overlay in the foreground. The text reads “The South’s Quiet Cannabis Shift,” under the category tag “Politics.” The image represents shifting attitudes toward cannabis reform in southern U.S. states. PotCultureMagazine.com and ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept appear at the bottom.

Across Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, quiet legalization is replacing old fear. Dispensaries open, hemp farms thrive, and police turn away from small possession. Lawmakers who once preached prohibition now profit from regulation. The Bible Belt’s cannabis rebellion is alive and growing, and the South is no longer waiting for Washington to catch up.

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Omaha Tribe Legalizes Cannabis While Nebraska Says No

Promotional feature image for Pot Culture Magazine. A cannabis plant stands tall beside a rural highway at sunset, with a green “Welcome to Nebraska The Good Life, Home of Arbor Day” sign in the distance. Bold yellow text reads “Omaha Tribe Legalizes Cannabis While Nebraska Says No.” The image highlights tribal sovereignty and contrasting cannabis laws. Footer includes PotCultureMagazine.com, the PCM logo, and copyright ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept

The Omaha Tribe legalized cannabis and created its own governing body to regulate cultivation, licensing, and sales. Meanwhile, Nebraska still criminalizes flower. This is a story about sovereignty, survival, and state resistance. The border is more than a line. It is a trap. Cross it with weed and you're no longer legal.

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