Category: Cannabis Laws

Half-Billion in Revenue, Zero Relief for Growers

Illustration with bold text reading 'Half-Billion in Revenue, Zero Relief for Growers.' On the left, a tall stack of bundled cash sits on the ground. On the right, a drooping cannabis plant grows out of cracked dry soil, symbolizing financial strain despite state profits. At the bottom, text reads PotCultureMagazine.com with copyright ©2025 PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept.

California just bragged about hauling in over half a billion dollars in cannabis tax revenue this year. Behind the headlines, growers are bleeding out under crushing taxes, defaults, and broken promises. The state pockets the cash while farms fold and the underground market thrives. Outlaw cannabis journalism tells the story others won’t.

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Sober but Guilty: The THC DUI Scam

A digital graphic promoting Pot Culture Magazine’s feature article titled “Sober But Guilty: The THC DUI Scam.” The image shows a dark highway at night with blurred headlights in the distance. A pair of car keys and a rolled joint rest on the pavement in the foreground. The bold text reads: “Sober But Guilty – The THC DUI Scam.” A faint scale of justice symbol is visible in the background sky. Branding at the bottom includes “PotCultureMagazine.com” and ©2025 PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept

A new UC San Diego study shreds the myth that regular cannabis users are impaired days after smoking. Yet cops, lawmakers, and courts keep pushing THC blood limits that have no science behind them. This isn’t public safety, it’s prohibition by another name, and it’s nailing sober drivers to the wall.

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Reefer Report Card: The Week in Weed, Rated September 13, 2025 – Vol. 14

Psychedelic poster-style design for Pot Culture Magazine’s Reefer Report Card Vol. 14. The background features bold swirling waves in red, orange, and green. Large golden-yellow text reads 'REEFER REPORT CARD' at the top and 'VOL. 14' at the bottom center, with 'POTCULTUREMAGAZINE.COM' underneath. A large cannabis leaf is centered in the middle, partially overlapping the text. In the lower right corner is a small abstract icon resembling a government building with columns. Copyright ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept appears in the corner

Reefer Report Card Vol. 14 grades the week in weed. Texas killed its hemp ban but raised the age gate, New York’s equity rules collapsed in court, Ohio towns stalled legalization, Nebraska strangled patients before launch, and Thailand’s new PM carries a cannabis legacy without clear promises.

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House GOP’s Rescheduling Block is the Last Gasp of a Dying Drug War

An illustrated poster-style image featuring a bold political message. At the center, a raised fist grips a cannabis leaf against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol dome and a stylized American flag. Large block letters read: “House GOP’s Rescheduling Block is the Last Gasp of a Dying Drug War.” The bottom includes Pot Culture Magazine’s logo with a cannabis leaf emblem and the website PotCultureMagazine.com

House GOP’s Rescheduling Block is the Last Gasp of a Dying Drug War. On Sept. 11, 2025, the House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill blocking DOJ funds from rescheduling cannabis. It is a prohibition theater dressed as governance, protecting alcohol, pharma, and law enforcement donors while ignoring science and public opinion. Two-thirds of Americans back legalization, yet Congress clings to 1971. This is the last gasp of a dying drug war.

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Texas Governor’s Executive Order on Hemp THC is Power, Not Protection

A bold political graphic with the headline “Texas Governor’s THC Order: Power, Not Protection” in large beige and yellow letters against a dark stormy backdrop. A silhouette of the Texas State Capitol appears at the bottom, while a large justice scale hangs above it, one side tipped with a cannabis leaf. At the top, a red label reads “Politics.” Pot Culture Magazine’s logo and website are displayed along the bottom

Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA 56 hands Texas alcohol regulators control over hemp THC, framing it as “protection” while consolidating power. The $5 billion hemp market now faces child-resistant packaging rules, ID checks, and compliance costs that favor big players. This is not about kids or health; it is about control, consolidation, and outlaw culture under fire.

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High Anxiety: New York’s ER Panic Over Cannabis

Feature graphic for Pot Culture Magazine with bold headline “HIGH ANXIETY – NEW YORK’S ER PANIC OVER CANNABIS” in cream-colored text. The word “EMERGENCY” glows in red neon above the entrance to a hospital ER. A large green cannabis leaf overlays the lower right of the design. At the bottom, the site address reads “PotCultureMagazine.com” with ©2025 Pot Culture Magazine / Art Dept. branding.

New York ER visits tied to cannabis have doubled since legalization in 2021, with more than 135,000 cases logged in 2023. Prohibitionists call it a crisis, but the truth is education gaps, black-market products, and a botched rollout. Cannabis is not killing people; propaganda is. Outlaw culture says regulate, educate, and stop the panic.

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