Category: Policy Failure

152 NY Dispensaries Approved Then Screwed

Graphic image of a green map of New York State with a bold white headline that reads: “152 NY DISPENSARIES APPROVED. THEN SCREWED.” A large red pushpin is stuck into the map. Pot Culture Magazine’s logo appears in the lower right corner

New York just admitted it approved 152 cannabis dispensaries using flawed guidance on zoning rules. Now, equity operators are facing shutdown risks, lawsuits are looming, and faith in legalization is crumbling. With 88 shops in NYC alone, the fallout is massive. This was not a loophole. It was a system failure and it is costing people everything.

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Poison in the Pines: EPA Hunts Toxic Cannabis Smoke in Northern California

A fire truck speeds through thick smoke with its lights flashing. The scene is tinted in earthy tones, evoking urgency and danger. Bold text reads “Poison in the Pines: EPA Hunts Toxic Cannabis Smoke in Northern California.” The Pot Culture Magazine logo and copyright are placed in the bottom right.

California’s cannabis industry is on fire, both literally and politically. Toxic pesticide smoke blankets Siskiyou County while federal ICE raids leave a farmworker dead in what is supposed to be a legal market. With soaring cannabis taxes and suffocating regulations driving growers to the black market, Sacramento faces a breaking point. Can legalization survive, or is this the end of California’s cannabis dream?

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