Category: Cannabis Legislation and Policy

Senate Moves To Reverse the Hemp Ban

Feature image showing a stormy dark sky looming over a dense hemp field. At the top, an orange bar reads “Policy Watch.” Beneath it, bold white text states “Senate Moves to Reverse the Hemp Ban,” with a smaller line reading “The federal fight over hemp enters a new phase.” The Pot Culture Magazine leaf logo appears in the lower right corner, and the footer displays PotCultureMagazine.com along with the copyright “©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept

Congress shocked the country when it passed a shutdown bill that would eliminate 99% of hemp products by 2026. Public backlash forced lawmakers to respond, and a new Senate bill now aims to replace prohibition with regulation. The fight is far from over, but pressure is already reshaping the political landscape around hemp.

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N.Y. CANNABIS SCANDAL

A dark newsroom-style scene with red “NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION” tape stretched across the background. Bold yellow headline text reads “N.Y. CANNABIS SCANDAL.” On a desk, a file folder stamped “CASE CLOSED” sits beside a box of documents labeled “INTERNAL.” A caption explains that New York dropped its biggest cannabis case and lost its top regulator in the fallout. The Pot Culture Magazine leaf logo is at the bottom right, and PotCultureMagazine.com runs along the bottom of the image.

New York’s cannabis market suffered a public collapse after regulators dropped a major case against Omnium Canna and forced out acting executive director Felicia A. B. Reid. The scandal revealed a system unable to enforce its own rules and a legal market left vulnerable to illegal competition, political pressure, and structural failure.

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BAD SEEDS IN WASHINGTON

A dark, stormy view of the U.S. Capitol building in the background with cannabis seeds scattered across a reflective surface in the foreground. Bold yellow text reads “BAD SEEDS IN WASHINGTON,” with a red banner above labeled “POLICY FAILURE.” The Pot Culture Magazine logo appears in the lower right corner, and the website address and copyright line run across the bottom edge.

Federal lawmakers quietly inserted language into a budget bill that could criminalize countless cannabis seeds based solely on the THC profile of the parent plant. The move threatens growers, breeders, medical cultivators, and the genetic diversity that built modern cannabis culture. This seismic shift puts control of the plant’s future in the hands of federal agencies, not the people who preserved it.

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Reefer Report Card Vol. 26: Nov 29-Dec 06

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This week’s Reefer Report Card exposes the scromiting panic, Washington’s latest hemp crackdown, and the Supreme Court inching toward a decision that could rewrite prohibition. Patients and veterans stayed stuck in outdated systems while global reform moved forward with hesitation. Panic got headlines. Weed got scapegoated. The world kept smoking anyway.

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Omaha Tribe Legal Cannabis vs Nebraska Prohibition

A feature style map image showing the Omaha Tribal land in green with a cannabis leaf symbol, bordered by Nebraska in red to represent prohibition. The headline reads “Omaha Tribe Legal Cannabis vs Nebraska Prohibition.” Beige background with faint map lines on the left. Branding along the bottom reads PotCultureMagazine.com and ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept.

Nebraska still criminalizes cannabis, yet the Omaha Tribe has built a legal system with real rules, licensing, and a working industry on sovereign land. This update shows how the Tribe keeps moving forward while the state stays rooted in prohibition. The border is now the flashpoint. Step across it with cannabis and everything changes.

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Virginia Is For Tokers

A Pot Culture Magazine feature image designed like a parody state tourism sign. The sign reads “VIRGINIA IS FOR TOKERS” in bold black letters. Below the text are black silhouette profiles of a man and a woman facing each other, each smoking a lit joint with visible smoke trails rising. A cannabis leaf sits centered between them at the bottom of the sign. The magazine’s branding and the copyright ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept appear along the bottom, along with PotCultureMagazine.com.

Virginia just greenlit its long-delayed cannabis market. But is the launch plan built to last, or is it already showing cracks? The blueprint promises equity, protection from corporate takeover, and sustainable access. Advocates say it could be the first real test of Southern legalization. Pot Culture breaks it all down with facts, receipts, and no hedging.

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