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South Africa recognized private adult cannabis use and home cultivation, but never built a legal domestic market around them. With buying and selling still largely outside the law, the illicit trade remains dominant while regulators scramble to set limits, draft rules, and prepare a broader Cannabis Bill that could finally address commerce.
New York legalized cannabis and opened hundreds of stores, but regulators now warn the legal market may not produce enough weed to keep them stocked. With nearly 600 stores open and sales nearing $3 billion, the state is discovering that legalization alone does not guarantee a functioning market.
A McMaster led analysis of two Canadian mental health surveys is getting recycled as a weed panic story, even though the design can only show association. This piece breaks down what the data can actually support, what it cannot prove, and how headlines turn survey correlations into causal claims that fuel stigma, bad policy, and lazy coverage.
Arizona lawmakers are advancing legislation that would criminalize “excessive” marijuana odor detectable across property lines. Cannabis Lie Vol. 3 examines SB 1725 and SCR 1048, the proposed misdemeanor penalties, the legal implications of State v. Sisco, and why critics argue this is a backdoor attempt to reintroduce cannabis criminalization under the banner of nuisance law.
Ohio voters approved adult use cannabis with 57 percent support in 2023. Two years later, lawmakers narrowed that framework through Senate Bill 56. A referendum campaign now seeks to overturn those revisions, requiring roughly 248,000 valid signatures statewide. This piece breaks down what changed, who changed it, and what voters are being asked to decide next.
Actor David Krumholtz’s experience with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome sparked a backlash that reveals a deeper problem in cannabis culture. This piece examines how rare conditions get weaponized, why defensive reactions backfire, and how patients, veterans, and families are erased when nuance collapses on both sides of the cannabis debate.
