For the Culture By The Culture
From Florida’s ballot grind to Thailand’s backpedal and Germany’s retreat, the world talked reform while tightening control. Pot Culture Magazine’s Reefer Report Card Vol. 22 grades the week in weed — a reality check on promises, policies, and politics that keep legalization crawling instead of sprinting. Global momentum stalled, but the culture keeps moving.
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.
Each October, the same urban legend returns: strangers handing out weed candy. NORML and UVA Health say it’s pure fiction. No one’s giving away $60 gummies, but accidental ingestion is real, driven by bad packaging and lazy storage. The true Halloween threat isn’t monsters or dealers, it’s fear and ignorance disguised as public safety.
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.
The San Francisco Chronicle’s new article warns that cannabis is dangerous for older adults, but the science says otherwise. Studies show benefits for pain, sleep, and muscle spasticity when used responsibly. The real risk comes from misinformation, fear, and the unregulated hemp market, not from seniors using cannabis with care.
Singapore still executes people for cannabis under its decades-old Misuse of Drugs Act. Officials call it deterrence. Critics call it fear. With public approval topping 90 percent, reformers face a government that equates mercy with weakness. This is a nation that kills for control and calls it safety.
