Category: civil rights

Prohibition Is Running Out of Voters

Feature image for “Prohibition Is Running Out of Voters” showing a cannabis legalization rally outside the U.S. Capitol, a Pew Research Center chart showing public opposition to prohibition shrinking, policy folders labeled federal marijuana law, employment testing, immigration policy, banking barriers, and drug war machinery, with Pot Culture Magazine logo and PotCultureMagazine.com visible.

Pew’s May 26, 2026 report says only 11 percent of U.S. adults want marijuana illegal in all cases. Pot Culture Magazine examines what that means for cannabis legalization, federal marijuana law, employment testing, immigration policy, banking barriers, and the drug war machinery still protecting prohibition after the public moved on.

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Why Black People Still Pay More for Weed

Feature image for “Why Black People Still Pay More for Weed” showing a Black man’s hands in handcuffs holding a small plastic bag of cannabis against a dark background. Bold headline text appears above under the category “Rights Sold Separately,” visually linking cannabis enforcement, racial disparity, and criminalization. Pot Culture Magazine branding visible at the bottom. ©2026 Pot Culture Magazine Art Dept.

Cannabis use rates are similar across races, but arrests are not. Black Americans are still arrested for marijuana possession at several times the rate of white Americans, even as legalization spreads. This investigation breaks down the data, the role of possession-only enforcement, and why legalization without repair keeps old lines firmly in place.

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