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Colorado regulators just banned Midnight Drops after reports linked the cannabis sleep aid to liver injuries. Nuka Enterprises and affiliates were fined $400,000 and booted from the state, but loopholes may allow their return. This is not about the plant. It is about corporate shortcuts, weak oversight, and the way scandals weaponize prohibitionist narratives against cannabis culture.
For decades, junk science has fueled cannabis prohibition, from bogus chromosome scares to today’s clickbait about weed causing diabetes. Despite billions in tax revenue and no overdose deaths, scare studies dominate headlines while real-world data proves otherwise. This piece exposes how research funding, media bias, and political agendas keep cannabis criminalized against all evidence.
New York ER visits tied to cannabis have doubled since legalization in 2021, with more than 135,000 cases logged in 2023. Prohibitionists call it a crisis, but the truth is education gaps, black-market products, and a botched rollout. Cannabis is not killing people; propaganda is. Outlaw culture says regulate, educate, and stop the panic.
Sweden promised a drug-free society. Instead, it built a death machine. From overdose rates that dwarf Portugal’s to gang violence run by teenagers, this hard-hitting feature exposes the brutal cost of prohibition disguised as public health. Don’t call it a model. Call it a failure
Some cannabis users experience unexpected symptoms when taking a break from daily use, including mood swings, sleep disruption, and headaches. Pot Culture Magazine breaks the silence on weed withdrawal, exploring the neuroscience behind it and offering sharp, connoisseur-level strategies to ride out the recalibration without shame, panic, or corporate bullshit.
Counterfeit cannabis is flooding legal and gray markets worldwide. Toxic THC vapes, fake edibles disguised as candy, and hemp sprayed with synthetic cannabinoids are putting consumers at risk. This investigative report exposes how counterfeit weed products are endangering public health, destroying trust in the cannabis industry, and exploiting legal loopholes while regulators fall behind.
