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Cannabis may be legal on paper, but online it is under siege. From shadowbanning and deleted accounts to financial chokeholds by Stripe and PayPal, Big Tech is quietly erasing weed culture. This hard-edged feature exposes the hypocrisy and asks if cannabis will reclaim its voice before algorithms choke it out for good.
July 10 flipped itself into 710, a high-octane cannabis holiday for dabbers and extract heads. But has the culture around concentrates overtaken the slower, communal rituals that built weed culture? This feature explores the split between flower and oil.
Despite cannabis legalization in several states, enforcement remains harsh, with users frequently facing fines and arrests for public consumption. Hypocrisy abounds as alcohol consumption is often overlooked. Racial disparities persist in arrests, and the festival atmosphere heavily penalizes cannabis use, leaving users feeling tricked rather than free.
Denver’s new “cannabis psychosis” documentary blames weed for mental health crises, but the science tells a different story. Pot Culture Magazine follows the fear machine, exposes the shaky studies, and calls out the system pushing prohibitionist panic. This isn’t about health. It’s about control.
The South loves bourbon and drive-through daiquiris, but weed? Still treated like the devil’s work. We dig into the Bible Belt’s quiet cannabis reforms and the hypocrisy keeping millions criminalized
Reefer Report Card Vol. 04: Connecticut cracks down on smoke shops, Michigan diverts cannabis taxes into lawsuits, and Maryland’s marijuana pardon effort stalls. Santa Barbara ends weed enforcement while Mike Tyson asks Trump for cannabis reform. Pot Culture Magazine rates the week’s wins and fails.
