For the Culture By The Culture
Switzerland is testing cannabis reform with a cold, calculated edge. Pilot programs in Zurich, Basel, and beyond show legal weed works without chaos. Now lawmakers are weighing a national Cannabis Products Act, banning ads, capping THC, and cutting out tourists. Is this the world’s next legalization blueprint, or a bureaucratic bust?
Ed Rosenthal is taking the fight for cannabis reform to India, where centuries of cultural and spiritual connection to the plant were erased by prohibition. From preserving rare landrace genetics to pushing for re-legalization and hosting an All India Cannabis Convention, Rosenthal’s mission is clear: restore a legacy, ignite innovation, and help India reclaim its rightful place in global cannabis culture.
Thailand went from Asia’s most progressive cannabis market to pulling the plug in just three years. What began as a billion-dollar boom is now being dismantled by new laws, political shifts, and narcotic reclassification. Farmers, shop owners, and patients face an uncertain future as the government rewrites the rules and erases the promised era.
Alcohol kills over 3 million people worldwide each year and still gets a free pass. Cannabis kills no one, yet it remains criminalized across most of the globe. This hard-edged report dismantles the hypocrisy behind global drug policy and exposes how alcohol gets a halo while weed gets a sentence. The numbers are in, and the story they tell is deadly.
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
From the UK’s gummy bear hysteria to Illinois breaking expungement records, this week’s cannabis chaos hits every note. Texas expands and vetoes, Thailand reverses reform, and Chicago bans smell-based car searches. Reefer Report Card returns with a global pulse check on weed policy, culture, and absurdity. Nothing escapes the gradebook.
