For the Culture By The Culture
A hundred years after the 1925 International Opium Convention first outlawed cannabis, prohibition still stands as one of the biggest policy failures in modern history. From colonial fear and racist propaganda to Nixon’s drug war and global treaties, the cost has been human lives, stolen freedom, and wasted truth. The plant survived. The lies didn’t.
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.
From Hearst’s racist headlines to DEA funded junk science, cannabis has been framed, smeared, and scapegoated for over a century. This feature exposes how lies became law, how fear fueled policy, and how the truth got buried under headlines. It's not just history, it’s a damn indictment.
As THC drinks crash the party, are we witnessing the slow death of booze or just another dispensary fad in a pretty can? From barstools to backyard hangs, this feature sizes up the growing rivalry between cannabis beverages and alcohol. Are weed drinks the next wave—or just liquid hype?
Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines, was arrested and extradited to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity for his brutal war on drugs, which resulted in thousands of deaths. His trial marks a significant moment for global accountability, as many countries evaluate their own drug policies in light of his actions.
In a war-torn Ukraine, cannabis could be more than just a plant. From healing injured soldiers and easing PTSD to being a potential tool in psychological warfare, discover the untapped potential of cannabis in this conflict
