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Texas lawmakers failed for the third time to ban hemp THC, leaving a ten billion dollar industry and fifty thousand jobs intact. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushed hard, but the House refused to play executioner. Abbott stuck with the regulation, and Texans mocked Patrick online as obsessed, out of touch, and defeated.
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?
Chasing the highest THC number is a scam. Inflated lab results, marketing hype, and consumer obsession turned cannabis into a scoreboard. Here’s why THC percentages don’t mean what you think, and how to choose better flower, find honest growers, and trust your own high instead of the label.
The MORE Act is back in Congress, aiming to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, expunge federal convictions, and create a fair federal framework. With public support at record highs and billions wasted on prohibition, this bill could finally align federal law with reality and set the stage for true reform across all 50 states.
This week’s Reefer Report Card breaks down media fearmongering, small-town sabotage, and corruption in Boston. From The Guardian’s paranoia push to Southampton’s zoning war against legal weed, plus the ongoing federal court win for patients, it’s a reminder that reform is still a fight on every front.
The Guardian’s latest “study” on cannabis paranoia collapses under scrutiny. Pot Culture Magazine dismantles the fear-mongering, exposing flawed data, cherry-picked experts, and the hypocrisy of ignoring alcohol’s far greater risks. This hard-hitting feature shreds lazy reporting, defends patients, and calls out the panic industry for what it is: a profitable lie meant to keep prohibition alive.
