Reefer Report Card: The Week in Weed, Rated-October 11 2025 – Vol. 18

Michigan’s new 24 percent wholesale tax lit up outrage across the cannabis industry, while New York regulators faced a courtroom map lesson and Massachusetts tried to reboot its commission. Pennsylvania found compassion in hospital reform, and Germany slowed progress with new rules. Reefer Report Card Vol. 18 grades a week of taxes, lawsuits, and bureaucratic burnout.

The Michigan Weed Shakedown

Michigan’s new 24% wholesale cannabis tax has ignited outrage across the state. Pitched as a fix for crumbling roads, the law instead cripples small growers and pushes the market back underground. With lawsuits already filed and jobs on the line, the move exposes how easily lawmakers can rewrite voter-approved legalization into a state-sponsored shakedown for profit.

The Puff Test: How Weather Messes with Your High

Weather alters every puff. From temperature to barometric pressure, each element changes how THC hits your body and mind. The science of the sky proves that climate, not just strain, determines how high you really get.

Too High To Label

Health Canada’s recall of Chillows THC pouches exposes a deeper flaw in cannabis regulation: mislabeled potency, weak oversight, and labs chasing numbers over truth. Across North America, inflated THC counts and unreliable testing show how legalization’s promise of accuracy keeps slipping through the cracks. The high might be real, but the numbers are not.

Don’t Get Your Pets High

A viral clip of a man getting his dog high exposes a cruel new corner of cannabis culture. Weed that heals humans can cripple pets, yet thousands keep posting “stoned animal” videos for laughs. From THC toxicity to fake CBD treats, this hard-edged report calls out ignorance, greed, and the betrayal of animal trust.

The End of Sniff and Search

For decades cops used the smell of weed as a free pass to shred the Fourth Amendment. A Florida court just slammed that door shut. The ruling ends one of the drug war’s oldest scams and exposes how the “odor equals crime” myth has humiliated, fined, and jailed millions.

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