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Texas just became the 40th state to legalize medical cannabis, but don’t start celebrating yet. HB 46 expands access through TCUP, allowing up to 10mg THC per dose and new qualifying conditions, but still lags far behind national standards. This report cuts through the hype and shows what the law really means for patients in the Lone Star State.
Pot Culture Magazine returns with Vol. 02 of Reefer Report Card, our new Saturday breakdown of weed-world chaos. Florida moves to strip cards from patients with past charges, a Queens dispensary submits a fake FDNY letter, Missouri wants weed sold like beer, and North Carolina takes two very different paths on policy. Grade incoming.
From Florida’s latest crackdown on medical cannabis patients to MedMen’s final financial faceplant and a wave of ridiculous stoner gifts flooding New York dispensaries, Pot Culture Magazine launches its new weekly series grading the chaos, comedy, and contradictions of the cannabis world. It’s opinionated, researched, and raw. Welcome to the Reefer Report Card.
Governor Josh Stein didn’t legalize weed, he just moved the goalposts. By creating a Cannabis Advisory Council stacked with experts, enforcers, and tribal leaders, North Carolina is skipping the legislature and designing legalization from the top down. This isn’t a bill. It’s a blueprint, and it might be the only way forward in a state stuck in denial.
New Mexico's cannabis market faces a crisis due to water hauling bans, impacting small operators while corporate farms remain unaffected. Regulatory confusion and inadequate support threaten local growers, leading to closures and potential lawsuits. The situation emphasizes the need for proper infrastructure to support small businesses in the evolving cannabis landscape.
Colorado just lost $20 million in cannabis sales, and it’s not a fluke. From hemp loopholes to collapsing tourism, this feature investigates what’s really behind the budget cuts and how the cracks in Colorado’s cannabis economy could foreshadow a national unraveling. If the “gold standard” of legalization is struggling, what does that mean for everyone else?
