Tag: Congress

Senate Moves To Reverse the Hemp Ban

Feature image showing a stormy dark sky looming over a dense hemp field. At the top, an orange bar reads “Policy Watch.” Beneath it, bold white text states “Senate Moves to Reverse the Hemp Ban,” with a smaller line reading “The federal fight over hemp enters a new phase.” The Pot Culture Magazine leaf logo appears in the lower right corner, and the footer displays PotCultureMagazine.com along with the copyright “©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept

Congress shocked the country when it passed a shutdown bill that would eliminate 99% of hemp products by 2026. Public backlash forced lawmakers to respond, and a new Senate bill now aims to replace prohibition with regulation. The fight is far from over, but pressure is already reshaping the political landscape around hemp.

0

Hemp Industry Strikes Back

A protest scene outside the U.S. Capitol at golden hour, with a close-up of a hand holding a large black and yellow sign that reads “HEMP INDUSTRY STRIKES BACK.” Beside it, a tall hemp plant is held above the crowd, its leaves lit dramatically by the sun. Protesters fill the background, carrying signs opposing a hemp ban. The Pot Culture Magazine logo and ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept appear along the bottom.

Congress slipped a hemp ban into a shutdown bill and triggered a nationwide fight that threatens farmers, small operators, veterans, and a twenty eight billion dollar market. Hemp Industry Strikes Back exposes the misinformation behind the vote and the yearlong battle now forming in courts, statehouses, and rural communities across the country.

0

HEMP 2018-2025

A scorched field at dusk with small hemp plants growing behind yellow crime scene tape. The headline reads “HEMP 2018–2025.” Text explains that Congress is quietly criminalizing hemp-derived THC through changes in a spending bill that could eliminate delta 8, delta 10, and full-spectrum products. Pot Culture Magazine branding appears at the bottom.

Congress just buried hemp inside the 2025 spending bill, redefining the crop to outlaw hemp-derived THC products that built a $28 billion market. Farmers, brands, and workers face erasure without a vote or debate. Pot Culture Magazine exposes how lawmakers quietly re-criminalized hemp and why voices from Cheech & Chong to NORML say this fight is far from over.

0

House GOP’s Rescheduling Block is the Last Gasp of a Dying Drug War

An illustrated poster-style image featuring a bold political message. At the center, a raised fist grips a cannabis leaf against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol dome and a stylized American flag. Large block letters read: “House GOP’s Rescheduling Block is the Last Gasp of a Dying Drug War.” The bottom includes Pot Culture Magazine’s logo with a cannabis leaf emblem and the website PotCultureMagazine.com

House GOP’s Rescheduling Block is the Last Gasp of a Dying Drug War. On Sept. 11, 2025, the House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill blocking DOJ funds from rescheduling cannabis. It is a prohibition theater dressed as governance, protecting alcohol, pharma, and law enforcement donors while ignoring science and public opinion. Two-thirds of Americans back legalization, yet Congress clings to 1971. This is the last gasp of a dying drug war.

0

Reefer Report Card: The Week in Weed, Rated Aug 2, 2025 – Vol. 08

This week’s Reefer Report Card pulls no punches, calling out Congress’s empty veteran promises, New York’s zoning clown show, Michigan’s $10M grow raid, and the DEA’s ongoing war games. While Santa Barbara backs off enforcement, Texas doubles down. If you thought weed legalization made sense, think again. Confusion wins the week with a final grade of

0

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com

Up ↑