For the Culture By The Culture
The Netherlands is finally confronting its cannabis hypocrisy. After decades of letting coffee shops sell weed sourced from the black market, the Dutch government is expanding a state-run program that licenses legal growers. The plan could eliminate contamination, crush the illicit trade, and restore integrity to the nation that once sold the world on tolerance but never practiced it.
A new UC San Diego study shreds the myth that regular cannabis users are impaired days after smoking. Yet cops, lawmakers, and courts keep pushing THC blood limits that have no science behind them. This isn’t public safety, it’s prohibition by another name, and it’s nailing sober drivers to the wall.
Federal researchers say they’ve detected THC in breath after edible use, but the science is flawed and the implications are dangerous. With no proven link between THC levels and impairment, this tech risks becoming another tool of biased enforcement especially against communities already targeted under cannabis laws
A new Telegraph article claims cannabis gummies could damage your heart, but the science doesn’t back the hysteria. We take their claims apart and show how fear-mongering headlines continue to distort cannabis facts. At a time when real education is needed, sensationalist reporting is the real threat.
Legal cannabis has generated nearly $25 billion in tax revenue, with $4.4 billion collected in 2024 alone. States benefit significantly, funding various community programs. However, equity issues remain, as many who contributed to legalization are still marginalized. The promise of justice is overshadowed by bureaucracy and economic barriers for legacy growers.
The DEA is dragging its feet on cannabis rescheduling despite over 43,000 public comments and a formal Schedule III recommendation from HHS. What’s the hold-up? This deep-dive exposes the legal limbo, political stall tactics, and why America’s weed policy is still frozen in time.
