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California claims it seized nearly $480 million in illegal cannabis this year, but the numbers don’t add up. Behind the inflated figures is a broken system criminalizing small growers while propping up a failed regulatory model. Pot Culture Magazine investigates the truth behind the raids, the optics, and the war the state doesn’t want to admit it’s losing.
Alcohol kills over 3 million people worldwide each year and still gets a free pass. Cannabis kills no one, yet it remains criminalized across most of the globe. This hard-edged report dismantles the hypocrisy behind global drug policy and exposes how alcohol gets a halo while weed gets a sentence. The numbers are in, and the story they tell is deadly.
Sweden promised a drug-free society. Instead, it built a death machine. From overdose rates that dwarf Portugal’s to gang violence run by teenagers, this hard-hitting feature exposes the brutal cost of prohibition disguised as public health. Don’t call it a model. Call it a failure
Some smart cameras protect your grow. Others dime you out. Ring has quietly handed over footage to cops without a warrant under “emergency” exceptions, and cannabis growers are ditching it fast. We break down which states protect you, which systems won’t sell you out, and why your front door cam might be your worst informant.
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
New York just admitted it approved 152 cannabis dispensaries using flawed guidance on zoning rules. Now, equity operators are facing shutdown risks, lawsuits are looming, and faith in legalization is crumbling. With 88 shops in NYC alone, the fallout is massive. This was not a loophole. It was a system failure and it is costing people everything.
