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Pew’s May 26, 2026 report says only 11 percent of U.S. adults want marijuana illegal in all cases. Pot Culture Magazine examines what that means for cannabis legalization, federal marijuana law, employment testing, immigration policy, banking barriers, and the drug war machinery still protecting prohibition after the public moved on.
Cannabis Lies Vol. 13 exposes how federal immigration policy still treats marijuana as a moral stain, even in state-legal cannabis markets. The article breaks down USCIS good moral character rules, cannabis employment risks, naturalization consequences, and the cruel gap between legal weed for citizens and federal scrutiny for noncitizens.
Cannabis Lies Vol. 11 dismantles the claim that adult-use legalization created a runaway teen cannabis crisis. Federal and state data show a more complicated reality: youth use has not exploded, but prevention still matters, especially around vaping, high THC products, mental health, and vulnerable teens.
Ohio voters approved adult use cannabis with 57 percent support in 2023. Two years later, lawmakers narrowed that framework through Senate Bill 56. A referendum campaign now seeks to overturn those revisions, requiring roughly 248,000 valid signatures statewide. This piece breaks down what changed, who changed it, and what voters are being asked to decide next.
Virginia legalized cannabis four years ago, then froze its own future. Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed retail sales, keeping weed legal to hold but illegal to buy. Now the 2025 governor’s race will decide if voters finally get what they approved. Virginia’s Legalization Lockdown exposes the hypocrisy, the politics, and the system that turned freedom into fine print.
Nearly 90% of Americans support marijuana legalization, yet arrests for cannabis possession continue across the country. With over 200,000 weed arrests in 2023 alone and deep racial disparities in enforcement, public opinion clearly isn't setting policy. This report digs into the myth of legalization and the brutal reality still unfolding on the ground.