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The New York Times has finally admitted that legal cannabis is eating into alcohol consumption across the country, after years of fear mongering that painted the plant as a public threat. Anyone inside weed culture saw this shift long before the paper caught on. As people replace booze with a calmer, less punishing option, the old narrative collapses and the Times scrambles to catch up
For decades, junk science has fueled cannabis prohibition, from bogus chromosome scares to today’s clickbait about weed causing diabetes. Despite billions in tax revenue and no overdose deaths, scare studies dominate headlines while real-world data proves otherwise. This piece exposes how research funding, media bias, and political agendas keep cannabis criminalized against all evidence.
The Guardian’s latest “study” on cannabis paranoia collapses under scrutiny. Pot Culture Magazine dismantles the fear-mongering, exposing flawed data, cherry-picked experts, and the hypocrisy of ignoring alcohol’s far greater risks. This hard-hitting feature shreds lazy reporting, defends patients, and calls out the panic industry for what it is: a profitable lie meant to keep prohibition alive.
A billionaire’s media empire, a prohibitionist Congressman, and an op-ed full of fear. The Washington Examiner’s latest anti-cannabis rant exposes how profits and propaganda keep prohibition alive. With alcohol use falling and support for cannabis reform rising, fearmongering is their last defense and it is crumbling fast.
Another study, another misleading headline. The media is at it again, twisting nuanced cannabis research into fear-mongering clickbait. Here’s what The Independent got wrong—and why this keeps happening
The media continues to push fear-mongering stories about cannabis, focusing on worst-case scenarios and cherry-picked data. In this article, we cut through the sensationalism to reveal the truth. Legalization hasn't led to a public health crisis or a surge in teen use. It's time to look at the real facts, not the media’s distorted narrative
