Tag: politics

How Hemp Got Free but Shackled

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Hemp may have been ripped from the Controlled Substances Act in 2018, but freedom was only on paper. Farmers are still shackled by THC math, the DEA’s shadow rules, and FDA’s silence on CBD. The loopholes gave rise to delta-8 and other lab-born cannabinoids, sparking a new prohibition panic. The truth is simple: hemp didn’t escape the drug war, it just exposed the absurdity of it all.

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Bullshit Studies that Keep Cannabis Criminalized

A bold editorial graphic for Pot Culture Magazine featuring the headline “Bullshit Studies That Keep Cannabis Criminalized.” On the left, a stack of brown paper folders is labeled “Medical Research” with a skull and crossbones symbol. To the right, a bright green cannabis leaf leans against the stack, beside a glass flask with smoke rising from it. The background is deep green, giving the image a stark, confrontational tone. Branding includes the Pot Culture Magazine logo and copyright ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept

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.

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Paradise on Lockdown: Hawaii’s Endless Cannabis Debate

A symbolic image showing a chessboard set up on a rocky shoreline at sunset in Hawai‘i. The black chess pieces feature dollar signs and gavel icons, while opposing pieces are shaped like cannabis buds. Above the board, the headline reads: “Kamaʻāina Betrayed — Paradise on Lockdown: Hawaii’s Endless Cannabis Debate.” The Pot Culture Magazine logo and copyright ©2025PotCultureMagazine/ArtDept are at the bottom right

Hawaii sells itself as paradise, but when it comes to cannabis, the islands are locked in prohibition. Lawmakers have teased legalization for decades, only to betray voters and bow to cops, lobbyists, and fear. With over 70% of Hawaiians supporting legalization, the hypocrisy is glaring. Paradise is freedom, yet a joint in Waikīkī can still mean court.

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Oklahoma Cops Lose Their Grip Over 2026 Weed Vote

A graphic for Pot Culture Magazine shows a blurred figure of a police officer standing at a podium, with a police car in the background. Overlaid is a green silhouette of Oklahoma with a bold cannabis leaf in the center. The headline reads, “Oklahoma’s War on Legalization,” and the Pot Culture Magazine logo appears at the bottom

Oklahoma law enforcement is sounding alarms ahead of the 2026 cannabis vote, recycling old drug war myths about crime, cartels, and kids. State Question 837 could finally legalize adult-use cannabis, but police leaders are already trying to sway voters. The facts tell a different story: youth use is down, and regulation could bring order to chaos

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Legal Today, Locked Out Tomorrow: Thailand’s Cannabis Reckoning

A cannabis plant in front of yellow police “DO NOT CROSS” tape, with the blurred exterior of a marijuana shop in the background. Large white text reads, “Legal Today, Locked Out Tomorrow: Thailand’s Cannabis Reckoning” with a red “NEWS” label above the headline. Pot Culture Magazine logo appears in the lower right corner.

Thailand went from Asia’s most progressive cannabis market to pulling the plug in just three years. What began as a billion-dollar boom is now being dismantled by new laws, political shifts, and narcotic reclassification. Farmers, shop owners, and patients face an uncertain future as the government rewrites the rules and erases the promised era.

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Sweden’s Prohibition Mirage: When “Drug Free” Becomes a Death Sentence

dark tabletop displays drug paraphernalia including a spoon filled with powder, a syringe, several white pills, and a small plastic bag. Bold white text reads, “Sweden’s Prohibition Mirage: When ‘Drug Free’ Becomes a Death Sentence.” The Pot Culture Magazine logo is placed below the text.

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

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