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The Supreme Court cannabis gun ban ruling in United States v. Hemani narrowed federal power under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). Marijuana use alone was not enough to sustain this prosecution, but the decision does not erase every firearms restriction tied to drug use.
Spanberger's cannabis retail in Virginia is now a political memory test. Gov. Abigail Spanberger campaigned on retail cannabis, vetoed the stand-alone path, and now backs a budget compromise that still delays Virginia cannabis retail sales until July 1, 2027. The market may move forward, but the spin deserves scrutiny.
What is a COA in cannabis? A Certificate of Analysis can help buyers check potency, batch numbers, lab results, QR codes, and contaminant screens, but it is not a magic shield. Here is what a cannabis COA can prove, what it cannot, and when a lab report is just shelf decoration.
Lab-tested cannabis sounds clean until recalls, weak state rules, bad lab reporting, and inflated THC numbers expose the limits behind the sticker. Cannabis Lies Vol. 15 breaks down why legal testing still matters, why regulation beats blind-market guessing, and why no cannabis COA should be treated like proof that every risk disappeared.
THC percentage became the shortcut that broke cannabis literacy. Prohibition used cannabis potency to scare the public, while the legal market used THC numbers to sell flower. The result is a culture trained to chase one percentage while ignoring cure, freshness, balance, testing integrity, and the person consuming the plant.
Cannabis Lies Vol. 14 dismantles the fentanyl-laced weed rumor with New York public-health guidance, DEA fentanyl data, CDC overdose statistics, and the Connecticut case often used to inflate the panic. The article separates real fentanyl risks from unsupported cannabis scare tactics and shows how prohibition turns an opioid crisis into a marijuana myth.