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Federal law still allows cannabis use to strip Americans of firearm rights without proof of danger or misuse. As the Supreme Court weighs United States v. Hemani, courts are confronting whether the government can continue punishing people based on status rather than conduct in a country where cannabis is legal in most states.
This week’s Reefer Report Card cuts through the hype around cannabis “rescheduling,” exposing how a label change left federal prohibition fully intact. Arrest authority, workplace punishment, and immigration penalties remain untouched. Headlines claimed progress. Reality delivered none. A week defined by performance over policy, and reform that never arrived.
Congress slipped a hemp ban into a shutdown bill and triggered a nationwide fight that threatens farmers, small operators, veterans, and a twenty eight billion dollar market. Hemp Industry Strikes Back exposes the misinformation behind the vote and the yearlong battle now forming in courts, statehouses, and rural communities across the country.
A federal appeals court cracks the wall between cannabis medicine and the Second Amendment, ruling that patients shouldn’t be stripped of their gun rights. This pivotal decision signals the beginning of the end for decades of federal hypocrisy and outdated prohibition logic.
Every summer, Reddit stoners spiral into panic about TSA dogs and airport cannabis busts. This feature separates myth from reality, breaking down what drug dogs actually detect, what TSA really cares about, and where your weed could land you in deep trouble. If you think peanut butter tricks will save you, this is your pre-flight gut check.
In a moment teeming with potential, the DEA contemplates a monumental shift in cannabis's legal status, sparking debates and hopes across the nation. Will this move herald a new era of recognition and research for cannabis, or will it be another missed opportunity in the ongoing struggle for rational drug policy?
