Category: U.S. Drug Policy

THE SCHEDULE III SCAM

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Federal officials claim cannabis is moving forward, but Schedule III changes nothing that matters. This investigation breaks down what rescheduling actually does, what it deliberately avoids, and why prohibition logic remains intact. Arrests continue. Markets remain conflicted. Reform language replaces reform action. The system shifts labels while preserving control.

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THE CON OF CANNABIS REFORM

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Cannabis rescheduling keeps resurfacing in headlines, then vanishes without action. This feature breaks down how federal officials repeatedly float reform language, let deadlines pass, and leave the law untouched. By tracing the mechanics behind the stall, the piece exposes why delay is intentional, who benefits from it, and why cannabis reform remains trapped in federal limbo.

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Reefer Report Card Vol. 27: The System Shows Its Teeth

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This week’s Reefer Report Card exposes a system under strain as federal hemp policy whiplashes, New York’s cannabis regulator unravels, and Massachusetts stirs panic over THC potency. Patients and workers absorb the fallout while international reform stalls under bureaucratic drag. Cannabis holds steady. Governance does not.

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Senate Moves To Reverse the Hemp Ban

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Congress shocked the country when it passed a shutdown bill that would eliminate 99% of hemp products by 2026. Public backlash forced lawmakers to respond, and a new Senate bill now aims to replace prohibition with regulation. The fight is far from over, but pressure is already reshaping the political landscape around hemp.

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BAD SEEDS IN WASHINGTON

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Federal lawmakers quietly inserted language into a budget bill that could criminalize countless cannabis seeds based solely on the THC profile of the parent plant. The move threatens growers, breeders, medical cultivators, and the genetic diversity that built modern cannabis culture. This seismic shift puts control of the plant’s future in the hands of federal agencies, not the people who preserved it.

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Reefer Report Card Vol. 26: Nov 29-Dec 06

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This week’s Reefer Report Card exposes the scromiting panic, Washington’s latest hemp crackdown, and the Supreme Court inching toward a decision that could rewrite prohibition. Patients and veterans stayed stuck in outdated systems while global reform moved forward with hesitation. Panic got headlines. Weed got scapegoated. The world kept smoking anyway.

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