Reefer Report Card: The Week in Weed, Rated August 23, 2025 – Vol. 11

This week’s Reefer Report Card breaks down the chaos: Trump’s rescheduling talk stalls, Connecticut raids implode smoke shops, a Massachusetts sheriff faces federal extortion charges, Florida patients remain locked out of hotels, and a landmark court ruling restores gun rights to medical marijuana patients. Progress is rare, but this legal victory delivers a sharp reminder of what real reform looks like.

Crackdown Culture: Connecticut’s Hemp Witch Hunt

Connecticut is cracking down on smoke shops, raiding stores and seizing federally legal hemp products. Lawmakers claim it’s about public safety, but small businesses say it’s a power grab for corporate cannabis. Our Dot Com feature exposes how this “hemp witch hunt” is reshaping legalization into prohibition 2.0

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