For the Culture By The Culture
Reefer Report Card Vol. 30 tracks a week where legalization stalled while rollback efforts gained ground. Ballot initiatives threatened regulated markets, federal reform stayed stalled, and patients were left navigating uncertainty. Demand remained strong, but oversight weakened. Another week where cannabis survived while governance quietly failed.
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.
The potential rescheduling of marijuana by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) could set off a chain reaction of changes not only on a federal level but also across individual states due to "trigger laws". Depending on how states respond to federal rescheduling, this could result in automatic state-level rescheduling, require further action from the state legislature or an appropriate state authority, or leave scheduling decisions unaffected. The impact of the changes could cover politics, criminal justice, and medical marijuana regulations, possibly sparking interstate cannabis commerce and changes in law enforcement practices.
