Tag: Prohibition

House GOP’s Rescheduling Block is the Last Gasp of a Dying Drug War

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House GOP’s Rescheduling Block is the Last Gasp of a Dying Drug War. On Sept. 11, 2025, the House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill blocking DOJ funds from rescheduling cannabis. It is a prohibition theater dressed as governance, protecting alcohol, pharma, and law enforcement donors while ignoring science and public opinion. Two-thirds of Americans back legalization, yet Congress clings to 1971. This is the last gasp of a dying drug war.

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High Anxiety: New York’s ER Panic Over Cannabis

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New York ER visits tied to cannabis have doubled since legalization in 2021, with more than 135,000 cases logged in 2023. Prohibitionists call it a crisis, but the truth is education gaps, black-market products, and a botched rollout. Cannabis is not killing people; propaganda is. Outlaw culture says regulate, educate, and stop the panic.

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Texans Dodge the Ban: Hemp THC Survives Another Round

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Texas lawmakers failed for the third time to ban hemp THC, leaving a ten billion dollar industry and fifty thousand jobs intact. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushed hard, but the House refused to play executioner. Abbott stuck with the regulation, and Texans mocked Patrick online as obsessed, out of touch, and defeated.

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High Lies, Dirty Money

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A billionaire’s media empire, a prohibitionist Congressman, and an op-ed full of fear. The Washington Examiner’s latest anti-cannabis rant exposes how profits and propaganda keep prohibition alive. With alcohol use falling and support for cannabis reform rising, fearmongering is their last defense and it is crumbling fast.

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Pete Davidson’s Weakness Is Not Weed’s Problem

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Pete Davidson’s claim that weed is “too strong” isn’t just a personal meltdown, it’s ammunition for prohibitionists eager to push THC caps and bad laws. Cannabis culture has fought for decades to kill myths and lies, and we won’t let one unstable celebrity hand our enemies the soundbite they’ve been waiting for.

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Blow Me: The Feds Claim They Can Smell THC On Your Breath

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Federal researchers say they’ve detected THC in breath after edible use, but the science is flawed and the implications are dangerous. With no proven link between THC levels and impairment, this tech risks becoming another tool of biased enforcement especially against communities already targeted under cannabis laws

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