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Reefer Report Card Vol. 31 examines a week where cannabis reform quietly retreated. Ballot rollbacks gained traction, federal action stalled, and patients remained unprotected. Legal weed stayed popular, but oversight weakened and accountability slipped. Another week where legalization survived while governance failed
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.
Reefer Report Card Vol. 29 tracks a week where cannabis demand held steady while governance cracked. Ballot initiatives threatened regulated markets, federal reform stalled behind messaging, and patients absorbed the fallout. Legal weed stayed popular. Oversight became optional. Another week where legalization survived but accountability did not.
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.
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.
Politicians whisper “maybe,” the markets jump, and the cannabis community cheers for a win that never comes. The Great Cannabis Con Job exposes the bait-and-switch of rescheduling talk, revealing how it stalls real reform, distracts from federal prohibition, and leaves prisoners behind. This is not progress; it is political theater dressed as change
