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July 17, 2026 in Culture

Prohibitionists Packed the DEA Hearing to Keep Marijuana in Schedule I. Their Own Witnesses Made the Case for Schedule III.

Every nongovernment participant selected for the DEA’s rescheduling hearing opposed reform. By the time the record closed, one marquee witness had undercut a central part of his side’s case, another had reportedly acknowledged that cannabis meets the Schedule III criteria, and the opposition’s strongest agency scientist had exposed the legal question likely to shape what… Keep Reading

July 10, 2026 in Culture

Prohibitionists Just Argued Themselves Into a Corner: To Stop Weed Reform, They Told a Court How Much Money They’d Lose

For a year, the loudest opponents of rescheduling have called reform a corporate payday. In a July 2 filing defending rescheduling, the Justice Department told a federal court the money is on the other side: the two groups trying to freeze the policy are guarding a commercial interest the drug laws were never written to… Keep Reading

July 1, 2026 in Culture

The DEA Blocked the Cameras at This Cannabis Hearing. Here’s What They Didn’t Want You to See.

The DEA invited only opponents to its rescheduling hearing, turned reform supporters away and refused to livestream it. Then the government’s own witnesses stood up and made the case that cannabis has real medical value and is safer than substances sold at every gas station. Here is what has been happening inside a room the… Keep Reading

April 22, 2026 in Culture

Chile Is Rethinking Cannabis Possession Laws—And It Might Backfire

Chile is advancing a controversial reform that could impose harsher penalties for cannabis possession by shifting legal criteria from quantity to perceived “potential harm.” The move has sparked a constitutional challenge, raising concerns about legal ambiguity and the risk of criminalizing users, growers, and patients. Last week, the Chilean Congress advanced an amendment to Law… Keep Reading

April 10, 2026 in Culture

The Real Cost of Cannabis Prohibition

Cannabis reform is often framed as a business or cultural issue. In reality, cannabis policy goes far beyond dispensaries; it touches the health, security, and financial stability of every American family. Decisions on cannabis policy shape who can access medicine, how communities are protected, and whether hardworking people can maintain stable livelihoods. Photo courtesy of… Keep Reading

March 12, 2026 in Culture

The Caribbean’s Cannabis Domino Effect Has a British Tripwire

Grenada’s reform is building regional momentum, but Bermuda’s path runs straight into a UK veto, and the clash reveals where Caribbean legalization spreads, and where it stalls. Grenada decriminalized cannabis in January and set the legal age for consumption to 21 years old nationwide. Drug policy reform advocates are now setting their sights on Bermuda… Keep Reading

February 27, 2026 in Culture

Ten Black Heroes Behind Cannabis Legalization

From early reform efforts to modern legalization fights, these Black leaders helped reshape cannabis law and justice. Written by Parabola Center for Law and Policy Today, support for cannabis legalization is widespread. A majority of Black Americans favor reform, politicians now campaign on outdated drug laws, and celebrities speak openly about racial disparities while building… Keep Reading

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