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Cannabis Is No Longer Counterculture. It’s Infrastructure.

Cannabis power struggle has begun. Washington is reforming marijuana while simultaneously tightening control over the industry it created.

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May 19, 2026
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For decades, cannabis existed outside the American system.

Now?

It’s inside:

  • Congress

  • Hospitals

  • Federal agencies

  • Veteran healthcare programs

  • Corporate retail

  • Scientific research institutions

And that changes everything.

Because once an industry becomes economically meaningful and politically unavoidable, the conversation stops being:

“Should this exist?”

And become…

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