Federal Gridlock, Cultural Signals, and State Momentum

Federal delays, state momentum, and culture pushing cannabis into its next phase.

Across federal, state and cultural arenas, cannabis policy is experiencing dynamic shifts that defy a simple linear narrative. On Capitol Hill, partisan riders continue to block local reform even as Washington’s rescheduling debate simmers. At the same time, voices from public health, music culture and state legislatures are reframing both perception an…