Friction Economy of Cannabis: Law, Labor & Liquor Collide

Policy, power and profit - from court calendars to cooler wars, this edition maps where reform actually moves.

The center of gravity for cannabis policy is shifting on several fronts at once. In Washington, timeline tweaks at the Supreme Court keep constitutional questions about guns and cannabis in flux, while former White House staffers spill the backstory on pardons and rescheduling.

In the states, Massachusetts is stress-testing how far worker protections an…