From Whiskey Whiners to Mushroom Miners: The U.S. Weed Scene Is a Hot, High Mess (And We Love It)

Booze vs. bud, Midwest moves, Gen Z chills, expungements fly, FBI backs off, hemp regulated, shrooms bloom, equity blooms.

The green wave isn’t just washing over state lines—it’s rewriting the playbook. In this week’s pulse check, liquor lobbyists are thirsting for a slice of the cannabis pie, Kansas is getting closer to compassionate care, and Gen Z is choosing joints over gin. Meanwhile, Hawaii’s cleaning slates, Delaware’s outsmarting the feds, and New Mexico’s betting b…