A group of lawmakers recently sent Trump a letter urging him not to reschedule cannabis because it would send "the wrong message to the kids." You know what? I actually agree that cannabis shouldn't be rescheduled—but not for their reasons. Cannabis should be completely descheduled, removed from the Controlled Substances Act entirely, because it's not a "substance" in the pharmaceutical sense. It's a plant.

In October 2022, President Biden issued a proclamation pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. He also called on governors to issue similar pardons for state offenses and directed the Department of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to review marijuana's classification under federal law.

For months, he's been dangling the carrot of rescheduling cannabis from Schedule I to III, teasing it like the Epstein files or his "no new wars" pledge—empty calories for the faithful. A GOP congressional leader even called it "cautiously optimistic," framing it as an opioid alternative to keep the base nodding along. But peel back the foil, and it's clear: this is Pharma's wet dream.

Let me show you what state-sponsored propaganda looks like in 2025. Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau recently published an infographic titled "Understanding Medical Cannabis" that's so packed with cherry-picked data, misleading claims, and deliberate omissions that it deserves a thorough dissection

Here's what really stings: many Americans genuinely believed they were voting for something different. Trump's campaign promises included releasing the Epstein list and reforming cannabis policy. "We'll get the Epstein list public," he said. "We'll reform cannabis," he promised.

The compound is called cannabizetol (CBGD), and it's only the fourth dimeric cannabinoid ever identified in cannabis. When researchers tested it against 84 different inflammatory genes, it showed significantly higher anti-inflammatory activity than any previously studied dimeric cannabinoid. It works through the NF-κB pathway—essentially a master switch for inflammation throughout the human body—and exhibits powerful antioxidant properties that could have applications in dermatology, chronic inflammation, and potentially dozens of other medical conditions we haven't even imagined yet.

Alright, let's talk about this article that's been making the rounds on multiple news outlets recently. You know the one—"It's Possible to Get Addicted to Pot: Here's What to Know." When you see the same article getting shared across multiple mainstream media platforms simultaneously, your propaganda detector should start beeping. Mine's going off like a five-alarm fire.

Let me paint you a picture of where we are right now with federal cannabis policy: it's a complete shitshow. And I don't use that term lightly. We're living in a moment where the federal government has managed to create the most confusing, contradictory, and dysfunctional cannabis policy in the 90-year history of prohibition. That's saying something.

Before we dive into survival tactics, let's get one thing crystal clear: the criminalization of cannabis has been one of the most destructive social policies in American history. Over 20 million people have been imprisoned for cannabis-related offenses, transforming the United States into the world's leading jailer. Think about that for a second. We didn't earn that dubious honor by locking up murderers and rapists. We got there by criminalizing a plant.

Fifty-five years later, we're watching the same playbook executed with surgical precision. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp—cannabis containing 0.3% or less delta-9 THC—creating a legal market for CBD products, textiles, and agricultural materials. Entrepreneurs seized this opportunity, building businesses around hemp-derived cannabinoids that technically complied with federal law while producing intoxicating effects similar to marijuana.