Featured Analysis
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Discipline Forged Under Scrutiny: Why the Hard Path Produces the Most Careful Lawyers
Discipline Forged Under Scrutiny: Why the Hard Path Produces the Most Careful LawyersBy Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 14th, 2026 ⸻ Some of the most disciplined lawyers are not the ones who glide through clean transcripts and uninterrupted résumés. They are the ones who had to fight to be admitted. They understand that the…
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No. 6 – The Major Questions Doctrine and Cannabis Reform: Delegation, Scale, and Judicial Review
The Major Questions Doctrine and Cannabis Reform: Delegation, Scale, and Judicial Review By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series No. 6 February 14, 2026 The prior essays examined the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) as a regulatory architecture containing delegated exception authority and then clarified the limits of that delegation under 21 U.S.C. §…
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No. 5 – The Limits of § 822(d): What It Does — and Does Not — Authorize
The Limits of § 822(d): What It Does — and Does Not — Authorize By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series #5 February 13, 2026 The prior essay argued that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is not a blunt prohibition instrument, but a regulatory architecture containing delegated exception authority. That structural claim warrants clarification. This…
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No. 4 – The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions
The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series #4| February 13, 2026 A recent Harvard Law Review–discussed argument (as reviewed in Drug Scheduling Is Institutional Design — And That Changes Everything) suggests the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is structurally imperfect…
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What Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Means for South Dakota — And the Conversation Still Ahead
What Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Means for South Dakota — And the Conversation Still Ahead By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 2026 Editor’s Note: WeedPress views Emmett Reistroffer as a good-faith contributor to South Dakota’s cannabis policy discussion. This article is not intended as a critique of his analysis, but as an extension of the…
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Why I No Longer Testify at Most Hearings
Why I No Longer Testify at Most Hearings Seventeen Years, Four Bills Passed, and Managing Campaigns and Staff Have Taught Me Institutional Architecture Is Not a Two-Minute Topic By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 12, 2026 This week’s attempt to repeal South Dakota’s medical cannabis laws leaned on ignorance of the federal architecture and…
Policy
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No. 6 – The Major Questions Doctrine and Cannabis Reform: Delegation, Scale, and Judicial Review
The Major Questions Doctrine and Cannabis Reform: Delegation, Scale, and Judicial Review By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series No. 6 February 14, 2026 The prior essays examined the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) as a regulatory architecture containing delegated exception authority and then clarified the limits of that delegation under 21 U.S.C. §…
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No. 5 – The Limits of § 822(d): What It Does — and Does Not — Authorize
The Limits of § 822(d): What It Does — and Does Not — Authorize By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series #5 February 13, 2026 The prior essay argued that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is not a blunt prohibition instrument, but a regulatory architecture containing delegated exception authority. That structural claim warrants clarification. This…
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No. 4 – The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions
The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series #4| February 13, 2026 A recent Harvard Law Review–discussed argument (as reviewed in Drug Scheduling Is Institutional Design — And That Changes Everything) suggests the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is structurally imperfect…
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What Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Means for South Dakota — And the Conversation Still Ahead
What Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Means for South Dakota — And the Conversation Still Ahead By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 2026 Editor’s Note: WeedPress views Emmett Reistroffer as a good-faith contributor to South Dakota’s cannabis policy discussion. This article is not intended as a critique of his analysis, but as an extension of the…
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Why I No Longer Testify at Most Hearings
Why I No Longer Testify at Most Hearings Seventeen Years, Four Bills Passed, and Managing Campaigns and Staff Have Taught Me Institutional Architecture Is Not a Two-Minute Topic By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 12, 2026 This week’s attempt to repeal South Dakota’s medical cannabis laws leaned on ignorance of the federal architecture and…
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Call for Prosecutions Raises Concerns About Politicization
Call for Prosecutions Raises Concerns About Politicization When criminal law becomes a first-resort response to disagreement, institutional trust is at risk By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | January 17, 2026. In recent weeks, prominent progressive commentators have openly discussed the need for criminal accountability for political opponents. On a podcast appearance with CNN’s Jim Acosta,…
Law
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Discipline Forged Under Scrutiny: Why the Hard Path Produces the Most Careful Lawyers
Discipline Forged Under Scrutiny: Why the Hard Path Produces the Most Careful LawyersBy Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 14th, 2026 ⸻ Some of the most disciplined lawyers are not the ones who glide through clean transcripts and uninterrupted résumés. They are the ones who had to fight to be admitted. They understand that the…
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No. 6 – The Major Questions Doctrine and Cannabis Reform: Delegation, Scale, and Judicial Review
The Major Questions Doctrine and Cannabis Reform: Delegation, Scale, and Judicial Review By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series No. 6 February 14, 2026 The prior essays examined the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) as a regulatory architecture containing delegated exception authority and then clarified the limits of that delegation under 21 U.S.C. §…
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No. 5 – The Limits of § 822(d): What It Does — and Does Not — Authorize
The Limits of § 822(d): What It Does — and Does Not — Authorize By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series #5 February 13, 2026 The prior essay argued that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is not a blunt prohibition instrument, but a regulatory architecture containing delegated exception authority. That structural claim warrants clarification. This…
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No. 4 – The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions
The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series #4| February 13, 2026 A recent Harvard Law Review–discussed argument (as reviewed in Drug Scheduling Is Institutional Design — And That Changes Everything) suggests the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is structurally imperfect…
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What Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Means for South Dakota — And the Conversation Still Ahead
What Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Means for South Dakota — And the Conversation Still Ahead By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 2026 Editor’s Note: WeedPress views Emmett Reistroffer as a good-faith contributor to South Dakota’s cannabis policy discussion. This article is not intended as a critique of his analysis, but as an extension of the…
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Why I No Longer Testify at Most Hearings
Why I No Longer Testify at Most Hearings Seventeen Years, Four Bills Passed, and Managing Campaigns and Staff Have Taught Me Institutional Architecture Is Not a Two-Minute Topic By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 12, 2026 This week’s attempt to repeal South Dakota’s medical cannabis laws leaned on ignorance of the federal architecture and…
Science
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LEGAL: Affirmative Defenses For Healthcare Practitioners From The IDPH Website
Affirmative Defenses for Health Care Practitioners Iowa Code chapter 124E.12 (1) – A health care practitioner, including any authorized agent or employee thereof, shall not be subject to prosecution for the unlawful certification, possession, or administration of marijuana under the laws of this state for activities arising directly out of or directly related to the certification…
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Iowa Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Opportunities For Medical Cannabis Education Seminars At Des Moines University, Other Schools Found At IDPH Website (Link Here)
Click here to go to the Iowa Department of Public Health Website For More Information From the above link: d Iowa Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Opportunities Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain – Dr. Jolene Smith DO, DABA, DABA-PM and Dr. Karry Smith PhD, MPH. The link above will take you to a webinar of…
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Here’s the full study from the Harm Reduction Journal On Cannabis Using Patients With Schizophrenia
Acceptance of pharmaceutical cannabis substitution by cannabis using patients with schizophrenia Jan van AmsterdamEmail authorView ORCID ID profile, Jojanneke Vervloet, Gerdien de Weert, Victor J. A. Buwalda, Anna E. Goudriaan and Wim van den Brink Harm Reduction Journal201815:47 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0253-7 © The Author(s). 2018 Received: 5 June 2018 Accepted: 4 September 2018 Published: 20 September 2018 Abstract Background Cannabis-smoking patients with a psychotic disorder have poorer disease outcomes than non-cannabis-smoking patients with…
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Leafly’s List Of Marijuana Strains For Bipolar Disorder — Science Says Less THC, More CBD Advisable
https://www.leafly.com/explore/conditions-bipolar-disorder They have more. Here’s 62: Blue DreamBdHybrid Sour DieselSdSativa GSCGscHybrid Green CrackGcSativa OG KushOgkHybrid Original GlueGg4Hybrid White WidowWwHybrid Jack HererJhSativa Bubba KushBkIndica PineappleExpressPexHybrid TrainwreckTwHybrid AK-47AkHybrid Durban PoisonDpSativa Northern LightsNlIndica HeadbandHbHybrid Blue CheeseChzIndica Strawberry CoughScSativa ChemdogCdHybrid Purple KushPkIndica Lemon HazeLhSativa Grape ApeGaIndica Alaskan ThunderFuckAtfSativa Blackberry KushBbkIndica Mazar xBlueberry OGMzoHybrid Amnesia HazeAmhSativa Maui…
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Harm Reduction Journal: Acceptance of pharmaceutical cannabis substitution by cannabis using patients with schizophrenia
Excerpted from this Psychedelic Times article: A study recently published in Harm Reduction Journal investigated whether patients with a psychotic disorder would accept smoking pharmaceutical cannabis variants that are less harmful than high-potency cannabis. Results There were very few undesired side effects from smoking the joints in the study. Psychotic-like symptoms were not observed…
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Newsweek: Is marijuana the world’s most effective treatment for autism?
This post was meant to be one sentence and turned into a lecture. Please read and comment and tell me what you think! Newsweek: Is marijuana the world’s most effective treatment for autism? https://www.newsweek.com/2018/02/23/really-good-weed-why-cannabis-may-be-worlds-most-effective-remedy-core-806758.html “It’s morning in Nahariya, a tiny Israeli town near the Lebanese border, and 4-year-old Benjamin is repeatedly smashing his head against…
Current Events
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Could Someone Tell Brad Zaun Et Al To Stop Claiming He Represents Marijuana, Thanks
Iowa senators who move the needle on the marijuana narrative like this clearly aren’t listening to pot advocates. Brad Zaun claims 25 grams of THC is some kind of swing for the fences. Whatever happened to people standing up for what’s right, instead of what’s politically convenient? There are zero principled legislators at the 2020…
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Sen. Zaun wants more funding for mental health as well as expanded medical cannabis in Iowa
The Iowa Standard. Doubtful these tyrants will do anything useful this year or next.
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Senator Tom Greene implores Iowa to allow patients to use medical cannabis, notes use will be limited to certain Iowans
“Let the prescriber decide the dose, not the politicians,” says the Senator in today’s Iowa Standard. Senator Greene should know…his day job is being a pharmacist. Read the full article here in The Iowa Standard.
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After governor veto, Iowa House panel advances medical cannabis bill with stricter limits
CBS2Iowa’s Caroline Cummings writes this report concerning yesterday’s uninspiring marijuana news out of Des Moines.
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Ben From Iowa City: His Story
For more information, visit: https://www.iowaharmreductioncoalition.org/syringe-exchange/ Ben’s Story SSPs offer connections to treatment Ben is a 26 year old from Iowa City who has been using heroin for several years. In the fall of 2017, he met the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition (IHRC) while they were conducting community outreach. He received a naloxone kit and was…
Legislation
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No. 4 – The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions
The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series #4| February 13, 2026 A recent Harvard Law Review–discussed argument (as reviewed in Drug Scheduling Is Institutional Design — And That Changes Everything) suggests the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is structurally imperfect…
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South Dakota Testimony in Opposition to SB 181 and SB 194: When Federal Law Is Misunderstood in State Policy
Committee AgendaCommittee: Senate Health and Human ServicesRoom: Room 412Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026Time: 7:45 AM-9:45 AMRegister electronically to testify: https://sdlegislature.gov/testify/301839 Senators Jensen (Kevin), Davis, Grove, Perry, Reed, Smith, and Voight BILL HEARINGSSB 181 cause the repeal of the medical cannabis chapter upon the federal re-scheduling of cannabis (Introduced)Introduced by: Senator Carley SB 194 limit the…
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SD Lawmakers Quietly Pull Medical Cannabis Arrest Bill From Agenda
Lawmakers Quietly Pull Medical Cannabis Arrest Bill From Agenda By Jason Karimi | WeedPress: The Paper Trail PIERRE, S.D. — A controversial bill that would have expanded police authority to arrest registered medical cannabis patients was quietly pulled from the South Dakota Legislature’s agenda this week — a move that signals mounting resistance to efforts…
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New SD Bill Would Let Police Arrest Medical Cannabis Patients Over Misplaced Cards
SB 95 would allow police to arrest otherwise compliant medical marijuana patients in South Dakota solely for failing to immediately produce a physical card or card number, overriding existing statutory protections 🏛️ South Dakota SB 95 — What It Does By Jason Karimi Bill Summary: Require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or…
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S. Rep. No. 91-613 (1969)
S. Rep. No. 91-613 (1969) is the Senate Judiciary Committee report accompanying S. 3246, the bill that became Title II and III of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-513), also known as the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This is the foundational federal law classifying drugs into schedules and…
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Lawmakers Filing Bills In Anticipation Of Federal Schedule 3 Change
Weedpress has been preparing to be ahead of the curve on this highway of federal law changes. Now that everyone else is trying to play catch up, and failing, WeedPress continues to stand by for anyone in the country wishing to gain clarity on the administrative procedures and legal necessities of this complex regulatory policy…
RFRA Updates
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South Dakota Senate Passes Resolution Calling for Prayer — While Cannabis Policy Still in Flux
South Dakota Senate Passes Resolution Calling for Prayer — While Cannabis Policy Still in Flux By Reverend Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 4, 2026 This week, the South Dakota Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 604 — a non-binding call urging residents of the state to “return to the Lord Most High” and observe a…
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Iowa Ayahuasca Church’s Bid to Force DEA Action Argued in D.C. Circuit, Decision Pending
Judges Signal Skepticism as Court Considers Forcing DEA to Act on Long-Delayed Exemption for Iowa Church Iowa Ayahuasca Church’s Bid to Force DEA Action Argued in D.C. Circuit, Decision Pending By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | January 39, 2026 An Iowa-based religious group has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…
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No. 2 – The Path to a Religious Cannabis Exemption: Why Medical Cannabis Systems Change the RFRA Equation
The Path to a Religious Cannabis Exemption: Why Medical Cannabis Systems Change the RFRA Equation By Jason Karimi | WeedPress Policy Series No. 2 January 27, 2026 For decades, U.S. courts have uniformly rejected claims that marijuana is protected as a religious sacrament under the First Amendment or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Ethiopian…
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Petition For Religious Cannabis Exemption In Nebraska
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THURSTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA STATE OF NEBRASKA, Plaintiff, v. JASON KARIMI, Defendant. Case No: DEFENDANT’S PRO SE MOTION TO MODIFY PROBATION CONDITION PURSUANT TO THE NEBRASKA FIRST FREEDOM ACT (NEB. REV. STAT. §§ 20-701 – 20-705) COMES NOW the Defendant, appearing pro se, and…
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Time to Work On Religious Cannabis Petition For Nebraska
I’m one of two cases involving religious cannabis users arguing a constitutional right for religious exemption to cannabis laws in Nebraska. If non-religious secular medical users get exemption, but not religious users, that’s discrimination. Asking a court for such a ruling is warranted. I’ve got 50 pages of notes to turn into my filings. So,…
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Two Religious Cannabis Cases Now Proceeding in Nebraska
My case, and a church member of mine, are proceeding in Nebraska. Mine is a probation challenge stating probation can’t restrict private not for profit religious use when the state is allowing and legislating secular medical exemptions. The second case I won’t report on so as not to screw up important litigation strategies but I…
Upcoming Events
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Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Launches Statewide Town Hall Tour
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Launches Statewide Town Hall Tour By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 7, 2026 Scottsbluff to Lincoln: Advocates Take Patient Access Conversation Across the State Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) is hitting the road this week with a statewide town hall tour aimed at updating patients, families, and community members on…
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Federal Public Comment Available Now (Texas Too)
Public input needed! Federal first then Texas: Federal Update: CMS & Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids On November 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) filed a proposed ruleto incorporate the federal definition of hemp that will take effect on November 12, 2026. This proposed rule clarifies that cannabis or hemp-derived products illegal under federal or state…
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Tomorrow: Best Attorneys Discuss Federal Rescheduling At Noon
https://x.com/jamiecampbell/status/2006159843267145790?s=46 RSVP and attend at noon central/ 1 eastern 1-6-2025 Be there or be square. Link also here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UKmdX9EBQs2HYOW7epomvA#/registration
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Reminder: Rising to the Moment: Protecting and Advancing Cannabis Legalization in a Changing America
Rising to the Moment: Protecting and Advancing Cannabis Legalization in a Changing America Date & TimeDec 17, 2025 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Webinar ID815 7712 0875 Description BGM and Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) invite you to join us for a timely discussion on the current state of the national legalization landscape. We will…
For The Record (2026), By Jason Karimi
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Chapter 9: The Record vs. the Narrative
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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Chapter 10: What Remains
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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Chapter 8: What the Media Gets Wrong
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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Chapter 7: Why I Never Left
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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Chapter 6: Staying Power
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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Chapter 5: The Apprenticeship
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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Chapter 4: Learning the Language of Power
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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Chapter 3: Becoming a Problem
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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Chapter 2: Before the File Was Opened
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted education, faith, discipline, and early legitimacy Chapter 3 — Becoming a ProblemWork, exhaustion, collapse, and the cost of visibility Chapter 4 — Learning the Language of PowerCourts, probation, jail, campaigns, and proximity to decision-makers…
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“For The Record” Chapter 1: The First Arrest
The following 8,580 word book is ten chapters long and written for future advocates. FOR THE RECORD How Power Actually Works—and Why Documentation Outlasts the Narrative By Jason Karimi Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 — The First ArrestEarly rupture, authority, and the beginning of resistance Chapter 2 — Before the File Was Opened Gifted…
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On Independence, Accountability, and Why I Don’t Build My Work Around Approval
On Independence, Accountability, and Why I Don’t Build My Work Around Approval By Jason Karimi At 19, I ended up in a homeless shelter. Not because I committed a crime.Not because I was addicted.Not because I couldn’t work. I was there because I stood up in court for religious cannabis rights, made the front page…
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Why WeedPress Chooses to Be a High-Heat, Contrarian Watchdog
Why WeedPress Chooses to Be a High-Heat, Contrarian Watchdog By Jason Karimi | WeedPressJanuary 24, 2026 WeedPress was not created to be polite. It was not created to echo press releases, recycle activist talking points, or play nice with institutions that have repeatedly failed cannabis patients, small operators, and civil liberties. WeedPress exists to document,…
Commentary
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Discipline Forged Under Scrutiny: Why the Hard Path Produces the Most Careful Lawyers
Discipline Forged Under Scrutiny: Why the Hard Path Produces the Most Careful LawyersBy Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 14th, 2026 ⸻ Some of the most disciplined lawyers are not the ones who glide through clean transcripts and uninterrupted résumés. They are the ones who had to fight to be admitted. They understand that the…
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Outline of Cannabis Federalism: Constitutional Architecture in a Post-Prohibition Era
New book in monograph form incoming. Estimated release date: July 4, 2026 Cannabis Federalism: Constitutional Architecture in a Post-Prohibition Era Subtitle: A Structural Analysis of Vertical Preemption, Horizontal Protectionism, and Patient-Centered Regulatory Design By Jason Karimi Proposed Table of Contents Preface From Conflict to Architecture Brief, measured acknowledgment of the volatility of the cannabis policy…
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The “Lazy but Ambitious” Minority: Why 15–20% of People Are Wired Differently — and How That Can Be a Strength
The “Lazy but Ambitious” Minority: Why 15–20% of People Are Wired Differently — and How That Can Be a Strength By Jason Karimi A growing body of productivity and behavioral-psychology content points to a counterintuitive personality pattern: a significant minority of people — often estimated informally at 15–20% of the population in coaching and productivity…
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Why I No Longer Testify at Most Hearings
Why I No Longer Testify at Most Hearings Seventeen Years, Four Bills Passed, and Managing Campaigns and Staff Have Taught Me Institutional Architecture Is Not a Two-Minute Topic By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 12, 2026 This week’s attempt to repeal South Dakota’s medical cannabis laws leaned on ignorance of the federal architecture and…
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Call for Prosecutions Raises Concerns About Politicization
Call for Prosecutions Raises Concerns About Politicization When criminal law becomes a first-resort response to disagreement, institutional trust is at risk By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | January 17, 2026. In recent weeks, prominent progressive commentators have openly discussed the need for criminal accountability for political opponents. On a podcast appearance with CNN’s Jim Acosta,…
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Why So Much Cannabis Activism Burns People Out — and Why Mine Doesn’t
Why So Much Cannabis Activism Burns People Out — and Why Mine Doesn’t By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 4, 2026 If this work can be energizing, why do so many advocates flame out, disappear, or turn bitter? The answer isn’t workload.It’s structure. Burnout Is a Design Failure Most activist burnout isn’t personal weakness…
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Why WeedPress Exists the Way It Does: How I Learned to Navigate Hostile Systems — and Still Publish Solutions
WeedPress focuses on documented facts, public records, and procedural analysis, not personal vendettas or speculation. Why WeedPress Exists the Way It Does: How I Learned to Navigate Hostile Systems — and Still Publish Solutions By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | January 29, 2026 WeedPress wasn’t built by someone who grew up with a safety net.…
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Updates From Visiting South Dakota Capitol So Far Today
From recent official remarks and events: The Supreme Court is hosting treatment court sessions at the Capitol Drug court policy and funding is a major legislative talking point Drug Court Advisory Council met Jan 27 (yesterday) This ties directly into: – Cannabis vs. criminal justice – How the state frames “treatment” vs. legalization – Budget…
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On Independence, Accountability, and Why I Don’t Build My Work Around Approval
On Independence, Accountability, and Why I Don’t Build My Work Around Approval By Jason Karimi At 19, I ended up in a homeless shelter. Not because I committed a crime.Not because I was addicted.Not because I couldn’t work. I was there because I stood up in court for religious cannabis rights, made the front page…
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Why WeedPress Chooses to Be a High-Heat, Contrarian Watchdog
Why WeedPress Chooses to Be a High-Heat, Contrarian Watchdog By Jason Karimi | WeedPressJanuary 24, 2026 WeedPress was not created to be polite. It was not created to echo press releases, recycle activist talking points, or play nice with institutions that have repeatedly failed cannabis patients, small operators, and civil liberties. WeedPress exists to document,…
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Who Actually Holds Power?
Who Actually Holds Power? Another hit master piece by Jason Karimi, WeedPress News Scroll social media for five minutes and you’ll see the same illusion repeated in different forms: whoever controls the narrative controls the system. Influencers, viral posts, cultural momentum — these are presented as the new centers of power. The message is simple:…
Patient Perspectives
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Discipline Forged Under Scrutiny: Why the Hard Path Produces the Most Careful Lawyers
Discipline Forged Under Scrutiny: Why the Hard Path Produces the Most Careful LawyersBy Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 14th, 2026 ⸻ Some of the most disciplined lawyers are not the ones who glide through clean transcripts and uninterrupted résumés. They are the ones who had to fight to be admitted. They understand that the…
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Outline of Cannabis Federalism: Constitutional Architecture in a Post-Prohibition Era
New book in monograph form incoming. Estimated release date: July 4, 2026 Cannabis Federalism: Constitutional Architecture in a Post-Prohibition Era Subtitle: A Structural Analysis of Vertical Preemption, Horizontal Protectionism, and Patient-Centered Regulatory Design By Jason Karimi Proposed Table of Contents Preface From Conflict to Architecture Brief, measured acknowledgment of the volatility of the cannabis policy…
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The “Lazy but Ambitious” Minority: Why 15–20% of People Are Wired Differently — and How That Can Be a Strength
The “Lazy but Ambitious” Minority: Why 15–20% of People Are Wired Differently — and How That Can Be a Strength By Jason Karimi A growing body of productivity and behavioral-psychology content points to a counterintuitive personality pattern: a significant minority of people — often estimated informally at 15–20% of the population in coaching and productivity…
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Call for Prosecutions Raises Concerns About Politicization
Call for Prosecutions Raises Concerns About Politicization When criminal law becomes a first-resort response to disagreement, institutional trust is at risk By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | January 17, 2026. In recent weeks, prominent progressive commentators have openly discussed the need for criminal accountability for political opponents. On a podcast appearance with CNN’s Jim Acosta,…
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Why Consumers Prefer Walmart to Small Businesses
“Mom-and-pop” shops aren’t better. Amazon refunds you in 30 seconds while the indie biz ghosts you. Local cafes open whenever the owner feels like it. The neighborhood market is expensive and always out of what you need. CVS fills prescriptions on time; the independent pharmacy closes for lunch. You don’t have to worry about being…
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Ewwwww: Live Bug Discovered In Hemp Product In South Dakota. GROSS
Previously on WeedPress: Limited Public Input, Transparency Failure: South Dakota Cannabis Board Not Serving Public, Patient Concerns A live bug was found in a hemp product purchased by investigators. This report also found high levels of heavy metals and toxins dangerous to patients. Disgusting.
WeedPress: The Paper Trail 