Featured Analysis
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South Dakota Protects Free Speech With New Anti-SLAPP Law
I’m a prisoner? locked up for what?Freedom of Speech? ain’t that all we’ve got? – Stephen Marley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGNzfXG9Gw April 17, 2026 For years, South Dakota had a hole in its legal architecture that should have embarrassed any state claiming to respect free speech. If someone with money, status, or institutional backing wanted to punish a…
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Dark Night Of The Soul – Tricycle Day Newsletter
Click here to subscribe to Tricycle Day From today’s Tricycle Day Newsletter: Welcome to Tricycle Day. We’re the psychedelics newsletter that’s not obsessed. Not at all. We’re just moderation-challenged. 🙃 Roman Palitsky was told studying mysticism was career suicide. (Reader, he did it anyway.) Now he leads spiritual and existential research at Emory’s psychedelic center, where the work…
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The 5 Signs You’re Dealing With a High-Conflict Opponent (Not Just a Difficult One)
Editors note: Mapping the battlefield is not about winning arguments online. It is about anticipating structural shifts before they manifest in enforcement, litigation, or administrative tightening. Movements that fail to understand structure are surprised by it. Movements that understand structure survive it. WeedPress exists for that purpose. https://weedpress.org/2026/02/14/weedpress-is-mapping-the-battlefield-while-others-debate-the-map/ I just watched Rebecca Zung break this…
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Holy Shit. Was I Wrong? Homegrown May Be Federally Legal Now After All?
Just woke up to this idea: this section… …found here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1301/subject-group-ECFR0f5a129834f0129/section-1301.13#p-1301.13(k)(5) …may legally allow homegrown to be included under federal law after all. WeedPress previously warned homegrown may be illegal and to watch that closely: An absolute legend of the cannabis movement has filed with DEA to rule on the homegrown issue. No organization or…
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Dumbest, Most Unliked South Dakota Cannabis Advocate Skipped 2 Of Last 4 Primary Elections, Didn’t Vote For Trump
Discussing politics with Republican insiders and leadership this week here in South Dakota. My multi million dollar advocacy org was involved in ten races here. Helps to know…well, everybody… I found something in my investigative reporting I shared with Republicans here in South Dakota. Apparently a former Democrat who the South Dakota Legislature passed a…
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Treaty Obligations Meet Constitutional Reality: How Article 36 of the Single Convention Preserves U.S. Flexibility on Cannabis Policy
Editors note: WeedPress has studied this federal exemption and rescheduling issue for 17 years. The international drug control regime does not impose a one-size-fits-all criminal hammer. Article 36 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (as amended by the 1972 Protocol) requires parties to criminalize intentional violations of the treaty’s controls on cultivation, production,…
Policy
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Dark Night Of The Soul – Tricycle Day Newsletter
Click here to subscribe to Tricycle Day From today’s Tricycle Day Newsletter: Welcome to Tricycle Day. We’re the psychedelics newsletter that’s not obsessed. Not at all. We’re just moderation-challenged. 🙃 Roman Palitsky was told studying mysticism was career suicide. (Reader, he did it anyway.) Now he leads spiritual and existential research at Emory’s psychedelic center, where the work…
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The 5 Signs You’re Dealing With a High-Conflict Opponent (Not Just a Difficult One)
Editors note: Mapping the battlefield is not about winning arguments online. It is about anticipating structural shifts before they manifest in enforcement, litigation, or administrative tightening. Movements that fail to understand structure are surprised by it. Movements that understand structure survive it. WeedPress exists for that purpose. https://weedpress.org/2026/02/14/weedpress-is-mapping-the-battlefield-while-others-debate-the-map/ I just watched Rebecca Zung break this…
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Dumbest, Most Unliked South Dakota Cannabis Advocate Skipped 2 Of Last 4 Primary Elections, Didn’t Vote For Trump
Discussing politics with Republican insiders and leadership this week here in South Dakota. My multi million dollar advocacy org was involved in ten races here. Helps to know…well, everybody… I found something in my investigative reporting I shared with Republicans here in South Dakota. Apparently a former Democrat who the South Dakota Legislature passed a…
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming Announces Rescission of Marijuana Charging Guidance
For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Wyoming CHEYENNE, WY – On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded previous guidance concerning the prosecution of simple marijuana possession. U.S. Attorney Smith promptly notified federal law enforcement agencies that marijuana offenses occurring on federal land, such as national parks, will now be rigorously prosecuted. This…
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Iowa Court Filing Implicates South Dakota Banking Costs – No, South Dakota Banking Isn’t “All Good”
“Although banking access has improved in some respects, marijuana’s schedule I status has made many financial institutions, insurers, payment processors, lenders, secure-cash transporters, investors, and commercial vendors unwilling to work with state-licensed marijuana companies, including Intervenors, or willing to do so only at substantially increased cost,” the motion says. “Schedule I status also limits access…
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Government Witness Tells DEA Five Factor Test Would Never Reschedule Marijuana – New Test Fixes That Problem
The new two part test the government created to declare marijuana is medicine was a big deal. Now, government witnesses tell the public the old five part test was never going to let marijuana be recognized as medicine. Prohibitionist group SAM shares the details: More details here at The Dales Report:
Law
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South Dakota Protects Free Speech With New Anti-SLAPP Law
I’m a prisoner? locked up for what?Freedom of Speech? ain’t that all we’ve got? – Stephen Marley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGNzfXG9Gw April 17, 2026 For years, South Dakota had a hole in its legal architecture that should have embarrassed any state claiming to respect free speech. If someone with money, status, or institutional backing wanted to punish a…
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Dark Night Of The Soul – Tricycle Day Newsletter
Click here to subscribe to Tricycle Day From today’s Tricycle Day Newsletter: Welcome to Tricycle Day. We’re the psychedelics newsletter that’s not obsessed. Not at all. We’re just moderation-challenged. 🙃 Roman Palitsky was told studying mysticism was career suicide. (Reader, he did it anyway.) Now he leads spiritual and existential research at Emory’s psychedelic center, where the work…
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The 5 Signs You’re Dealing With a High-Conflict Opponent (Not Just a Difficult One)
Editors note: Mapping the battlefield is not about winning arguments online. It is about anticipating structural shifts before they manifest in enforcement, litigation, or administrative tightening. Movements that fail to understand structure are surprised by it. Movements that understand structure survive it. WeedPress exists for that purpose. https://weedpress.org/2026/02/14/weedpress-is-mapping-the-battlefield-while-others-debate-the-map/ I just watched Rebecca Zung break this…
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Holy Shit. Was I Wrong? Homegrown May Be Federally Legal Now After All?
Just woke up to this idea: this section… …found here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1301/subject-group-ECFR0f5a129834f0129/section-1301.13#p-1301.13(k)(5) …may legally allow homegrown to be included under federal law after all. WeedPress previously warned homegrown may be illegal and to watch that closely: An absolute legend of the cannabis movement has filed with DEA to rule on the homegrown issue. No organization or…
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Dumbest, Most Unliked South Dakota Cannabis Advocate Skipped 2 Of Last 4 Primary Elections, Didn’t Vote For Trump
Discussing politics with Republican insiders and leadership this week here in South Dakota. My multi million dollar advocacy org was involved in ten races here. Helps to know…well, everybody… I found something in my investigative reporting I shared with Republicans here in South Dakota. Apparently a former Democrat who the South Dakota Legislature passed a…
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Treaty Obligations Meet Constitutional Reality: How Article 36 of the Single Convention Preserves U.S. Flexibility on Cannabis Policy
Editors note: WeedPress has studied this federal exemption and rescheduling issue for 17 years. The international drug control regime does not impose a one-size-fits-all criminal hammer. Article 36 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 (as amended by the 1972 Protocol) requires parties to criminalize intentional violations of the treaty’s controls on cultivation, production,…
Science
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Dark Night Of The Soul – Tricycle Day Newsletter
Click here to subscribe to Tricycle Day From today’s Tricycle Day Newsletter: Welcome to Tricycle Day. We’re the psychedelics newsletter that’s not obsessed. Not at all. We’re just moderation-challenged. 🙃 Roman Palitsky was told studying mysticism was career suicide. (Reader, he did it anyway.) Now he leads spiritual and existential research at Emory’s psychedelic center, where the work…
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Legal Details: Understanding The New Two Part Test Wasn’t About Cannabis
From High Times Magazine: The Opponents Are Fighting the Test, Not the Plant Unable to dispute that cannabis is used medically across more than 40 states, opponents spent day two attacking the yardstick. For years, the FDA used a five-part test to judge accepted medical use, one that demanded known, reproducible chemistry and large controlled…
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New York Launches Program to Educate Doctors About Cannabis
“The University at Albany and Albany Medical Center are supporting the initiative. SUNY Upstate Medical University, Stony Brook Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, CUNY School of Public Health, and New York State Office of Mental Health are also involved in the center.” Read: https://ganjapreneur.com/new-york-launches-program-to-educate-doctors-about-cannabis/
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The Watchman’s Hour: 1 AM Reflections on Seventeen Years of Federal Exemption Vigilance
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/06/04/nursing-home-takes-regulators-to-court-over-residents-eviction/ Lately I wake up almost every night around 1 AM and stay awake for hours. Not from anxiety or restlessness in the ordinary sense, but with a clear, alert presence. The house is quiet. The world outside is sleeping. And my mind turns, as it has for years, to the intricate architecture of federal…
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Reflections on a Bruised Nail: What My Left Middle Finger Injury Taught Me About Inner Worth and Boundaries
Two months ago, I slammed my left middle finger, resulting in a subungual hematoma—the dark pool of blood trapped beneath the nail that turned my fingertip into a visual reminder of sudden impact.¹ No longer painful, the nail still carries a mottled shadow of black and white as new growth slowly pushes the old damage…
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Predators Don’t Debate — They Rig the Game: How Black-Market-Friendly State Cannabis Programs Created the Perfect Environment for Predators — and Why Federal Legitimacy Is Ending It
The drug laws were rigged for decades. Prohibition didn’t eliminate the black market — it protected it. Cartels and underground operators thrived while legitimate patients and small businesses were crushed. When states began legalization without federal exemption, they didn’t fix the problem. They simply moved the rigged game indoors and gave it a state license.…
Current Events
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Need Help Writing Your Legislator? Follow This Link And Sample Email
Hi __________ My name is (name) and I live in your district. I may or may not be a voter but marijuana is important to me. If you could vote in favor of allowing the medical cannabidiol advisory board to decide this issue on the science I would really appreciate it. Currently both patients and…
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We Are Iowa 30 Minute Iowa Marijuana Special “Medicine in the Making” Shows Future $10 Million Grow Operation Being Built in Des Moines Area
Link URL: http://www.weareiowa.com/news/this-week-in-iowa/this-week-in-iowa-special-medicine-in-the-making/1033461139 http://w3.cdn.anvato.net/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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%3D Follow WeedPress on Facebook See also: Medical Marijuana Bills Advance at Iowa State House — March 18th, 2018 Dispensary Licenses Granted Today While $10 Million Marijuana Grow Facility Continues Construction in Des Moines After apparently falsifying police reports and potentially tampering with evidence the Carroll Police Department lead by Chief Brad…
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![Kemin Industries consultant on Lazer 103.3 and Channel 5 News says State of Iowa’s THC limitations increase cost to their program for patients, other issues | [VIDEO] [AUDIO]](https://weedpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iowa-seal.png?w=418)
Kemin Industries consultant on Lazer 103.3 and Channel 5 News says State of Iowa’s THC limitations increase cost to their program for patients, other issues | [VIDEO] [AUDIO]
Video from We Are Iowa’s Jessica Flynn: http://w3.cdn.anvato.net/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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 An even more informative interview was done on Lazer 103.3. Click this link to listen. Michael Libbie’s Radio Show ‘Insight on Business The News Hour’ did a good show as well. Click here to listen. These are very important discussions. Here’s some other media that has exploded…
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Dispensary Licenses Granted Today While $10 Million Marijuana Grow Facility Continues Construction in Des Moines
From MJ Biz Daily: The winning retailers and their dispensary locations: MedPharm Iowa, with locations in Windsor Heights and Sioux City Have a Heart Compassion Care, with locations in Council Bluffs and Davenport Iowa Cannabis Company, with one location in Waterloo The dispensaries must open by Dec. 1. Read the full article from MJ Biz…
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Could Cannabis Replace Traditional Labor Medications? A High Times Report
High Times had an article a couple weeks ago that sounded familiar. Melanie Dreher’s studies in Jamaica on pregnant marijuana patients was instructive decades ago — could Western society be making way for the pregnant Marijuana Mom? From “Could Cannabis Replace Traditional Labor Medications:” Pot Use During Pregnancy People with a spectrum of aches, pains,…
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Oskaloosa High School Cheer Coach FIRED For Medical Marijuana Facebook Post? Miss Iowa United States Weighs In
After a national precedent setting appeals court case with a payout of $353,000 over a T-shirt that was officially licensed by Iowa State University, an Oskaloosa, Iowa High School cheerleading coach seems to have been fired from her position as a student role model and leader for her opinion that marijuana is an issue worth…
Legislation
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No. 4 – The Controlled Substances Act Is Not a Blunt Instrument — It Is an Architecture of Exceptions
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 — designed for prohibition rather than regulation — and therefore in need of legislative overhaul. That framing misunderstands the statute’s architecture. The CSA was not written as…
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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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Dark Night Of The Soul – Tricycle Day Newsletter
Click here to subscribe to Tricycle Day From today’s Tricycle Day Newsletter: Welcome to Tricycle Day. We’re the psychedelics newsletter that’s not obsessed. Not at all. We’re just moderation-challenged. 🙃 Roman Palitsky was told studying mysticism was career suicide. (Reader, he did it anyway.) Now he leads spiritual and existential research at Emory’s psychedelic center, where the work…
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Iowa Injunction Petition 2025-2026 (Ongoing Updates Here)
Iowa District Court, Polk County Carl Olsen, Petitioner Case No. 05771 CVCV068508 File DateDocumentFiled By06/20/2026Motion for Judicial Notice Carl Olsen06/17/2026Motion for Judicial Notice Carl Olsen06/11/2026Motion for Judicial Notice Carl Olsen06/10/2026Motion for Judicial Notice Carl Olsen06/09/2026Motion for Judicial Notice Carl Olsen06/03/2026Court Reporter CertificateCourt Reporter06/01/2026Order Regarding TranscriptsDistrict Court05/29/2026Motion for April 24, 2026, Hearing TranscriptCarl Olsen05/28/2026Order Denying Motion for Summary JudgmentDistrict Court05/18/2026Motion for Judicial Notice – Transportation…
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The Watchman’s Hour: 1 AM Reflections on Seventeen Years of Federal Exemption Vigilance
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/06/04/nursing-home-takes-regulators-to-court-over-residents-eviction/ Lately I wake up almost every night around 1 AM and stay awake for hours. Not from anxiety or restlessness in the ordinary sense, but with a clear, alert presence. The house is quiet. The world outside is sleeping. And my mind turns, as it has for years, to the intricate architecture of federal…
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Letter To Court June 25, 2026
Jason Karimi June 25, 2026 Honorable [Judge’s Full Name] District Court Judge Thurston County District Court Pender, NE 68047 Re: State v. Jason Karimi Case No. CR23-13 Status Inquiry – Motion for Religious Accommodation Dear Judge, I am writing regarding the above-referenced matter. An evidentiary hearing on my Motion for Religious Accommodation under the Nebraska…
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DEA ALJ Preliminary Order Confirms Medical Cannabis Rescheduling Is Already Done: June 29 Hearing Limited to the “Remainder” of Marijuana
On June 18, 2026, Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek C. Julius of the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Preliminary Order that sharply narrows the scope of the upcoming expedited administrative hearing on marijuana rescheduling. The order makes clear that the rescheduling of FDA-approved marijuana products and state-regulated medical marijuana products has already occurred and will…
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Nebraska RFRA Religious Liberty Case Advances: Supplemental Authority Filed Citing Federal Schedule III Rescheduling
Defendant Jason Karimi has filed a Notice of Supplemental Authority in Nebraska District Court while his motion to modify probation conditions under the Nebraska First Freedom Act remains under advisement. The filing notifies the Court of the recent federal Schedule III rescheduling action and Defendant’s participation in the ongoing DEA administrative proceeding (Docket No. DEA-1362)…
Upcoming Events
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Indigenous Women’s Medicine Wheel Ride – August 9 Sturgis (Sign Up Here)
I’ll be on this ride at Sturgis this year on the marijuana Harley ultra glide. Go to the guy with the reggae blasting to link. Prayer at 8:30. Bring your safety gear as well. $60 registration. Follow Doodle On A Motorcycle on YouTube for updates. Ride starts at Outlaw Square. Register here: https://www.medicinewheelride.org/ Who We…
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The June 27 DEA Registration Deadline Is Coming Fast: South Dakota Operators Face a Compliance Cliff as the Safe Harbor Window Closes
With the June 27 DEA registration deadline approaching, the following analysis examines the practical timeline and compliance pressures facing South Dakota operators. South Dakota’s licensed medical cannabis operators now have roughly 29 days to secure critical federal protections before the expedited DEA registration window closes. On April 28, 2026, the Department of Justice and Drug…
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Advance Notice to South Dakota Department of Health: Petition for Scheduling Review Will Follow Federal Rescheduling Hearings
South Dakota’s medical cannabis program stands at a critical juncture following the federal partial rescheduling of certain marijuana products to Schedule III.¹ After the DEA’s June 29, 2026 rescheduling hearing concludes, the undersigned will formally petition the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) to review and align the state’s Schedule I classification of marijuana with…
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I Have Filed Notice to Participate in the DEA’s June 29 Rescheduling Hearing
Today I formally submitted my Notice of Intention to Participate in the DEA administrative hearing on the proposed rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III (Docket No. DEA-1362), scheduled to begin June 29, 2026. This filing continues my 17-year record of cannabis policy advocacy and public commentary. It focuses on the interaction between…
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I Spent 17 Years Arguing for Federal Cannabis Legitimacy. Now Small Operators Are About to Learn What That Means.
I have spent most of my adult life arguing that state medical cannabis programs could not survive forever as legally tolerated gray markets.¹ They needed federal recognition. They needed treaty analysis. They needed administrative pathways. They needed constitutional pressure. They needed people willing to say the uncomfortable thing before the institutions were ready to admit…
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Why South Dakota’s Own Statutes Now Make Schedule I Marijuana Unlawful to Maintain
“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is placing both FDA-approved drug products containing marijuana, and medicinal marijuana products subject to a qualifying state-issued license in Schedule III under his authority to reschedule drugs to carry out the United States’ obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.”¹ South Dakota, however, is not automatically bound by that…
For The Record (2026), By Jason Karimi
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The Watchman’s Hour: 1 AM Reflections on Seventeen Years of Federal Exemption Vigilance
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/06/04/nursing-home-takes-regulators-to-court-over-residents-eviction/ Lately I wake up almost every night around 1 AM and stay awake for hours. Not from anxiety or restlessness in the ordinary sense, but with a clear, alert presence. The house is quiet. The world outside is sleeping. And my mind turns, as it has for years, to the intricate architecture of federal…
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Reflections on a Bruised Nail: What My Left Middle Finger Injury Taught Me About Inner Worth and Boundaries
Two months ago, I slammed my left middle finger, resulting in a subungual hematoma—the dark pool of blood trapped beneath the nail that turned my fingertip into a visual reminder of sudden impact.¹ No longer painful, the nail still carries a mottled shadow of black and white as new growth slowly pushes the old damage…
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I Have Filed Notice to Participate in the DEA’s June 29 Rescheduling Hearing
Today I formally submitted my Notice of Intention to Participate in the DEA administrative hearing on the proposed rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III (Docket No. DEA-1362), scheduled to begin June 29, 2026. This filing continues my 17-year record of cannabis policy advocacy and public commentary. It focuses on the interaction between…
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DARE Poster Kid to Marijuana Regulation Advocate: My Unchanging Fight to Protect Kids
When I was in elementary school, the DARE program left a lasting impression. Officers visited regularly, warning us about the dangers of drugs and pushing the “just say no” message. I took it seriously. So when the school announced an anti-drug poster contest open to elementary students, I threw myself into creating something impactful. My…
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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 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 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…
Commentary
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How Paul Hijacked Jesus’s Message And Built Christianity
My Rasta buddy in Minneapolis used to say Paul was a test and not to fall for it…good talk from the best professor in the world.
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Why Success Is So Rare: Zig Ziglar’s Five Gates You Must Pass
They stab you in the backAnd they claim that you are not lookingBut Jah have them in the regionIn the valley of decision Go down back-biter, (down back-bite)Go down back-biter, (down back-bite) Now you get what you wantDo you want more? (want more)Now you get what you wantDo you want more? (want more?) – Bob…
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Haile Selassie and the Highest Art of Power: Winning Without Drawing the Sword
History remembers emperors for their conquests. Haile Selassie I is remembered for something rarer — for proving that the highest art of politics is not domination by force, but mastery of legitimacy, symbolism, patience, and law. His reign stands as one of the clearest demonstrations in modern history that enduring power does not come from…
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Why Choosing Your Enemies Wisely Is Crucial in Politics
Politics is as much about strategy as it is about ideas. Whether you’re running for office, advocating for a cause, or steering public policy, the opponents you pick — and how you engage them — can make or break your efforts. This lesson is captured succinctly in The Laws of the Public Policy Process: “Choose…
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Tribute To Ras Jamison Arend, Lion.
Jamison Arend Jamison Arend was my best friend, with a great view of life. We’ve taken the dogs to the river park in St.Paul. When I was lead lobbyist for medical cannabis in 2014, and getting screwed by a rigged legislature and a terrible medical bill and program, I made weekly pilgrimages to Jamison’s house…
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All My Law Classmates Hate Being Lawyers
Lawyer note: This article is a personal reflection on my own experiences and beliefs, not a factual survey of anyone else. In two years of being the best student in 30 years at paralegal school (the programs assistant heads words, and unsolicited meritorious praise, were not mine) I learned that my next step, law school,…
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Overdose Deaths Are Plummeting (Thank God)
Joe Rogan just said the quiet part out loud about Trump’s war on drugs and it completely shatters the media’s narrative. Overdose deaths are COLLAPSING nationwide and Rogan says it’s not an accident. “They’re blowing up these f*cking boats that are bringing in all the drugs!” ROGAN: “From the time Trump’s been in office, deaths…
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Rumi: Prison For Drunks
All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there. This drunkenness began in some other tavern. When I get…
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2026 Surya Year: No Time To Mess Around
Namaste 🙏, There are certain years that quietly pass by… and then there are years that reshape destiny. As we approach 2026, the universe prepares for one such profound shift. In our latest Rudralife Podcast, we explore why 2026 will feel different for everyone, a year governed by Surya, the Sun, the eternal source of life, authority, vitality, and truth. 🌞 The…
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Cannabis Movement Ending Era Of Personalities
The cannabis world is structurally changing. It’s moving away from informal, personality-driven, relationship-based influence and toward: 1. compliance-heavy operations 2. institutional capital 3. audited finances 4. federal-facing regulatory posture 5. documentation, transparency, and risk controls That shift favors people and organizations that are: 1. procedurally clean 2. boring in a good way 3. compliance-literate 4.…
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Humans Abusing Sacred Psychedelics; Plant Teachers Aren’t Happy; Warning To Humanity
In 2026, the year of the Fire Horse (double fire incoming as horse is fire itself), psychedelics are going to correct/withdraw guidance from the humans for not respecting them. I wondered when, not if, this process of spirit realm correction would come about. Taking without reciprocal giving has never worked out with God. The gifts…
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Dark Night Of The Soul – Tricycle Day Newsletter
Click here to subscribe to Tricycle Day From today’s Tricycle Day Newsletter: Welcome to Tricycle Day. We’re the psychedelics newsletter that’s not obsessed. Not at all. We’re just moderation-challenged. 🙃 Roman Palitsky was told studying mysticism was career suicide. (Reader, he did it anyway.) Now he leads spiritual and existential research at Emory’s psychedelic center, where the work…
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The 5 Signs You’re Dealing With a High-Conflict Opponent (Not Just a Difficult One)
Editors note: Mapping the battlefield is not about winning arguments online. It is about anticipating structural shifts before they manifest in enforcement, litigation, or administrative tightening. Movements that fail to understand structure are surprised by it. Movements that understand structure survive it. WeedPress exists for that purpose. https://weedpress.org/2026/02/14/weedpress-is-mapping-the-battlefield-while-others-debate-the-map/ I just watched Rebecca Zung break this…
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Holy Shit. Was I Wrong? Homegrown May Be Federally Legal Now After All?
Just woke up to this idea: this section… …found here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1301/subject-group-ECFR0f5a129834f0129/section-1301.13#p-1301.13(k)(5) …may legally allow homegrown to be included under federal law after all. WeedPress previously warned homegrown may be illegal and to watch that closely: An absolute legend of the cannabis movement has filed with DEA to rule on the homegrown issue. No organization or…
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Fixing A SD Courthouse Electrical Cabling For Gate Entrance
GSA, the General Services Administration, sent me out as an IT tech to troubleshoot a control panel issue at a gate for judges and attorneys to enter at a courthouse. Determined the electrical cable run at the gate was needing replaced. The GSA had me bend conduit and run a new cable which I didn’t…
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Dumbest, Most Unliked South Dakota Cannabis Advocate Skipped 2 Of Last 4 Primary Elections, Didn’t Vote For Trump
Discussing politics with Republican insiders and leadership this week here in South Dakota. My multi million dollar advocacy org was involved in ten races here. Helps to know…well, everybody… I found something in my investigative reporting I shared with Republicans here in South Dakota. Apparently a former Democrat who the South Dakota Legislature passed a…
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New York Launches Program to Educate Doctors About Cannabis
“The University at Albany and Albany Medical Center are supporting the initiative. SUNY Upstate Medical University, Stony Brook Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, CUNY School of Public Health, and New York State Office of Mental Health are also involved in the center.” Read: https://ganjapreneur.com/new-york-launches-program-to-educate-doctors-about-cannabis/
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