Featured Analysis
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The Real Tactical Choice in Religious-Cannabis Litigation: RFRA or Section 1983?
The Real Tactical Choice in Religious-Cannabis Litigation: RFRA or Section 1983? A major strategic question is emerging in religious-cannabis litigation, and it is bigger than any one state. If a Rastafarian plaintiff is challenging marijuana restrictions as applied to religious use, what is the best vehicle: a state Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or 42 U.S.C.…
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Today’s Probation Meeting Matters More Than It Looks
Today’s Probation Meeting Matters More Than It Looks Today’s meeting with probation may end up being one of the most important timeline entries in this entire case. At the meeting, my probation officer indicated that he had been planning to administer a UA. But once the pending religious evidentiary hearing was part of the picture,…
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South Dakota DOH Avoids the Merits on Cannabis Scheduling, Hides Behind Procedure
South Dakota DOH Avoids the Merits on Cannabis Scheduling, Hides Behind Procedure The Department of Health did not defend cannabis Schedule I status on the merits. It said Jason Karimi used the wrong procedural vehicle, declined to resolve the statutory conflict, and left the core contradiction untouched. By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 19, 2026…
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Cannabis Federalism After Medical Recognition
Cannabis Federalism After Medical Recognition Administrative Record, Rational Basis, and Vertical Separation of Powers Jason KarimiWeedPress White Paper No. 1March 17 2026 ⸻ Executive Summary Federal acknowledgment that cannabis has “currently accepted medical use” under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) would not merely reclassify a substance. It would recalibrate the constitutional and evidentiary framework within…
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United States v. Valrey: Federal Probation Exemption Granted For Marijuana Use
United States v. Valrey (sometimes spelled Valery or Vairey in references, but most commonly cited as Valrey), decided on February 22, 2000, by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (case number CR96-549Z or similar). It’s an unpublished district court opinion (2000 WL 692647), meaning it’s not in the official Federal Reporter…
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Nebraska Voters Approved Medical Cannabis. Now Protect the Doctors Who Make It Possible
Nebraska Voters Approved Medical Cannabis. Now Protect the Doctors Who Make It Possible Nebraska voters spoke when they approved medical cannabis. But a medical program cannot exist without doctors willing to recommend it. Right now, Nebraska law does not provide basic protections for physicians who choose to recommend cannabis to their patients. That means doctors…
Policy
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South Dakota DOH Avoids the Merits on Cannabis Scheduling, Hides Behind Procedure
South Dakota DOH Avoids the Merits on Cannabis Scheduling, Hides Behind Procedure The Department of Health did not defend cannabis Schedule I status on the merits. It said Jason Karimi used the wrong procedural vehicle, declined to resolve the statutory conflict, and left the core contradiction untouched. By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 19, 2026…
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Cannabis Federalism After Medical Recognition
Cannabis Federalism After Medical Recognition Administrative Record, Rational Basis, and Vertical Separation of Powers Jason KarimiWeedPress White Paper No. 1March 17 2026 ⸻ Executive Summary Federal acknowledgment that cannabis has “currently accepted medical use” under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) would not merely reclassify a substance. It would recalibrate the constitutional and evidentiary framework within…
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Nebraska Voters Approved Medical Cannabis. Now Protect the Doctors Who Make It Possible
Nebraska Voters Approved Medical Cannabis. Now Protect the Doctors Who Make It Possible Nebraska voters spoke when they approved medical cannabis. But a medical program cannot exist without doctors willing to recommend it. Right now, Nebraska law does not provide basic protections for physicians who choose to recommend cannabis to their patients. That means doctors…
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HB 1160 Went Down in the Senate: South Dakota’s MMOC Repeal Bill Fails After Smoke-Out
HB 1160 Went Down in the Senate: South Dakota’s MMOC Repeal Bill Fails After Smoke-Out By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 11, 2026 South Dakota’s effort to repeal the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee has now stalled in the Senate. HB 1160 was first killed in Senate Health and Human Services on March 4, when the…
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Iowa Advances HSB 687 as the State Starts Questioning Its Own Cannabis Tax Hypocrisy
Iowa Advances HSB 687 as the State Starts Questioning Its Own Cannabis Tax Hypocrisy By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 11, 2026 On March 10, Iowa lawmakers moved HSB 687 forward when a House Ways and Means subcommittee recommended passage, advancing a bill that would let licensed medical cannabis manufacturers and dispensaries deduct qualifying business…
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Why Formal Process Matters in Cannabis Reform: My South Dakota DOH Petition
Why Formal Process Matters in Cannabis Reform: My South Dakota DOH Petition By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 8, 2026 When I filed my petition with the South Dakota Department of Health, I already knew some people would hate it. Not because it was sloppy. Not because it was unserious. Not because it lacked legal…
Law
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The Real Tactical Choice in Religious-Cannabis Litigation: RFRA or Section 1983?
The Real Tactical Choice in Religious-Cannabis Litigation: RFRA or Section 1983? A major strategic question is emerging in religious-cannabis litigation, and it is bigger than any one state. If a Rastafarian plaintiff is challenging marijuana restrictions as applied to religious use, what is the best vehicle: a state Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or 42 U.S.C.…
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Today’s Probation Meeting Matters More Than It Looks
Today’s Probation Meeting Matters More Than It Looks Today’s meeting with probation may end up being one of the most important timeline entries in this entire case. At the meeting, my probation officer indicated that he had been planning to administer a UA. But once the pending religious evidentiary hearing was part of the picture,…
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South Dakota DOH Avoids the Merits on Cannabis Scheduling, Hides Behind Procedure
South Dakota DOH Avoids the Merits on Cannabis Scheduling, Hides Behind Procedure The Department of Health did not defend cannabis Schedule I status on the merits. It said Jason Karimi used the wrong procedural vehicle, declined to resolve the statutory conflict, and left the core contradiction untouched. By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 19, 2026…
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Cannabis Federalism After Medical Recognition
Cannabis Federalism After Medical Recognition Administrative Record, Rational Basis, and Vertical Separation of Powers Jason KarimiWeedPress White Paper No. 1March 17 2026 ⸻ Executive Summary Federal acknowledgment that cannabis has “currently accepted medical use” under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) would not merely reclassify a substance. It would recalibrate the constitutional and evidentiary framework within…
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United States v. Valrey: Federal Probation Exemption Granted For Marijuana Use
United States v. Valrey (sometimes spelled Valery or Vairey in references, but most commonly cited as Valrey), decided on February 22, 2000, by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (case number CR96-549Z or similar). It’s an unpublished district court opinion (2000 WL 692647), meaning it’s not in the official Federal Reporter…
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Nebraska Voters Approved Medical Cannabis. Now Protect the Doctors Who Make It Possible
Nebraska Voters Approved Medical Cannabis. Now Protect the Doctors Who Make It Possible Nebraska voters spoke when they approved medical cannabis. But a medical program cannot exist without doctors willing to recommend it. Right now, Nebraska law does not provide basic protections for physicians who choose to recommend cannabis to their patients. That means doctors…
Science
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Finally: Reynolds says she’s comfortable with board recs on medical marijuana
Radio Iowa has this predictable news from the drunken governor whose alcoholic past has been one of her excuses for dodging patients or engaging them as human freaking beings for the past three years.
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Just Say No To Microdosing?
Read why microdosing could be perverting a sacred sacrament into a corporate capitalist culture driven tool instead: Double Blind has a subversive perspective about psychedelic medicines ayahuasca, magic mushrooms and LSD.
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Iowa Employee Receives Warning Email From CEO: CBD Is Illegal And You Will Be Fired
“I’m here because my CEO, um, made it an announcement that CBD is illegal. And I was taking that, and I was healthy.” — Iowan Mike Nixon, Valentine’s day medical cannabidiol advisory board hearing public testimony This public testimony comes from Iowa Veteran Mike Nixon. You can read his full story here: [TRANSCRIPT] Iowa…
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[TRANSCRIPT] Iowa Cannabidiol Advisory Board Meeting, Full Transcript, 2-14-20
Iowa Cannabis Advisory Board Meeting, Valentine’s Day 2020, Part 1 Runtime: 2 Hours 18 Minutes Unofficial transcript prepared by Jason Karimi Audio and video originally provided by MedPharm Iowa’s Facebook LiveStream. Backup of this video is available here: https://weedpress.wordpress.com/2020/02/14/iowa-cannabis-advisory-board-meeting-valentines-day-2020-part-1-video/ Moderator: Let’s take a roll call here. Dr. Cheyne? Dr. Liesveld? Dr. Liesveld: Here. Dr.…
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PowerPoint Presentation: Status Of The New Cannabidiol Program, August 2018
Download the PDF file here: 222_1808_August_2018 It’s 54 slides long and has a lot of important information for those taking part in the Iowa cannabis program.
Current Events
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Hundreds of L.A. medical collectives at risk
Earlier today, Judge James C. Chalfant’s started what could end up being a disastrous situation for thousands of Los Angeles patients. Chalfant concluded that state law does not authorize collectives to sell marijuana, but only to grow it and recoup reasonable costs. “A retail store that sells marijuana to its members simply does not satisfy…
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Roger Federer worried about Murray after trouncing Tsonga
Jason Karimi January 29, 2010 4:10 p.m. I just got done watching the post game interview after Roger Federer swept Jo-Wilfried Tsong in an easy match. And while I know this blog is supposed to be dedicated to political issues surrounding cannabis law, I really don’t feel like starting a whole other blog to rant…
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Update on the MPP Scandal…missing information, whoda thunk
By Jason Karimi Friday, January 28th 12:16 p.m. So apparently, High Times and the WashingtonCityPaper blog didn’t have all their facts straight before printing the MPP Sex Scandal coverage. Whoda thunk. But thanks to a personal friend of Mr. Kampia’s, further details of the night have come to light, some of which are too personal…
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Willie Nelson’s tour bus cited for moonshine, marijuana
By Shannan Bowen Shannan.Bowen@StarNewsOnline.com Published: Friday, January 29, 2010 at 9:31 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 29, 2010 at 9:31 a.m. Carlton said it was about 6:40 p.m. Thursday when ALE agents smelled marijuana in a parking lot by the Duplin County Events Center in Kenansville. After entering the tour bus, agents also saw a…
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A Strip Club Is One Thing, but a Pharmacy Would Ruin the Neighborhood
Jacob Sullum | January 29, 2010 It seems the council members, like the legislators who decree drug-free, gun-free, and sex-offender-free zones, could not be bothered to consult a map and figure out the practical implications of these arbitrary rules. Not only are they inviting litigation; they are blithely interfering with the lives of patients who…
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Medical-pot advocates riled over federal raid of Denver lab
By John Ingold The Denver Post Posted: 01/29/2010 01:00:00 AM MST Updated: 01/29/2010 01:30:43 AM MST Documents that would reveal why federal authorities targeted the lab were not available Thursday. Aldworth said lab employees are baffled as to why DEA agents would raid the lab. She said the lab is designated as a caregiver for several medical-marijuana…
Legislation
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Nebraska Voters Approved Medical Cannabis. Now Protect the Doctors Who Make It Possible
Nebraska Voters Approved Medical Cannabis. Now Protect the Doctors Who Make It Possible Nebraska voters spoke when they approved medical cannabis. But a medical program cannot exist without doctors willing to recommend it. Right now, Nebraska law does not provide basic protections for physicians who choose to recommend cannabis to their patients. That means doctors…
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HB 1160 Went Down in the Senate: South Dakota’s MMOC Repeal Bill Fails After Smoke-Out
HB 1160 Went Down in the Senate: South Dakota’s MMOC Repeal Bill Fails After Smoke-Out By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 11, 2026 South Dakota’s effort to repeal the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee has now stalled in the Senate. HB 1160 was first killed in Senate Health and Human Services on March 4, when the…
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Iowa Advances HSB 687 as the State Starts Questioning Its Own Cannabis Tax Hypocrisy
Iowa Advances HSB 687 as the State Starts Questioning Its Own Cannabis Tax Hypocrisy By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 11, 2026 On March 10, Iowa lawmakers moved HSB 687 forward when a House Ways and Means subcommittee recommended passage, advancing a bill that would let licensed medical cannabis manufacturers and dispensaries deduct qualifying business…
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Kill the MMOC: South Dakota Should Stop Protecting a Failed Anti-Patient Committee
HB 1160 Should Pass: The MMOC Lost Any Claim to Speak for Patients By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 7, 2026 South Dakota’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee should be repealed, and the Senate should stop dragging out the inevitable. HB 1160—the bill to repeal the MMOC—was smoked out of committee and forced back onto the…
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South Dakota Senate Uses “Smoke-Out” Procedure to Revive MMOC Repeal Bill
South Dakota Senate Uses “Smoke-Out” Procedure to Revive MMOC Repeal Bill By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 6, 2026 In a procedural move that underscores how legislative strategy can override committee decisions, the South Dakota Senate has revived HB 1160, the bill that would eliminate the state’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee (MMOC). Just one day…
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Iowa Moves to Give Medical Cannabis Operators State Tax Relief Under HSB 687
Iowa Moves to Give Medical Cannabis Operators State Tax Relief Under HSB 687 By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 6, 2026 Iowa lawmakers have introduced House Study Bill 687, a tax measure that would let licensed medical cannabis manufacturers and dispensaries deduct ordinary business expenses on their Iowa tax returns even though those same deductions…
RFRA Updates
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The Real Tactical Choice in Religious-Cannabis Litigation: RFRA or Section 1983?
The Real Tactical Choice in Religious-Cannabis Litigation: RFRA or Section 1983? A major strategic question is emerging in religious-cannabis litigation, and it is bigger than any one state. If a Rastafarian plaintiff is challenging marijuana restrictions as applied to religious use, what is the best vehicle: a state Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or 42 U.S.C.…
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Today’s Probation Meeting Matters More Than It Looks
Today’s Probation Meeting Matters More Than It Looks Today’s meeting with probation may end up being one of the most important timeline entries in this entire case. At the meeting, my probation officer indicated that he had been planning to administer a UA. But once the pending religious evidentiary hearing was part of the picture,…
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United States v. Valrey: Federal Probation Exemption Granted For Marijuana Use
United States v. Valrey (sometimes spelled Valery or Vairey in references, but most commonly cited as Valrey), decided on February 22, 2000, by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (case number CR96-549Z or similar). It’s an unpublished district court opinion (2000 WL 692647), meaning it’s not in the official Federal Reporter…
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The Hidden Pattern Behind Religious Drug Exemptions: They’re Granted Because the Faiths Are Indigenous
The Hidden Pattern Behind Religious Drug Exemptions: They’re Granted Because the Faiths Are Indigenous By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 16, 2026 In the decades-long “War on Drugs,” nearly every controlled substance is treated the same: illegal, dangerous, zero tolerance. Yet three high-profile exceptions keep popping up—peyote, ayahuasca, and cannabis in Rastafarian practice. Courts, legislatures,…
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The RFRA Trap: Litigation Sequencing and the Structural Limits of State Religious Freedom Claims in Drug Law
The RFRA Trap: Litigation Sequencing and the Structural Limits of State Religious Freedom Claims in Drug Law Why arguing state RFRA before federal constitutional claims can foreclose Supreme Court review — and how litigation order determines survival. By Jason Karimi | WeedPress February 15, 2026 State Religious Freedom Restoration Acts are often treated as constitutional…
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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…
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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“Code of the West” Covers Montana’s Failed Effort To Repeal Marijuana Laws
Year: 2012 At a time when the world is rethinking its drug policies large and small, one state rises to the forefront. Once a pioneer in legalizing medical marijuana, the state of Montana may now become the first to repeal its medical marijuana law. Set against the sweeping vistas of the Rockies, the steamy lamplight…
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How Kim Reynolds Bullied Iowa City Council Members Out of Decriminalizing Marijuana
Iowa city council members who wished to decriminalize marijuana tell Iowa cannabis activists Kim Reynolds threatened to take away city funds from the state if the city council pursues marijuana decriminalization. As of today Kim Reynolds is the most unpopular governor in the country. Republicans stifling debate on a winning political issue using threats to…
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RFRA Changes The Cannabis Game; Fulfills My Prediction Religious Cannabis Constitutional Claims
Prior to RFRA state laws, I argued the first amendment right to religion would bring constitutional rulings for individuals protecting religious access to cannabis in private prayer. I think this is still the inevitable end result of cannabis litigations. There are several things to note about the RFRA.
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Patient Perspectives
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HB 1160 Went Down in the Senate: South Dakota’s MMOC Repeal Bill Fails After Smoke-Out
HB 1160 Went Down in the Senate: South Dakota’s MMOC Repeal Bill Fails After Smoke-Out By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 11, 2026 South Dakota’s effort to repeal the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee has now stalled in the Senate. HB 1160 was first killed in Senate Health and Human Services on March 4, when the…
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Why Formal Process Matters in Cannabis Reform: My South Dakota DOH Petition
Why Formal Process Matters in Cannabis Reform: My South Dakota DOH Petition By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 8, 2026 When I filed my petition with the South Dakota Department of Health, I already knew some people would hate it. Not because it was sloppy. Not because it was unserious. Not because it lacked legal…
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South Dakota Senate Uses “Smoke-Out” Procedure to Revive MMOC Repeal Bill
South Dakota Senate Uses “Smoke-Out” Procedure to Revive MMOC Repeal Bill By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 6, 2026 In a procedural move that underscores how legislative strategy can override committee decisions, the South Dakota Senate has revived HB 1160, the bill that would eliminate the state’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee (MMOC). Just one day…
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Iowa Moves to Give Medical Cannabis Operators State Tax Relief Under HSB 687
Iowa Moves to Give Medical Cannabis Operators State Tax Relief Under HSB 687 By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 6, 2026 Iowa lawmakers have introduced House Study Bill 687, a tax measure that would let licensed medical cannabis manufacturers and dispensaries deduct ordinary business expenses on their Iowa tax returns even though those same deductions…
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DOH Confirms Receipt: South Dakota’s Schedule I Review Petition Is Officially in the Record
DOH Confirms Receipt: South Dakota’s Schedule I Review Petition Is Officially in the Record By Jason Karimi | WeedPress March 5, 2026 Previously on WeedPress: The South Dakota Department of Health has now confirmed it received my Petition for Declaratory Judgment and Mandatory Scheduling Review of Cannabis. This matters for one reason: it removes any…
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Senate HHS Buries HB 1160: MMOC Repeal Killed on a 4–3 “41st Day” Vote
Senate HHS Buries HB 1160: MMOC Repeal Killed on a 4–3 “41st Day” Vote By Jason Karimi | Weed PressMarch 5, 2026 South Dakota’s bill to repeal the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee (MMOC) is effectively dead. On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, Senate Health & Human Services voted to defer HB 1160 to the “41st legislative…
WeedPress: The Paper Trail 