DEA and Cannabis

Someone recently told me that I am a demon for speed. Truth and it is insanely hard to be in the cannabis industry when speed is what you wish for. Everyone in the industry has been holding their breath, waiting for the DEA to reschedule the plant. They have enough information now to bring the change forth but are waiting until early December to schedule the hearing. Painful decision

Ninety-one percent of the US supports legalizing cannabis in some form, hundreds of thousands of people work in the industry, it is legal in 38 states, the industry is growing, the health benefits grow every day, and the cat is out of the bag. What is frustrating is the absurd taxes (280E) and the banking. The banking is so painful, actually anything that touches the Government tends to be painful.

And what is the most frustrating is those who are still holding on with lawsuits and large pots of money attempting to hold back the rescheduling of cannabis. All they are doing is delaying the inevitable.

The worst is articles like the one that just came out in the Atlantic, Marijuana is Too Strong Now. THC is too high (no pun intended). Have these people ever walked into a dispensary and talked to someone behind the counter? Have they tried the countless strains available based on your tolerance, be it pain, sex, menopause, giggling, wanting to clean the house, sleep, etc., because it is all there in different doses. There are alcohols with much higher percentages than some. Nothing is a one size all.

I do love speed, yet watching this tortoise get over the finish line makes all of us in the cannabis game feel punished.