You Know What They Say About The Democrats?

The useful part

Nothing is ever said about the Republicans being split apart by all of their factions. Republicans revived reefer madness just as legal cannabis became popular with their own voters. Slate By Nitish Pahwa Sept 02, 2026 Once again, government officials are trying to restrict marijuana products around the United States.

How it works

• In red states like Iowa, Kansas, and Ohio—where polls have shown Democratic momentum in the gubernatorial races—promising candidates are insisting on the need to finally, belatedly legalize it.
• Once again, Americans of all political stripes are pissed off—plausibly enough to shake up this fall's midterms.
• A bid in blue Massachusetts to have voters approve a rollback of the state's recreational industry faces overwhelming popular opposition.
• The anger is especially boiling down in Texas, where even Joe Rogan is warning that GOP intransigence on weed could well cause the Lone Star State to vote Democratic in the upcoming midterms.
• the Democrats are fractured or liberal causes while the Republicans are just as fractured but over conservative causes.

Details worth keeping

At the federal level, Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration are attempting to rectify a huge mistake they made last November, when they passed an ill-advised bill that, if allowed to go into effect, would all but smother the United States' flowering hemp industry.