August 21, 2025
Built by a former cannabis regulator, Policy, Decoded is your high-signal daily briefing for operators, investors, and policymakers navigating the collision of law, regulation, and business.
Federal cannabis policy hit constitutional bedrock this week as the Eleventh Circuit delivered another judicial blow to gun restrictions that can't survive historical scrutiny, while Trump's agents generated viral content enforcing the president's personal cannabis fatigue in DC. Meanwhile, the EU moved toward finally recognizing hemp flowers as actual crops rather than contraband, and Michigan regulators showed how to handle corrupt testing labs by permanently banning the former cops who ran one into the ground. The through-line connects constitutional law, enforcement optics, and regulatory integrity - all pointing toward the same conclusion about prohibition's sustainability.
🎯 Courts won't save failed drug policy.
📊 Constitutional law beats political preference.
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