Welcome to my newsletter on the cannabis and psychedelics industries. Last week’s story about the Alaska Airlines pilot has stirred new questions about whether the drugs or their users are to blame when something goes wrong. Meanwhile, a challenge against the US government over federal interference with state-sanctioned cannabis businesses could be just the solution the marijuana industry’s been looking for.
Just as the cannabis industry was bemoaning its legislative prospects with the appointment of House Speaker Mike Johnson, a new lawsuit showed a potential path out of political gridlock.