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Wed, September 23, 2026

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Animation OCR: LEGALIZATION NATION A WORKER DIED RECENTLY AT A LEGAL GROW OPERATION IN CALIFORNIA AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO BANNED TOXIC PESTICIDES. THE INVESTIGATION THAT FOLLOWED EXPOSED SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH CALIFORNIA CANNABIS REGULATION. THE WORKERWAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND LATER DIED OF HER INJURIES. SHE LIVED ON-SITE IN CRAMPED QUARTERS. WORKERS SAY THEIR PAY HAS ALLEGEDLY BEEN WITHHELD UNTIL THE COMPANY MAKES A PROFIT. BRIAN BOX BROWN REGULATORS FOUND MULTIPLE BANNED PESTICIDES ON THE FARMINCLUDING EAGLE 20. PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN NEEDED TO BE RECALLED. 1209 ICED TREE house INFUSED FLOWer MARTINI'S PRE-ROLL CALI LEAN CALIFORNIA CANNABIS CONTROL REGULATORS MOVED QUICKLY ONCE THE DEATH OCCURREDBUT CLEARLY CALIFORNIA NEEDS AN OVERHAUL IF IT CAN'T PROTECT WORKERS OR CONSUMERS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THESE TYPES OF PRACTICES ARE RAMPANT ON THE ILLICIT MARKETBUT CONSUMERS BELIEVE THAT REGULATIONS KEEP THIS STUFF OUT OF LEGAL MARKETS. THE TRUTH IS REGULATIONS ARE ONLY EFFECTIVE IF THEY'RE CONSISTENTLY ENFORCED AND ADEQUATELY STAFFED. CLEARLY THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SITE VISITS OR SPOT TESTS HAPPENING. INDUSTRY LOBBYISTS OFTEN SEE REGULATIONS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MANIPULATE THE MARKET. BUT THERE ARE CONSUMERS AND WORKERS WHO NEED ACTUAL PROTECTION FROM AMORAL CAPITALIST PREDATORS. + D Legal SAFer CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION BB ©2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES LEGALIZATION NATION A WORKER DIED RECENTLY AT A LEGAL GROW OPERATION IN CALIFORNIA AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO BANNED TOXIC PESTICIDES . THE INVESTIGATION THAT FOLLOWED EXPOSED SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH CALIFORNIA CANNABIS REGULATION . THE WORKERYUFANG LANWAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND LATER DIED OF HER INJURIES . SHE LIVED ON - SITE IN CRAMPED QUARTERS . WORKERS SAY THEIR PAY HAS ALLEGEDLY BEEN WITHHELD UNTIL THE COMPANY MAKES A PROFIT . BRIAN BOX BROWN REGULATORS FOUND MULTIPLE BANNED PESTICIDES ON THE FARMINCLUDING EAGLE 20. PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN NEEDED TO BE RECALLED . 1209 ICED TREE house INFUSED FLOWer MARTINI'S PRE - ROLL CALI LEAN CALIFORNIA CANNABIS CONTROL REGULATORS MOVED QUICKLY ONCE THE DEATH OCCURREDBUT CLEARLY CALIFORNIA NEEDS AN OVERHAUL IF IT CAN'T PROTECT WORKERS OR CONSUMERS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES . THESE TYPES OF PRACTICES ARE RAMPANT ON THE ILLICIT MARKETBUT CONSUMERS BELIEVE THAT REGULATIONS KEEP THIS STUFF OUT OF LEGAL MARKETS . THE TRUTH IS REGULATIONS ARE ONLY EFFECTIVE IF THEY'RE CONSISTENTLY ENFORCED AND ADEQUATELY STAFFED . CLEARLY THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SITE VISITS OR SPOT TESTS HAPPENING . INDUSTRY LOBBYISTS OFTEN SEE REGULATIONS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MANIPULATE THE MARKET . BUT THERE ARE CONSUMERS AND WORKERS WHO NEED ACTUAL PROTECTION FROM AMORAL CAPITALIST PREDATORS . + D Legal SAFer CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION BB © 2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES
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Animated cartoon OCR: LEGALIZATION NATION YOUR PERIODIC REMINDER: MASSACHUSETTS HAS A QUESTION ON NOVEMBER'S BALLOT THAT WOULD REPEAL RECREATIONAL LEGALIZATION IN THE STATE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE IN LIGHT OF THE STATE JUST SURPASSING $10 BILLION IN GROSS SALESBUT I URGE CITIZENS TO TAKE THE THREAT SERIOUSLY. BRIAN BOX BROWN THE REPEAL MOVEMENTBACKED BY THE ANTI-CANNABIS GROUP SAMHAS COMMITTED $3.2 MILLION TO THE CAMPAIGNWHICH WOULD CREATE A MEDICAL-ONLY MARKETPLACE IN THE STATE. www mmmm YES ON 8 REPEAL 000 1+ DOC WE'RE SO BACK THE OPPOSITION HAS RAISED LESS THAN HALF OF THATWITH BIG GUYS CRESCOVERANO AND CURALEAF ALL THROWING IN $50K OR LESS. WHILE IT MIGHT JUST SEEM LIKE AN EASY BATTLE FOR SAMONE NOT WORTH THAT MUCH EFFORTWHO WOULD STAND TO INHERIT THE ENTIRE RECREATIONAL MARKET? IT WOULD BE LARGE NATIONAL OPERATORS LIKE CRESCOVERANO AND CURALEAFWHO DOMINATE MASS' MEDICAL MARKET NOWIT WOULD ELIMINATE HUNDREDS OF THEIR COMPETITORS. IT'S A CIRCUSCOMPLETE WITH CLOWNSBUT DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF MONEY WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTIONS. SEE YASUCKERS! VOTE HeRe BB ©2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES LEGALIZATION NATION YOUR PERIODIC REMINDER : MASSACHUSETTS HAS A QUESTION ON NOVEMBER'S BALLOT THAT WOULD REPEAL RECREATIONAL LEGALIZATION IN THE STATE . IT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE IN LIGHT OF THE STATE JUST SURPASSING $ 10 BILLION IN GROSS SALESBUT I URGE CITIZENS TO TAKE THE THREAT SERIOUSLY . BRIAN BOX BROWN THE REPEAL MOVEMENTBACKED BY THE ANTI - CANNABIS GROUP SAMHAS COMMITTED $ 3.2 MILLION TO THE CAMPAIGNWHICH WOULD CREATE A MEDICAL - ONLY MARKETPLACE IN THE STATE . www mmmm YES ON 8 REPEAL 000 1+ DOC WE'RE SO BACK THE OPPOSITION HAS RAISED LESS THAN HALF OF THATWITH BIG GUYS CRESCOVERANO AND CURALEAF ALL THROWING IN $ 50K OR LESS . WHILE IT MIGHT JUST SEEM LIKE AN EASY BATTLE FOR SAMONE NOT WORTH THAT MUCH EFFORTWHO WOULD STAND TO INHERIT THE ENTIRE RECREATIONAL MARKET ? IT WOULD BE LARGE NATIONAL OPERATORS LIKE CRESCOVERANO AND CURALEAFWHO DOMINATE MASS ' MEDICAL MARKET NOWIT WOULD ELIMINATE HUNDREDS OF THEIR COMPETITORS . IT'S A CIRCUSCOMPLETE WITH CLOWNSBUT DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF MONEY WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTIONS . SEE YASUCKERS ! VOTE HeRe BB © 2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES
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Pleased OCR: LEGALIZATION NATION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CANNABIS REGULATORY BODIES VARIES WIDELY FROM STATE TO STATE. IN SOME PLACES IT'S A SERIOUS OPERATIONAND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. RECENTLY PROPUBLICA RAN A PIECE ON A COLORADO WOMAN WHO SUSTAINED LIVER DAMAGE FROM A LEGAL CANNABIS PRODUCT AND THEN IT TOOK REGULATORS MONTHS TO PULL THE PRODUCT. BRIAN BOX BROWN BUT BURIED OVER 30 PARAGRAPHS INTO THE STORYWE FIND OUT NEITHER CANNABIS NOR THC IS THE CULPRIT. IT WAS AN ADDED HERBAL INGREDIENT CALLED CORYDALIS. OFTA JU339 REGULATED MIDNIGHT Drops Zzz LEGAL WEED = LIVER DAMAGE CORYDALIS IS AVAILABLE LEGALLY ON ITS OWN FROM PLACES LIKE WALMART. IF IT'S CAUSING LIVER DAMAGEMAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A FEDERAL BAN. BUT THERE'S NOT. $19.85 THE REGULATING BODY SHOULD HAVE ACTED FASTERBUT PROPUBLICA LED READERS TO BELIEVE CANNABIS CAUSES LIVER DAMAGE WHEN IT'S INNOCENT. IT'S LOW-HANGING FRUIT TO MAKE CANNABIS SEEM POISONOUS FOR CLICKS. THIS STORY IS REALLY ABOUT HERBAL SUPPLEMENT REGULATION AND ONLY CANNABIS TANGENTIALLY. THE CANNABIS REGULATOR'S JOB IS MOSTLY TO FIND THINGS THAT ARE TAINTING THE CANNABIS. THE CANNABIS ITSELFINCLUDING THE THCIS THE SAFE PART. ADD 2 CART CORYDALIS BB ©2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES LEGALIZATION NATION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CANNABIS REGULATORY BODIES VARIES WIDELY FROM STATE TO STATE . IN SOME PLACES IT'S A SERIOUS OPERATIONIN OTHERS IT'S A JOKEAND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN . RECENTLY PROPUBLICA RAN A PIECE ON A COLORADO WOMAN WHO SUSTAINED LIVER DAMAGE FROM A LEGAL CANNABIS PRODUCT AND THEN IT TOOK REGULATORS MONTHS TO PULL THE PRODUCT . BRIAN BOX BROWN BUT BURIED OVER 30 PARAGRAPHS INTO THE STORYWE FIND OUT NEITHER CANNABIS NOR THC IS THE CULPRIT . IT WAS AN ADDED HERBAL INGREDIENT CALLED CORYDALIS . OFTA JU339 REGULATED MIDNIGHT Drops Zzz LEGAL WEED = LIVER DAMAGE CORYDALIS IS AVAILABLE LEGALLY ON ITS OWN FROM PLACES LIKE WALMART . IF IT'S CAUSING LIVER DAMAGEMAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A FEDERAL BAN . BUT THERE'S NOT . $ 19.85 THE REGULATING BODY SHOULD HAVE ACTED FASTERBUT PROPUBLICA LED READERS TO BELIEVE CANNABIS CAUSES LIVER DAMAGE WHEN IT'S INNOCENT . IT'S LOW - HANGING FRUIT TO MAKE CANNABIS SEEM POISONOUS FOR CLICKS . THIS STORY IS REALLY ABOUT HERBAL SUPPLEMENT REGULATION AND ONLY CANNABIS TANGENTIALLY . THE CANNABIS REGULATOR'S JOB IS MOSTLY TO FIND THINGS THAT ARE TAINTING THE CANNABIS . THE CANNABIS ITSELFINCLUDING THE THCIS THE SAFE PART . ADD 2 CART CORYDALIS BB © 2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES
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Fiction OCR: LEGALIZATION NATION MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS AWASH WITH ANTI-CANNABIS SCARE STORIES THAT GIVE OUTSIZED ATTENTION TO RARE EVENTS. CONSTANTLY REPEAT- ING THESE STORIES HELPS INGRAIN THEM INTO THE POPULAR CULTURE. <<<(())>> THE "SCROMITING" HEADLINE IS REPEATED LITERALLY AD NAUSEUM. DESPITE ITS RARITYGETS CLICKS. BRIAN BOX BROWN AND LET US NOT FORGET THE CHILDREN: BABY EATS GUMMY HOSPITALS SEEING THE POISONING THE NEW YORK TIMES RECENTLY PUBLISHED A COMMON ANTI-CANNABIS OPINION PIECE ABOUT HOW WEED IS TOO STRONG NOWADAYSA FOUR-DECADE- OLD ARGUMENT THAT EQUATES POTENCY WITH DANGER. ANOTHER REGULAR MEDIA PIECE IS ABOUT HOW WEED SMELLS BAD! AN INFINITE AMOUNT OF INK HAS BEEN SPILLED ON THE TOPIC OF THE SMELL. SEARCH CANNABIS NEWS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND YOU'RE LIKELY TO FIND A RECENTLY PUBLISHED VERSION OF ONE OR MORE OF THESE STORIES IN A MAJOR OUTLET. THIS MAY DEPICT AN ANTI-CANNABIS BENT IN THE MEDIA OR JUST A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SPENT ON "PUBLIC RELATIONS." IT'S PROBABLY BOTH. ^ ^ WEED BAD WEED $ ?? /// || | D BB ©2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES LEGALIZATION NATION MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS AWASH WITH ANTI - CANNABIS SCARE STORIES THAT GIVE OUTSIZED ATTENTION TO RARE EVENTS . CONSTANTLY REPEAT- ING THESE STORIES HELPS INGRAIN THEM INTO THE POPULAR CULTURE . <<< ( ( ) ) >> THE " SCROMITING " HEADLINE IS REPEATED LITERALLY AD NAUSEUM . DESPITE ITS RARITYTHE NEOLOGISMWHICH IS NOT A MEDICAL TERMGETS CLICKS . BRIAN BOX BROWN AND LET US NOT FORGET THE CHILDREN : BABY EATS GUMMY HOSPITALS SEEING THE POISONING THE NEW YORK TIMES RECENTLY PUBLISHED A COMMON ANTI - CANNABIS OPINION PIECE ABOUT HOW WEED IS TOO STRONG NOWADAYSA FOUR - DECADE- OLD ARGUMENT THAT EQUATES POTENCY WITH DANGER . ANOTHER REGULAR MEDIA PIECE IS ABOUT HOW WEED SMELLS BAD ! AN INFINITE AMOUNT OF INK HAS BEEN SPILLED ON THE TOPIC OF THE SMELL . SEARCH CANNABIS NEWS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND YOU'RE LIKELY TO FIND A RECENTLY PUBLISHED VERSION OF ONE OR MORE OF THESE STORIES IN A MAJOR OUTLET . THIS MAY DEPICT AN ANTI - CANNABIS BENT IN THE MEDIA OR JUST A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SPENT ON " PUBLIC RELATIONS . " IT'S PROBABLY BOTH . ^ ^ WEED BAD WEED $ ?? /// || | D BB © 2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES
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Animation OCR: LEGALIZATION NATION WHO EXACTLY IS AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE ACTION? THEY ARE A TRUMP-ALIGNED SUPER PAC FUNDED BY THE LARGEST MULTISTATE CANNABIS OPERATORS IN THE COUNTRY. THE PAC IS ALMOST COMPLETELY FUNDEDTO THE TUNE OF $13 MILLIONBY A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES: VERANOCURALEAF AND TRULIEVE. BRIAN BOX BROWN ANOTHER FUNDING GROUPIS ACTUALLY AYR UNDER A DEBT-RESTRUCTURING PLAN. SWIPE 4 ONE OF THE FUNDERS IS ACTUALLY ANOTHER PAC CALLED AMERICAN RIGHTS AND REFORM PAC. THAT PAC IS FUNDED BY ALL THESE SAME MSOS PLUS GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES AND CRESCO. SO WHAT ARE THEY GETTING FOR THEIR MONEY? WELLWHAT ACTIONS IS TRUMP TAKING ON CANNABIS? HE IS MOVING MEDICAL CANNABIS TO SCHEDULE III. THE MOVE TO SCHEDULE III COMES WITH A MASSIVE TAX BREAK AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE PRODUCT OVER STATE LINESANOTHER ENORMOUS WINDFALL. TRUMP'S UNPRECEDENTED MOVE IS THAT SCHEDULE III WILL ONLY APPLY TO APPROVED MEDICAL CANNABIS.| ESSENTIALLY: IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE SUPER PACYOUR WEED IS STILL SCHEDULE I. ?? S.S. MSO Pop BB ©2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES LEGALIZATION NATION WHO EXACTLY IS AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE ACTION ? THEY ARE A TRUMP - ALIGNED SUPER PAC FUNDED BY THE LARGEST MULTISTATE CANNABIS OPERATORS IN THE COUNTRY . THE PAC IS ALMOST COMPLETELY FUNDEDTO THE TUNE OF $ 13 MILLIONBY A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES : VERANOCURALEAF AND TRULIEVE . BRIAN BOX BROWN ANOTHER FUNDING GROUPARBORETUM BIDCO LLCIS ACTUALLY AYR UNDER A DEBT - RESTRUCTURING PLAN . SWIPE 4 ONE OF THE FUNDERS IS ACTUALLY ANOTHER PAC CALLED AMERICAN RIGHTS AND REFORM PAC . THAT PAC IS FUNDED BY ALL THESE SAME MSOS PLUS GREEN THUMB INDUSTRIES AND CRESCO . SO WHAT ARE THEY GETTING FOR THEIR MONEY ? WELLWHAT ACTIONS IS TRUMP TAKING ON CANNABIS ? HE IS MOVING MEDICAL CANNABIS TO SCHEDULE III . THE MOVE TO SCHEDULE III COMES WITH A MASSIVE TAX BREAK AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE PRODUCT OVER STATE LINESANOTHER ENORMOUS WINDFALL . TRUMP'S UNPRECEDENTED MOVE IS THAT SCHEDULE III WILL ONLY APPLY TO APPROVED MEDICAL CANNABIS . | ESSENTIALLY : IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE SUPER PACYOUR WEED IS STILL SCHEDULE I. ? ? S.S. MSO Pop BB © 2026 BRIAN BOX BROWNDISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES
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