🎙️Elevated Intel Round 28: Haters, Homegrow & Hope: Closing Out 2025 on Elevated Intel

Описание: It’s the final Elevated Intel of 2025—and we’re ending the year clear-eyed, caffeinated, and cautiously optimistic.

In Episode 28, Jodi James and Cynthia Brewer break down what cannabis rescheduling actually means (and what it doesn’t), why prohibitionist groups are suddenly getting louder, and how Florida advocates are organizing for a pivotal 2026 legislative session.

We cover the real implications of Schedule III, tax relief myths, research limitations, and why states like Florida still have work to do—regardless of federal movement. Plus, we close the year with Florida Cannabis Action Network’s Top Five Wins of 2025, including homegrow progress, veteran-focused legislation, major court decisions, and the growing power of community advocacy.

If you want substance over hype, receipts over rumors, and a roadmap for what’s next—this episode is your year-end briefing.

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00:00 – 🎄 Post-Holiday Chaos & Late-After-420 Energy
Tech fails, vet bills, Christmas leftovers, and why nobody should trust push-to-start cars.

03:00 – 🚂 Polar Express (But Make It Elevated)
New holiday traditions, projector-sized nostalgia, and the unexpected GOAT Christmas movie debate.

04:25 – 📰 Setting the Table: What This Episode Covers
Year in review, rescheduling updates, and why we’re starting with the haters.

04:50 – 🚫 Meet the Prohibitionists
Who’s funding anti-cannabis messaging, how they operate, and why they’re ramping up now.

07:30 – 👨‍👩‍👧 The Real Cost of Prohibition
Arrests, families, generational harm, and why “drug-free” policies aren’t free at all.

11:20 – 📱 Social Media Pushback Is Working
Why misinformation is finally getting challenged—and loudly.

13:50 – 🏭 Big Cannabis vs. Craft Cannabis
What rescheduling means for small operators, homegrowers, and personalized medicine.

16:30 – 🏛️ Mobilizing for Tallahassee
Why showing up, writing letters, and staying visible still matters.

19:20 – 🎭 Cannabis Ball & Community Events
Because advocacy can also involve formalwear and Alice in Wonderland themes.

23:00 – 🎉 Parade Stories & Advocacy History
From early 2000s street closures to modern normalization efforts.

26:00 – 📜 Federal Rescheduling: What’s Actually Happening
Presidential directives, DOJ timelines, and why this can’t happen overnight.

29:00 – 💰 280E, Banking & Research Myths
What Schedule III fixes—and what it absolutely does not.

31:00 – 🔬 Research Barriers & Source Material Problems
Why “more research” still isn’t as simple as it sounds.

35:00 – 📊 Evidence Is Building (Fast)
Millions of patients, thousands of doctors, and what the next president will inherit.

36:45 – 🏆 Florida Cannabis Action Network: Top 5 of 2025

37:00 – #5️⃣ Creating New Cannabis Experts
National recognition, media outreach, and trusted voices.

38:15 – #4️⃣ Cannabis & Firearms Progress
Court cases that could reshape rights for legal patients.

39:45 – #3️⃣ Elevated Intel & Outreach Growth
28 episodes, real engagement, and why this platform matters.

42:10 – #2️⃣ Homegrow Legislation
Simple language, broad support, and why growing your own still matters.

47:10 – #1️⃣ Veterans-First Cannabis Reform
Bipartisan bills, strong sponsors, and meaningful relief on the horizon.

50:00 – 🎆 Looking Ahead to 2026
Resolutions, celebrations, and why the next year could be historic.

52:00 – 🌿 Sharing, Caring & Closing Thoughts
Community, connection, and ending the year elevated—in every sense.