Archive - The Parabola Papers

Rescheduling Was the Easy Part

The science is settled. The market is still up for grabs.

Jan 2 • Parabola Center and Damian Fagon

December 2025

Three Policy Shifts That Will Reshape Cannabis in 2026

Medical patient standards, the federal crackdown on intoxicating hemp, and the future of on-site consumption.

Dec 12, 2025 • Parabola Center, Damian Fagon, CLARITY (by Drudys Ledbetter), and Micah Sherman

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The Hidden Public Health Crisis Behind Adult-Use Growth

Seven years of cannabis market data in Massachusetts reveal a collapse in medical access. Every state building adult-use programs should reconsider…

Dec 11, 2025 • Parabola Center and CLARITY (by Drudys Ledbetter)

Beyond False Choices: A Rational Framework for Cannabis Regulation

Federal hemp policy has become a flashpoint exposing the fundamental irrationality of our cannabis regulatory framework. All stakeholders are trapped…

Dec 10, 2025 • Parabola Center and Dr. Rachel Knox

An Open Letter to the Prohibitionists Who Can’t Stop Lying

To the Proponents of the Ballot Measures in Massachusetts and Maine:

Dec 9, 2025 • Parabola Center and Shaleen Title

Designing Cannabis Markets that Repair

What Lobsters Already Know About Fair Markets

Dec 8, 2025 • Parabola Center and Damian Fagon

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