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# Trump, Cannabis & the Progressive Left’s Freakout Over the Marijuana Issue
- URL: https://ivn.us/podcasts/trump-cannabis-progressive-lefts-freakout-over-marijuana-issue-2025-12-11/
- Published: 2025-12-11T20:31:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-15T00:44:30.000Z
- Description: Independent Voter Podcast host Chad Peace and co-host Cara McCormick dive into the left’s political freak-out over Trump potentially rescheduling cannabis — and what it exposes about a system that weaponizes even 80/20 issues.
- Author: Independent Voter Podcast
- Tags: Podcast, Cannabis, Independent Voter Podcast, Legalization Efforts

Independent Voter Podcast host Chad Peace and co-host Cara McCormick dive into the left’s political freak-out over Trump potentially rescheduling cannabis — and what it exposes about a system that weaponizes even 80/20 issues. With guest Adam Swart of Crowds on Demand, they go from weed reform to immigration to gerrymandering asking: Can independents help drag politics back to common sense solutions?

[Is Trump About to Outflank Democrats on Cannabis? Progressives Sound the AlarmIVN![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/trump-cannabis-whitehouse.png)](https://ivn.us/posts/trump-about-outflank-democrats-cannabis-progressives-sound-alarm-2025-12-08)

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