For those of us working in our states’ legal cannabis programs, it seems absurd that cannabis is still federally illegal. Like many controversial American institutions, cannabis criminalization is supported by several powerful players with corrupt motivations to prevent legalization.  We discuss the key interest groups who view cannabis as an enemy to their business, how they’ve lobbied to prevent its legalization, and why these motives seem corrupt to true cannabis believers.    One Article Discussed [1] “Meet the Special Interests Keeping Marijuana Criminalized” from Foundation for Economic Education