By Veronika Bondarenko Many people’s priorities include internet privacy and cryptocurrency over cannabis. Over the last few years, U.S. regulation of marijuana has become even more of a mixed bag and story of two Americas. While states like New York, Virginia and New Mexico legalized recreational use in 2021 and started opening dispensaries, the drug remains a Schedule I controlled substance at the federal level and the subject of a political battle as politicians in more conservative states put all of their efforts into nationwide legalization or decriminalization. “Good smart policies were …