Rolling With My Trigger Finger

Rights Are Not Coupons — Stop Letting The Government Redeem Them

We live in a moment where the average American feels something they can’t quite put into words.

Something is off.

We clock in, pay taxes, follow the rules, and yet every year our rights shrink just a little more. Rights are not hand-me-downs. Rights are not coupons. Rights are not a subscription that can be paused, limited, or revoked depending on who’s in office.

Rights are supposed to be permanent.

Yet, here we are… watching the American dollar weaken, taxes rise, and cannabis quietly transform from a symbol of freedom into a corporate-controlled playground for the rich.

So let’s break this down.

 

Where Are We Right Now? (As a Country)

We’re watching a slow-motion decline of the very things America was built on:

Financial stability

Individual liberty

The right to self-determine our lives

Inflation hits every grocery bill like a punishment. Housing costs are so high that “living paycheck to paycheck” is now marketed as normal. The American dream quietly downgraded into a “subscription model.”

The value of the dollar declines, but we are demanded to give more:

More taxes

More disclosures

More compliance

More patience

Meanwhile, you look around your city and ask:

“Where did all that tax money go?”

Roads still crumble. Schools still beg for funding. Homelessness increases. Yet we’re told to just “trust the process.”

Americans aren’t losing patience.

We’re losing faith.

 

Is America Still the Land of Dreams?

The narrative used to be simple:

 “Work hard, and you’ll make it.”

But now it feels like: “Work hard, and maybe… just maybe… you’ll tread water.”

Dreams used to be encouraged.

Now dreams are regulated.

You can’t grow food without a permit in some states.

You can’t collect rainwater in others.

Try starting a small business and you’re taxed before you make your first dollar.

Freedom shouldn’t require permission.

 

Texas vs. Cannabis — A Strange Battle

Texas markets itself as the heart of personal freedom — yet when it comes to hemp, delta-8, or cannabis sales, the state acts like freedom is a controlled substance.

Instead of supporting farmers and small entrepreneurs, they’ve:

Tried to ban hemp derivatives multiple times

Raided small businesses

Forced expensive licensing barriers

Meanwhile big corporate players get the red carpet treatment.

This isn’t coincidence.

This is control.

Texas doesn't “hate cannabis” — it hates losing control of money and influence.

And Texas isn’t alone.

Many states with “medical cannabis” create systems so complicated that only corporations can afford the entry fee.

That’s not freedom.

That's a monopoly disguised as morality.

 

Cannabis: The New Playground of the Rich

Let’s be clear:

Cannabis isn’t illegal because it’s dangerous.

Cannabis is illegal because it threatens the wrong pockets.

For decades people went to prison for cultivation.

Now suddenly:

Senators have stock in cannabis companies.

Corporate grows operate with thousands of plants.

Politicians use legalization proposals as election bait.

The same system that prosecuted the poor now rewards corporations with tax breaks and first dibs on licenses.

Cannabis legalization is turning into a controlled economic takeover.

They don’t want cannabis free.

They want cannabis profitable.

 

Medical Cannabis: A Precursor to Governmental Overhaul

Medical cannabis sounds compassionate — and in many cases it is.

But buried in the fine print of certain states:

Cannabis users are added to medical registries

Registries cross-reference federal systems

“Mental health conditions” tied to cannabis may trigger firearm rights reviews

Here’s the play:

1. Get people on medical cannabis programs (especially veterans with PTSD).

2. Use “mental instability” as justification to limit firearm ownership.

Rights shouldn’t be linked to consumption.

Rights shouldn’t be conditional on medicine.

And never forget:

- A right you have to apply for is not a right — it’s a privilege.

 

PTSD Isn’t the Problem — Control Is

There’s a narrative forming:

 “If you have PTSD and you use cannabis, you shouldn’t have firearms.”

But here’s the hypocrisy:

If you have PTSD and take opioids → no problem

If you have PTSD and drink alcohol → no problem

If you have PTSD and take benzos → no problem

But cannabis?

Suddenly that equals “unfit.”

This is not about health.

It’s about regulating behavior through fear.

They don’t have to kick down your door to take your rights anymore.

They just rewrite the qualifications.

 

We Must Stand Against This

This isn't a pro-gun or pro-weed blog.

This is a pro-freedom blog.

Every time we comply with the slow erosion of rights, we send a silent message:

“We accept this.”

We cannot accept this.

We cannot normalize:

Taxes that fund nothing

Dollars that buy less every year

Rights that must be “earned back”

A government that decides which freedoms are convenient

Rights are not bargaining chips.

Rights are not a reward for good behavior.

Rights are the foundation of the American identity.

 

Final Message

The moment we trade in one right to keep another…

we lose both.

Freedom requires responsibility, yes —

but it also requires resistance.

Stand firm. Question authority. Protect your rights like your life depends on it — because eventually, it will.

Thank You for reading. Comment below, if you agree, disagree, have the fix for our nation, or want to add anything I missed. Stay true, together we can Change The Narrative. Again thank you all for your support, be sure to check out our podcast and stay tuned. Join the movement and rock the merch to give our voice a boost!