07/05/2026
🇺🇸 Happy 250th Birthday, America. 🇺🇸
Two hundred and fifty years ago, ordinary people chose an extraordinary path. They declared that liberty is not a grant from the state; it is an inherent, unalienable right. They pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to build a nation where free people could challenge convention, seize opportunity, and forge their own future.
At Flagship these principles are not merely historical footnotes, they are the bedrock of our existence.
For years, our industry has endured a relentless regulatory assault, shifting standards, and engineered obstacles. We have watched valued partners shutter their businesses, independent innovators pushed to the margins, and millions of adults stripped of the alternatives they chose for themselves. These policies have disproportionately crushed independent American enterprise while insulating the monolithic interests of Big To***co and Big Pharma. When regulation serves to protect market incumbents rather than the public, the fundamental promise of American enterprise is under siege.
We refuse to quit….. Instead, we chose the path of integrity. We chose science. Our partnership with The James at The Ohio State University on an NIH funded study is a testament to our demand for data over dogma. We believe that policies impacting must be forged in the fire of rigorous research and honest dialogue, not the shadows of fear or political expediency.
The American experiment was never designed for those who seek the easy road. It belongs to those who stand when standing carries a heavy cost. That spirit burns in every entrepreneur who refuses to surrender, every researcher dedicated to the truth, and every citizen who understands that liberty and personal responsibility are inseparable.
As we mark this 250th anniversary, we raise the Stars and Stripes in defiance of those who try to diminish our independence. We remain unyielding in our commitment to scientific integrity, American innovation, and the right of every adult to make their own choices.
The road ahead will not be easy, but we have never been defined by the ease of the journey. We are defined by our refusal to break. To our partners and the millions who stand with us: know that we do not retreat. We carry the banner of independence forward, and we take our place in the struggle for the future. So hoist the colors, we have endured. We will continue to fight for the science, the innovators, and the constitutional principles that define this nation as the greatest experiment in self-government the world has ever known.
Happy Independence Day. Happy 250th Birthday, America.
