Cannabis Legalization News

09/04/2026

Would you puff, puff, or pass? If this was handed to you in a sesh.

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

The DEA published the full 2,533-page rescheduling transcript. In that record, the federal government argued that ma*****na has an accepted medical use - the exact finding Schedule I says does not exist.

To be clear about where this stands: nothing has been decided. ALJ Julius writes the recommendation, then Administrator Cole makes the call. No date has been set.

That gap between what the record now says and what the schedule still says is the whole ballgame for operators, investors, and counsel.

09/02/2026

H**p Ban Delay: 7 Critical Moves Before Dec. 11

Congress passed a h**p ban delay pushing Section 781 to December 11, 2026. Here are 7 critical moves operators must make before the fuse burns out.

09/02/2026

A Friend with W**d is a friend indeed

09/01/2026

FBI crime data: 200,960 ma*****na possession arrests in 2025 — up from 187,792 the year before. 92% were possession only.

Same year the federal government's own rescheduling record argued ma*****na has an accepted medical use. Two federal positions, one calendar year.

The record moved. The arrest numbers went the other way.

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