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Apr 10, 2026

🏛️ Beacon Hill Sends Cannabis Commission Overhaul to Healey in Three Days Flat

Federal judge halts Rhode Island's cannabis lottery on Dormant Commerce Clause grounds | Roger Stone asks who inside the White House is stalling rescheduling | Whitney puts 280E damage at $2.24 billion

Apr 9, 2026

⚖️ Rhode Island Freezes Cannabis Licensure as Courts Settle What Washington Won't

Rhode Island freezes licensure on a constitutional claim | Massachusetts finally chooses governability | Cannabist and Silverpeak land in court on the same day

Apr 8, 2026

⏳ Marijuana Rescheduling Delayed Again: Five Filings, No Movement

DEA marijuana rescheduling stalled again | Missouri and Ohio hemp bans face legal pushback | Baltimore's $35M cannabis reparations fund still untouched

Apr 7, 2026

🏛️ Massachusetts Resets Its Cannabis Agency. The Old Guard Goes With It.

Mass. cleans house and rewrites its cannabis statute | NY retailers finally pulling $4M each | Ohio's hemp fight narrows to a single county courthouse

Apr 6, 2026

🧭 The AG Is Out, The November Cliff Is Closer, and Nobody's Laying Rail

Bondi fired, rescheduling "on track." Ohio's hemp law blocked on day one. Cannabist finds the bankruptcy door cannabis wasn't supposed to have.

Apr 3, 2026

🏛️ FDA Clears CBD Path for Medicare as Missouri Hemp Ban Heads to Governor

FDA stands down for Medicare CBD pilot | Missouri hemp bill survives 7-hour filibuster | Florida's ballot fight ends, fallout begins

Apr 2, 2026

🏛️ Missouri Routes Hemp Through Dispensaries, Medicare CBD Pilot Goes Live, and Massachusetts Social Equity Operators Fight Back

Missouri locks in hemp restrictions beyond the federal floor | SAM loses TRO, CBD pilot launches | Social equity operators sue to block Mass. cannabis repeal

Apr 1, 2026

⚖️ SAM Sues to Kill Medicare's Hemp Pilot on Eve of Launch

SAM targets CMS in federal court. Texas smokable hemp ban takes effect. New Jersey opens multi-serving hemp drinks.

Mar 31, 2026

🏛️ White House Schedules CBD Meetings as States Race to Redraw Hemp and Cannabis Lines

FDA's CBD file finally moves. New Jersey reshapes its hemp beverage channel. Michigan's 40% tax burden hits the campaign trail.