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May 6, 2026

🚨 The White House Goes After Synthetic Hemp In Its 2026 Drug Strategy

The White House targets delta-8, delta-10, THC-O, and THCP while protecting full-spectrum CBD | SAM and NDASA take Schedule III to the D.C. Circuit | Tim Scott reconsiders cannabis banking

May 5, 2026

⚖️ The $1.6 Billion Question Reaches The Massachusetts SJC

Operators argue at the SJC that the SAM-funded repeal initiative is unconstitutional | The White House Drug Strategy talks tough on cannabis without mentioning Schedule III | A 320-page lawsuit names Cresco, GTI, and Verano

May 4, 2026

⚖️ Missouri Has A Cannabis Cartel, Two Cultivators Say

A class action targets the state's largest dispensary chain | DEA opens a 60-day federal door - and a disclosure trap | Virginia bets it can launch adult-use sales in eight months

May 3, 2026

🏛️ A Coalition Without A Caucus

Cannabis has the public majority. Neither party has finished its internal argument long enough to claim it.

May 1, 2026

🌾 House Passes Farm Bill, Hemp Deadline Holds for November

Farm Bill clears House without moving the November cap | DEA registration asks operators to disclose years of federal exposure | Trump pulls Casey Means and nominates Nicole Saphier

Apr 30, 2026

🏛️ DEA's Dispensary Portal Forces Operators To Pick A Lane

Oklahoma sets a 60-day clock and Trulieve files first | South Carolina could stumble into a medical program | Indiana's $2 billion border problem travels

Apr 29, 2026

🚦 Wisconsin Sent $36 Million In Cannabis Taxes To Illinois Last Year

Wisconsin sent $36M in cannabis taxes to Illinois in 2024 | Federal prosecutors charge 51 in Oklahoma marijuana diversion case | Hemp beverage operators face a self-policing reckoning before federal rules close the door

Apr 28, 2026

🏛️ DEA Opens The Federal Medical Lane, And Bill Barr Is Already Lining Up The Lawsuit

Medical operators get a federal protection lane with federal supervision attached | SAM retains Bill Barr to challenge Blanche's rescheduling order | Massachusetts industry organizes against a repeal effort built on misleading attacks

Apr 27, 2026

💰 Marijuana Rescheduling: Treasury Targets 280E First

Treasury signals 280E relief and an apportionment fight for mixed cannabis operators | Trump asks Congress to carve CBD out of the November hemp ban | MMJ's CMS suit previews the agency collision Schedule III created