A medical program stalled in litigation almost from the day it was authorized.
Jul 23, 2026
Their bill repeals the November ban outright instead of delaying it, and the White House is behind it. Plus North Carolina writes the ban into its own code, and Tennessee farmers stop waiting.
Jul 21, 2026
Cannabist's five-state liquidation becomes Vireo's 230-store map. Plus Oklahoma's reference lab races its own market, Nebraska prices entry before patients exist, and Menominee's ninth license turns scarce.
Jul 3, 2026
The Senate splits over who regulates hemp, the DOJ names the money behind Schedule I, and a nation founded on the federal-versus-state fight spends its 250th still having it.
Jul 2, 2026
The DEA hands opponents the floor as DOJ's stay answer comes due, then breaks for the holiday. Plus Pillen signs Nebraska's rules, Delaware overrides its own governor on zoning, and the alcohol lobby moves on hemp drinks.
Jun 24, 2026
DEA seated only reform's critics for the June 29th hearing, and a standing rule is why. Plus Durrett reads the two-tier order for Nevada, Perris tests cannabis billboard bans at the Ninth Circuit, and Virginia prices public use at $250.
Jun 16, 2026
Van Duyne drafts a federal carve-out for hemp drinks as the November cliff nears. Plus a Harvard witness enters the rescheduling fight, Hanna takes CANNRA, and High Tide trades up to a Big 5 bank.
Jun 15, 2026
The SJC cleared the adult-use repeal question for November in Massachusetts. Plus a bill to let states force rescheduling, Illinois closing the hemp gap, Virginia's deal revived, and the CCC's cultivation pause.
Jun 4, 2026
Logan's Roadhouse pours 5-milligram THC cocktails in Texas while the FDA fast-tracks a cannabis pain drug, and Wyoming says rescheduling doesn't bind its statutes.
May 19, 2026
Forty-one groups tell Congress Schedule III doesn't finish the job. Plus: Connecticut's mold files show what oversight actually costs, Minnesota merges its supply chains, and Colorado still can't open a door past retail.
Apr 24, 2026
Washington reopened every major cannabis and hemp question today and answered none of them | DOJ moves state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III while routing adult-use to a June 29th hearing | The 3 mg CMS Medicare standard is the clearest signal yet about where a revised federal hemp floor might land
Apr 20, 2026
Massachusetts dissolves its five-member CCC hours before 4/20 | Colorado, Ohio, Texas, and the Senate all move on hemp the same week | Whitney puts 2025's 280E drain at $2.24 billion
Apr 13, 2026
A Travis County judge temporarily blocks Texas from enforcing its THCA hemp ban | NJEDA opens a $15 million loan pipeline that makes the state a cannabis creditor | Oregon writes medical cannabis into hospice and residential care with HB 4142
Apr 3, 2026
FDA stands down for Medicare CBD pilot | Missouri hemp bill survives 7-hour filibuster | Florida's ballot fight ends, fallout begins
Mar 31, 2026
FDA's CBD file finally moves. New Jersey reshapes its hemp beverage channel. Michigan's 40% tax burden hits the campaign trail.
Mar 27, 2026
Virginia's equity clock is ticking. Ohio's hemp ban landed. Missouri sorts its market one threat letter at a time.
Mar 23, 2026
Lobbying ramps up in Washington while states redraw access, pricing, and retail control in real time.
Mar 17, 2026
IRS pressure hits MSOs, hemp supply tightens, and states move ahead without federal clarity.
Mar 12, 2026
Colorado and Massachusetts show what oversupply looks like, while Congress, banks, and states wrestle with the next phase of cannabis policy.
Mar 6, 2026
Congress advances the Farm Bill without a hemp runway, SAFE Banking loses a key Republican vote, and states keep reshaping cannabis policy from Oklahoma to Michigan.
Mar 2, 2026
Gun rights at the Supreme Court, insurers eye THC coverage, THCA crackdowns expand, and The Hybrid drops a new episode.
Feb 26, 2026
Gun rights collide with marijuana policy as the hemp clock ticks. States tighten the screws. Capital adapts.
Feb 13, 2026
CRS reopens 280E debate, FDA messaging tightens, Nebraska stalls on medical rollout, and the hemp drink fight keeps escalating across state lines.
Jan 30, 2026
Rescheduling talk keeps running ahead of paperwork. Virginia races toward a legal market. Ohio and South Carolina tighten the hemp lane.
Jan 28, 2026
Virginia moves closer to retail sales with conversion fees and equity promises that will collide in the real world. Plus Florida’s signature fight, the federal hemp deadline, and corporate repositioning as the industry waits for policy to pick a lane.
Jan 19, 2026
On MLK Day, a sober look at the rules that shape opportunity: hemp deadlines, rescheduling process, and a circuit split that could redraw licensing risk.
