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PolicyThe fight over Schedule III now has a calendar, and it runs into 2027
Both sides in the appeals-court challenge to April's reclassification have agreed on a briefing timeline that ends in late February, with oral argument hoped for before summer.
The Crushed Desk · 1w ago · 4 min read
PolicyNorth Carolina's $3 billion hemp business is counting down to December 11
With the federal hemp THC limit now due in December, North Carolina shops are choosing between pivoting, shrinking and closing.
1w ago · 4 min read
PolicyCalifornia will make shops hand out measuring cups with multi-serving THC drinks
AB 2532, signed October 1, requires free dosing devices and clearer serving labels on multi-serving cannabis beverages starting July 2027.
2w ago · 3 min read
PolicyA new GAO report just put the brakes on the DEA's marijuana rescheduling hearing
The DEA's chief judge paused the full-rescheduling proceeding while he weighs whether to let a watchdog report into the record, with a response due October 13.
2w ago · 4 min read
PolicyPennsylvania's path to legal weed runs through three state Senate seats
House Speaker Joanna McClinton says flipping a trio of Senate races in November could finally clear the way for recreational legalization in 2027.
3w ago · 4 min read
PolicyMassachusetts voters are not interested in un-legalizing weed
A new UNH poll has 71% of likely voters opposed to Question 8, the November measure that would shut down the state's adult-use retail market.
3w ago · 3 min read
PolicyNorth Carolina floats a state-run weed store model, with private growers supplying it
A gubernatorial advisory panel is weighing a hybrid system that borrows North Carolina's own liquor-store playbook and Quebec's cannabis retail approach.
4w ago · 4 min read
PolicyA bipartisan bill wants to stop the feds from punishing cannabis insurers
The CLAIM Act, back for a fourth try in Congress, would shield insurers, brokers and agents who cover state-legal marijuana businesses from federal penalties.
1mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyConnecticut just uncapped THC potency for weed concentrates
Starting October 1, Connecticut extracts, oils, shatter and vape carts can exceed the old 70% THC ceiling — flower stays capped at 35%.
1mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyTrump commuted two long federal weed sentences — and Mike Tyson says he wants more
Kevin Harden's 30-year sentence and Jerry Haymon's 10-year sentence both ended in commutations this month, part of a wider clemency batch the boxer personally lobbied for.
1mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyA federal appeals court just refused to pump the brakes on marijuana rescheduling
The D.C. Circuit rejected industry challengers' bid to freeze Schedule III status while their case proceeds, keeping the April reclassification in effect for now.
1mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyA Florida grand jury says $10M meant for poor kids' health care funded the fight against legal weed
Investigators traced the money through DeSantis-linked nonprofits and PACs to the campaign that helped kill 2024's marijuana legalization amendment — but found no one to charge.
1mo ago · 4 min read
PolicyColorado's governor pardoned 29 more people — and marijuana convictions are still the biggest category
Jared Polis's latest clemency batch pushes his cumulative marijuana pardon count past 4,000, with cases dating back to the 1990s.
1mo ago · 3 min read
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