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The DEA’s Shift on Marijuana: What You Need to Know
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California Is Spending $227 Million to Hunt Illegal Weed
California just put serious money behind a problem every legal market shares. On June 25, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $227 million in Proposition 64 grants to fight illicit…
States Have Banked Nearly $15 Billion in Marijuana Taxes, New Federal Report Shows
If you want the single most persuasive argument for legalization, it’s a dollar figure from the federal government’s own bean counters. A new marijuana tax revenue report from…
The SAFE Banking Act Is Back — Senate and House, Same Week
It’s reunion season for the cannabis industry’s most-introduced bill. The SAFE Banking Act was reintroduced in both chambers of Congress within 24 hours: the Senate version on June…
The White House Just Asked Congress to Save Hemp Before the November Ban
In a move almost nobody saw coming, the White House told Congress to protect hemp products before a broad federal ban kicks in this November. On June 25,…
DEA’s Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Opens June 29 — And Only the Critics Got a Seat
The DEA’s marijuana rescheduling hearing opens Monday, June 29, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET in Arlington, Virginia — and the single most important fact about it is who’s…
The Green Lab: A Sister to the Wet Lab
It all started with a news article. The piece, I think, was in the West Seattle Blog—a call to action for cannabis consumers who would like to assist…
House Blocks Workers’ Comp From Covering Medical Cannabis
The federal workers comp medical cannabis question just got answered — with a hard no. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education voted 11-7 to advance an FY27 spending…
Illinois Cannabis Omnibus SB 3222: Pritzker’s 700-Page Gift
The Illinois cannabis omnibus is real, it’s 700 pages, and it’s sitting on Governor JB Pritzker’s desk. Lawmakers sent SB 3222 to the governor on May 31 after…
Trump Begs Congress to Save CBD From His Own Hemp Ban
The Trump hemp CBD ban story took its strangest turn yet on June 5: the White House Office of Management and Budget filed a Statement of Administration Policy…
Cannabis Schedule III Is Here: This Week’s Cannabis News in 10 Stories
It actually happened. On April 22, 2026, the Department of Justice and the DEA moved cannabis off Schedule I for the first time in over fifty years. The…