Are THC Drinks Legal in Illinois After November 12, 2026?
Are THC drinks legal in Illinois? Starting Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, any hemp drink with more than 0.4 mg of total THC per container is legally cannabis in Illinois and may be sold only by a licensed cannabis dispensary, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. Status as of Nov. 2, 2026: the rule takes […]
DEA Registers 900+ Medical Marijuana Dispensaries: Who Qualifies?
Which marijuana dispensaries have DEA registration? On Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, the Justice Department announced that DEA is issuing its first federal registrations to more than 900 state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in seven states: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Status as of Nov. 2, 2026: dispensary registrations are being issued […]
Can You Grow Cannabis at Home in Illinois? 2026 Rules
Can you grow cannabis at home in Illinois? Only if you are an Illinois resident, 21 or older, and a registered patient in the state’s medical cannabis program, and then only up to five plants per household. Status as of Oct. 30, 2026: that rule has been in effect since Jan. 1, 2020, and nothing […]
Rhode Island Hemp Quarantine: Keep Stock, Can’t Sell It
Must Rhode Island hemp businesses destroy all affected inventory? No. The Cannabis Control Commission’s amended Bulletin 2026-7 permits qualifying inventory to be stored in quarantine, but that does not authorize continued sales. Status as of Oct. 26: reports are due Dec. 4, and the bulletin bars additions to or removals from the quarantine inventory after […]
DEA Rescheduling Hearing Order: GAO Report In, No Reopening
Did the DEA reopen the marijuana rescheduling hearing? No: the Oct. 22, 2026 order denied the request to reopen it while admitting the GAO report into the record. Status as of Oct. 26: the case remains stayed through a limited briefing schedule. Optional briefs are due Oct. 29, replies Nov. 5; the order sets no […]
Idaho HJR 4: What the Nov. 3 Marijuana Amendment Would Do
What is Idaho HJR 4? It is a proposed amendment to the Idaho Constitution, on the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 ballot, that would make the Legislature the only body that can legalize marijuana, narcotics or other psychoactive substances. Status as of Oct. 26, 2026: proposed; voters decide Nov. 3, and nothing changes unless it is […]
Delta-8 vs. THCa vs. Delta-9: The Federal Hemp Definition
What does the new federal hemp definition cover? It counts THCa as THC, excludes final hemp-derived cannabinoid products with more than 0.4 milligrams combined THC and covered similar-effect cannabinoids per container, and excludes cannabinoids synthesized or manufactured outside the plant, which can reach delta-8 made from other cannabinoids. Sources checked Oct. 23, 2026: the amendments […]
Is THCa Legal in Illinois? What Changes Nov. 12, 2026
Is THCa legal in Illinois? Starting Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, a consumable or topical THCa product with more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container will no longer qualify as hemp under Illinois law. It is cannabis, and only state-licensed dispensaries may sell it. Sources checked Oct. 23, 2026: the change is enacted and […]
Massachusetts Question 8: What the 2026 Marijuana Vote Does
Massachusetts Question 8 would repeal the laws that legalize, regulate and tax adult-use retail marijuana sales, effective Jan. 1, 2028, if voters approve it on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Status as of Oct. 19, 2026: pending; nothing changes unless it passes, and medical marijuana stays in place under the official voter information. Illustration. What Question […]
South Dakota Medical Marijuana Rescheduling: AG Opinion
Does federal rescheduling change South Dakota’s medical marijuana program? Not much, according to the state’s attorney general: Official Opinion No. 26-06, dated Oct. 6, 2026, concludes that federal rescheduling will likely have a “negligible impact” on the program. Status as of Oct. 19, 2026: the opinion is advisory, not a court ruling, and it treats […]