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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 not in the room. All seven designated participants oppose moving marijuana to Schedule III, and not one industry voice made the cut. The hearing decides whether the […]

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 law enforcement in understanding cannabis consumption and impairment. I volunteered but wasn’t picked the first time. Luckily, I was called upon for the next round. Green labs […]

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 bill that bars the Labor Department from using any funds to “authorize, provide, reimburse, or otherwise recognize marijuana or any cannabis-derived substance as a compensable medical treatment […]

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 a 58-0 Senate vote, a 77-31 amended House vote, and a 47-10 Senate concurrence. If you buy, sell, grow, or regulate cannabis in Illinois, nearly every part […]

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 on H.R. 8646 — the House FY27 Agriculture spending bill — officially asking Congress to roll back part of the federal hemp ban President Trump himself signed […]

Ohio Hemp Product Ban Injunction: 3 Essential Takeaways After Judge Calls Ban Discriminatory

An Ohio judge just handed the hemp industry a major legal win with the Ohio hemp product ban injunction. In a ruling issued the first week of April 2026, a Franklin County judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking Ohio’s ban on intoxicating hemp-derived products — and the reasoning should worry every state regulator trying […]

Texas Hemp Ban Injunction: 5 Critical Facts After Judge Blocks DSHS Smokable Ban

The Texas hemp ban injunction just saved 4/20 for thousands of hemp businesses across the Lone Star State. On April 8, 2026, Travis County Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the Texas Department of State Health Services’ new hemp rules that had effectively banned all smokable hemp products statewide […]