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 […]
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 […]
Cannabis Contract Enforceability: $31.8M Verdict Erased
Cannabis contract enforceability in federal court just took a major hit. On Sept. 10, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit threw out a $31.8 million jury verdict in a Michigan cannabis supply dispute, holding that “federal courts can’t enforce contract claims founded on an agreement to purchase marijuana illegally.” The losing […]
DEA HHC Ban: Agency Says Hemp Company Cannot Even Sue
DEA says its HHC drug code rule does nothing — and therefore nobody has standing to challenge it. Bluestar is in the Fourth Circuit arguing otherwise.
Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing: Final Briefs Due August 17
Post-hearing briefs in the DEA rescheduling proceeding are due August 17. Here is what the deadline means, who is filing, and why a final answer is still months away.
The IRS Wants Its 280E Refunds Back — TerrAscend Sued for $8.3 Million
The 280E refund gold rush just met the collections department. The Department of Justice is suing multistate operator TerrAscend for $8.3 million plus interest, arguing the refund it collected on amended returns was “erroneous” because the deductions were barred by Section 280E (the docket is here; MJBiz coverage here). TerrAscend received the money in June […]
Pentagon: Rescheduling Doesn’t Change the Military Marijuana Ban
If you serve, you still can’t smoke. That is the entire message of a one-page Department of War memo, dated July 9 and obtained by Marijuana Moment, reminding senior Pentagon leadership that the military marijuana prohibition survives federal rescheduling completely intact. The department “maintains a drug-free workplace to protect national security, public safety, and operational […]
The Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Is Over — Now One Judge Decides
The marijuana rescheduling hearing is over. After two weeks of testimony at DEA headquarters in Arlington, the evidentiary hearing on moving marijuana to Schedule III wrapped up on July 15 — and here is what a searcher actually wants to know: Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius gave participants until August 17 to file post-hearing […]
DEA Rescheduling Hearing, Week Two: A Pain Doctor Takes the Stand
DEA Rescheduling Hearing: Week Two Testimony The DEA rescheduling hearing came back from its Fourth-of-July recess and kept doing the thing that still surprises people: the government is building the record for moving marijuana to Schedule III. The two-week administrative proceeding recessed July 3, reconvened July 6, and runs no later than July 15. Week […]
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 […]