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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Alcohol Industry Backs Hemp THC Drinks Instead of Killing Them
The wine and spirits wholesalers just endorsed keeping hemp THC drinks federally legal. The tell is the three-tier system: they do not want it banned, they want it in their trucks.
Beverage Regulatory Parity Act Would Treat Hemp THC Drinks Like Beer
H.R. 10079 would give hemp THC beverages their own federal lane: three-tier distribution, 5mg per serving, 21-and-over, and an 8-cent-per-milligram excise tax.
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.
VA Psilocybin Trial Will Enroll 240 Veterans
The VA psilocybin trial, called PIVOT, is a Phase 3 study in veterans with treatment-resistant depression. Nobody has been dosed yet.
35 Attorneys General Fought the Hemp Ban Delay
A bipartisan attorneys general hemp ban letter urged Congress to reject any delay of the November 12 recriminalization date. Four days later, they lost.