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Marijuana Rescheduling: Is an October Surprise Still Possible?

2026-09-2813:25

Send us Fan Mail Could marijuana rescheduling still produce an October surprise? Thomas Howard traces the federal timeline, the DEA process and the separate court challenge, then explains what he is watching next. October remains a possibility, not a promised outcome. This episode explores the timeline without promising a decision date. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/DXlSz99DIu0 Follow Cannabis Legalization News for more cannabis policy news and analysis. This discussion was first availabl...

Montana's New Weed Rule: Who Can Actually Run the Store?

2026-09-2750:21

Send us Fan Mail Montana is spelling out who must document residency to run a licensed cannabis business—even when that person is not an owner. Its new rule cites the Ninth Circuit, while the wider cannabis-licensing dispute continues. Recorded September 27, 2026. Thomas Howard and Miggy host Cannabis Legalization News. This episode covers Montana's operational-control rule; GAO's scheduling-policy findings; DOJ's firearm-rights restoration process; Ohio VIP Smoke Shop guilty pleas; a milit...

Is Your Cannabis License Safe? Supreme Court Petition Update

2026-09-2053:59

Send us Fan Mail WHO GETS IN? The cannabis licensing fight reaches a new procedural step—not a Supreme Court ruling. Sunday, September 20 at 3:05 PM Central with Thomas Howard and Miggy. A petition asks the Supreme Court whether the dormant Commerce Clause applies to state and municipal cannabis-licensing schemes. Review has not been granted. We unpack the licensing dispute and nine more cannabis-law stories, separating filings and proposals from decisions and effective law. This week's ru...

Legal Loopholes: How a $32 Million Cannabis Contract Dispute Was Dismissed

2026-09-1353:17

Send us Fan Mail Curaleaf’s $31.8M Contract Verdict Tossed, Schedule III Can’t Be Enjoined, and Regulators Crack Down The hosts discuss cannabis legalization and business news, arguing that federal marijuana rescheduling to Schedule III is inevitable and noting a court denial of injunctive relief seeking to block it, with briefing planning due by October 9 and an amicus request granted. They cover a roughly $31.8 million marijuana contract verdict tied to an output contract dispute that was ...

HR6500 Hemp Extension, DEA Questionnaires, and Ongoing Patchwork Cannabis Policy

2026-09-0647:23

Send us Fan Mail The hosts discuss cannabis still not being federally legalized and preview 10 news stories, led by Trump signing HR6500, a one-month hemp deadline extension that they argue punts major decisions until after the election. They say synthetics like THCO and HHC will remain illegal, while CBD-derived delta-8/delta-9 products may continue until December 11, and they anticipate a likely per-serving THC limit and clearer FDA definitions such as “container,” especially for beverages...

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