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The Intoxicating Hemp Products Ban Was Delayed a Month. Now What?

Earlier this week, the House passed a short-term funding bill that postpones the federal ban on hemp-derived THC products. President Trump signed the.

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Is the Global Shift to the Right Threatening International Cannabis Reforms?

With so much of my attention focused on U.S. rescheduling lately, I wanted to take advantage of the D.C. Circuit’s delay and the.

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Oregon Cannabis Roundup: Fall 2026

It’s been a while since we wrote a round-up post on Oregon cannabis. Here are some items of note, as we head into.

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Five Bills Every California Cannabis Operator Needs to Track in 2026

Five separate bills are moving through the California legislature at the same time, and together they touch nearly every part of a licensee’s.

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California Cannabis Contracts After Rescheduling: Why Your Contracts Need a Second Look

Rescheduling did not just change tax treatment and licensing options for cannabis operators. It also changed the assumptions baked into thousands of existing.

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DCC License Conversions After Rescheduling: How and When to Split A/M Licenses in California

When obtaining a California cannabis licenses, operators had to decide whether to operate under an adult-use license, a medicinal license, or a combined.

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What California Operators Must Do After Rescheduling: DEA Registration, License Restructuring, and 280E

On April 23, 2026, the DOJ and DEA issued a final order rescheduling certain marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III of.

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Celebrating Martin Jelsma’s Retirement and Extraordinary Legacy

When I first met Martin Jelsma (retiring as Programme Director Drugs & Democracy at the Transnational Institute) in 2019, I was a law.

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Medical Marijuana Schedule III Litigation: The D.C. Circuit’s First Major Test

While most attention has focused on the recently concluded marijuana rescheduling hearing, an equally significant legal battle has unfolded in the D.C. Circuit.

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Join Jason Adelstone Tomorrow for The Cannabis Brief LIVE: Cannabis Rescheduling After the Hearing

Tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. PT, Harris Sliwoski attorney Jason Adelstone will join fellow cannabis industry professionals for a live webinar, The Cannabis.

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