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10/16/2026

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey told her constituents to vote against a Nov. 3, 2026, ballot measure that would repeal the state’s adult-use cannabis laws that voters approved nearly 10 years ago.

Gov. Maura Healey said she opposes Question 8, a ballot measure that aims to wipe out the state’s adult-use legalization laws.

10/13/2026

California shipped an estimated 9 million pounds of cannabis into interstate commerce in 2024, and it’s unclear how much of that illicit product was produced by licensed operators. Regardless, the state’s regulators aren’t taking the blame.

The state’s Department of Cannabis Control appealed a court ruling that it failed to flag suspicious activity in the state’s supply chain.

10/08/2026

Companies behind h**p-derived drinks and other products can no longer sell in Ohio if they don’t have a license from the state’s ma*****na authorities, the Sixth Circuit ruled.

Companies behind h**p-derived drinks and other products can no longer sell in Ohio if they don’t have a license from the state’s ma*****na authorities, the Sixth Circuit said Friday.

10/06/2026

Americans who use cannabis could soon be eligible for federal employment, including for jobs that involve U.S. security clearances, under new legislation in Washington.

The legislation would prevent an individual’s prior or current cannabis use from being a disqualifying factor in federal job opportunities.

09/30/2026

Those betting on a cannabis rescheduling recommendation ahead of the midterm elections may be down on their luck after the judge responsible for making that recommendation issued a stay amid new findings.

Derek C. Julius, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) administrative law judge, granted the stay on Sept. 29 at the request of three anti-rescheduling parties that participated in the hearing process this summer to debate the merits of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed rule to loosen restrictions on cannabis by reclassifying it as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

The judge who oversaw the hearing proceedings granted anti-rescheduling parties a stay over a new report that found ‘gaps’ in the DEA’s scheduling policies.

09/29/2026

A Michigan man is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to apply federal law to the federally prohibited cannabis industry after he was denied state and local licenses based on his out-of-state residency.

Read more: https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/cannabis-licensing/news/15835082/can-states-favor-own-residents-for-cannabis-licenses-michigan-man-asks-supreme-court-to-decide

09/25/2026

What is often called “the h**p ban,” scheduled to take effect Nov. 12, stipulates, among other things, that seeds from cannabis cultivars that produce flower with more than 0.3% total THC no longer fall under the definition of h**p and, as such, are no longer legal to ship out of state.

Brothers Grimm Seeds CEO Laura Campanella shares how she has been working with others to raise awareness about and lobby against regulatory changes. Read more: https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/top-stories/article/15833904/impending-h**p-regs-a-rattling-shock-to-the-backbone-of-the-cannabis-seed-industry

09/22/2026

The national survey-based report finds that the U.S. h**p cannabinoid industry continues to grow, but stricter regulations threaten to eliminate nearly 50,000 operators.

The national survey-based report finds the U.S. h**p cannabinoid industry continues to grow, but stricter regulations threaten to eliminate nearly 50,000 operators.

09/17/2026

An organization representing credit card payment networks like Visa and Mastercard, which prohibit the use of their cards for cannabis-related transactions, said those companies “would not change their policies unless cannabis is legalized at the federal level,” according to a new federal report.

Unless cannabis is federally legalized, the industry’s obstacles with banking, loans and other basic financial services will persist, according to a federal report.

09/16/2026

A three-judge panel of circuit court judges rejected a cannabis prohibitionist motion to stay the Trump administration’s Schedule III cannabis order on Sept. 9 while an underlying lawsuit proceeds.

Read more: https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/cannabis-rescheduling/news/15834531/federal-court-denies-antirescheduling-parties-motion-to-stay-schedule-iii-cannabis-order