On October 14, 2026, the DEA published two new notices of intent in the Federal Register that restructure its kratom-related scheduling actions. The first replaces the pending 7-hydroxymitragynine ...

At its October 8 meeting, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) voted to continue to authorize administrative ...

DSHS’s reinstatement of the 2021 controlled substances schedules did not change criminal penalties for selling consumable hemp products in Texas. Criminal exposure still turns on Texas penalty groups ...

A new continuing resolution pushes the federal total THC standard and 0.4 mg per-container cap for hemp products to December ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek C. Julius stayed the marijuana rescheduling proceeding (DEA Docket No. 1362; Hearing Docket No. 26-96) on September 29.

A private dispute over a New York cannabis business can bring its ownership and financing arrangements before both a court and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). Recent cases show OCM requesting ...

On September 11, 2026, the Florida Department of Health announced its Final Order, officially closing the April 2023 Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) application process and granting 22 new ...

The companies’ majority owner is a Michigan resident who was denied dispensary licenses in both Washington and Sacramento due to residency requirements. The criteria at issue included residency ...

Kratom, derived from the leaves of a Southeast Asian tree, is sold across the United States in supplements and beverages, and federal regulators have spent years evaluating whether specific ...

North Carolina has spent the better part of a decade as one of the most permissive hemp markets in the country. Walk into a shop in Raleigh, Asheville, or Wilmington today, and you’ll still find ...