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Visa, Mastercard Likely Won’t Change Cannabis-Payment Policies Under Schedule III, GAO Finds

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

Ohio Dispensary Voluntarily Closes as Regulators Investigate Adverse Health Events

The Herbal Wellness Center dispensary closed its Jackson location at the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control’s request.

Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association Receives Community Partnership Award

The Minority Cannabis Business Association presented the award, recognizing the ICIA for bridging the gap between policy and community leadership.

US House Offers Intoxicating Hemp Products 4-Week Reprieve From Ban

The chamber voted to back the Senate’s plan to delay the federal government’s ban on certain hemp-derived cannabinoid products until Dec. 11. Trump signed off.

Will Judge’s Rescheduling Decision Be Influenced by Lone Opposed Party Witness DEA Did Not Discredit?

Some legal experts believe a pharmacologist’s testimony on currently accepted medical use could be the most damning for the Schedule III proposal.

DEA’s Final Schedule III Case Leads CBT’s Top Stories in August

The Drug Enforcement Administration tried to discredit nearly all opposing witnesses who testified during the rescheduling hearing in its post-hearing brief.

DEA Judge Releases Transcripts for Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing

With the fully corrected transcripts now part of the public record, the judge who oversaw the hearing’s proceedings now must make a recommendation.

Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Plans to Repeal 24% Cannabis Tax, End Unregulated Hemp Sales

John James, who is vacating his seat as a U.S. congressman to run on the state’s Republican ticket for governor, outlined his cannabis reform policies.

DEA Judge Orders 294 Corrections to 2,500-Page Cannabis Hearing Transcript

The DEA’s administrative law judge said the fully corrected transcript for the cannabis rescheduling hearing will be made public no later than Aug. 26.

55% of Massachusetts Voters Oppose Repealing Cannabis Laws

A majority of registered voters plan to reject a November ballot question that would backtrack the state’s adult-use legalization laws, according to a new poll.

US House Members Push Trump Administration for Guidance on Schedule III Federal Framework

A bipartisan quartet of lawmakers sent a letter to Trump and three cabinet members, asking for clarity on the federal policy for medical cannabis.

DEA Makes Final Schedule III Case, Tries to Discredit Nearly All Opposing Witnesses

The government’s final brief for the cannabis rescheduling hearing focuses on currently accepted medical use, a scientific and medical analysis, and the opposition’s ‘so-called experts.’

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