Cannabis Legalization News

10/11/2026

📅 The rescheduling lawsuit has a requested briefing calendar into 2027.

DOJ and eleven challengers proposed D.C. Circuit briefing through February 19, 2027. That's a request, not a court decision date. DEA's separate hearing remains paused, with the government's response due October 13; its public registration page lists Form 225 for medical ma*****na manufacturers, distributors and labs.

Also this Sunday with Thomas Howard and Miggy:
🪪 What DEA's Form 225 costs and asks
📝 Washington's "medical verification" certificate idea
🗳️ Massachusetts Question 8 and Idaho HJR 4 — 23 days out
🔍 Illinois: 755 dispensary inspections last year
🌱 What Illinois actually lets you grow at home
⏳ A reported Medicare C*D appeal as the h**p clock runs
⚖️ A reported $10M Missouri cannabis ownership verdict
💰 Curaleaf ups its Aurora bid
📱 887 v**e carts, two influencers, one revoked license
🌿 Name That Strain

Read the court filing:https://thema*****naherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/doj.sam_.pdf
DEA registration forms: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/registration.html
Massachusetts Question 8: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/2026-Information-for-voters/2026-ballot-question8.htm
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Sunday, October 11 at 3:05 PM Central. Sponsored by Collateral Base. Thomas practices cannabis law and holds Illinois cannabis retail interests. General education, not legal, tax or investment advice. Allegations are not findings.

10/10/2026

‘Quantum ma*****na’: why the federal schedules split by category. The April 28 rule places covered FDA-approved ma*****na products and state-licensed medical ma*****na in Schedule III; ma*****na outside those categories remains Schedule I. Scheduling does not remove other federal requirements.

Thomas's analysis from CLN's September 28 explainer: https://youtu.be/DXlSz99DIu0
Rule:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-28/pdf/2026-08176.pdf

10/09/2026

10/06/2026

Colorado v**e recall: an ingredient can trigger a finished-product recall.

In this September 27 CLN excerpt, Thomas discusses the Staycon/Craft recall and the alpha-pinene ingredient identified in the company’s notice. Colorado’s September 25 advisory identifies affected batches made with an ingredient containing methylene chloride.

Check the product and batch details in the recall notices before drawing conclusions about a particular v**e.

10/06/2026

October 9 is a court briefing deadline—not a promised ma*****na rescheduling date. The D.C. Circuit's September 9 order denied an interim stay and requested proposed briefing formats within 30 days; it did not decide the merits or order broader rescheduling.

From CLN's September 28 explainer: https://youtu.be/DXlSz99DIu0
Court order:https://app.accessnewswire.com/media/1219102/ruling-rescheduling.pdf

10/05/2026

The broader ma*****na rescheduling case is paused. What happens next?

In this 12-minute CLN explainer, Thomas Howard examines the stay order, the GAO report and the questions facing cannabis operators. October 13 is the government’s response deadline, not a promised rescheduling decision date.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtbMDdoG-h8

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10/04/2026

Rescheduling vs. descheduling: what changes, and what still needs rules?

Thomas makes the case for a regulated system in this excerpt from our September 27 show. The clip discusses a possible broader Schedule III change; it does not announce a new final rule or federal legalization.

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