Cannabis Legalization News Podcast

🌿✨ "Cannabis Legalization News" 🌿✨ - Dive into the latest on cannabis laws with hosts Tom & Miggy, Illinois dispensary owners! 🎙️ Each episode, we unpack state regulations, discuss impacts on consumers & businesses, and share expert tips on navigating the cannabis legal scene. 📈🌱 Join us for lively chats with industry leaders, policymakers, and legal pros. 🌟 Whether you're in the biz, curious about your rights, or following cannabis trends, we've got you covered. 📚🔍 Stay informed, compliant, and ahead of the curve. Subscribe for your regular dose of cannabis clarity! 🎧 #CannabisNews #LegalizeIt #CannabisCommunity

Cannabis Legalization News Podcast is a comedy podcast hosted by Cannabis Legalization News, with 619 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 90. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #707

  HR6500 Hemp Extension, DEA Questionnaires, and Ongoing Patchwork Cannabis Policy

  Sep 6, 202647 minS7

  Send us Fan Mail The hosts discuss cannabis still not being federally legalized and preview 10 news stories, led by Trump signing HR6500, a one-month hemp deadline extension that they argue punts major decisions until after the election. They say synthetics like THCO and HHC will remain illegal, while CBD-derived delta-8/delta-9 products may continue until December 11, and they anticipate a likely per-serving THC limit and clearer FDA definitions such as “container,” especially for beverages. They describe ongoing compliance burdens for dispensaries, including social-media ad suspensions, state police oversight, and a new 26-question DEA Diversion Control business questionnaire requiring extensive leadership, employee, product, supplier, and shipping details. Other topics include a three-ton cannabis seizure in Illinois highlighting diversion, safety-driven regulation after an Oklahoma extraction explosion, California packaging restrictions signed by Newsom, Trump freeing cannabis prisoners, a DeSantis hemp-money scandal, Nebraska cannabis progress, and a Colorado product linked to liver harm that stayed on shelves over a year. Support the show Get our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3VEn9vu

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  Episode #706

  The DEA Transcript is OUT—But the Arrests Never Stopped

  Aug 30, 202658 minS7

  Send us Fan Mail This week on Cannabis Legalization News: The hosts recap cannabis legalization news for the week ending Aug. 30, 2026, highlighting the DEA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and release of 11 days/2,533 pages of rescheduling hearing transcripts after ALJ Derek Julius ordered technical corrections. They quote DEA attorney James Schwartz arguing marijuana has currently accepted medical use and therefore cannot remain in Schedule I, while discussing how Schedule III would still leave major regulatory gaps and create “arbitrary and capricious” tax and compliance problems as the same inventory is treated as Schedule I or III depending on the transaction. They note FBI data showing cannabis arrests rising to about 201,000 with 92% for possession and one in four drug arrests involving marijuana. Other topics include Michigan dispensary closures tied to a 24% tax, Missouri collective bargaining rights for cannabis workers, Illinois adding sickle cell and polycystic ovarian syndrome with chronic pain as qualifying conditions, a Fourth Circuit decision rejecting “suspicion by geography,” delayed FDA hemp guidance, and Illinois’ move to issue new hybrid dispensary approvals around Sept. 10, alongside updates on their store, concerts, and a “Name That Strain” segment. 00:00 Welcome and Weekly Rundown 01:04 Dispensary Concert Highlights 01:43 Channel Growth and Store Life 02:53 DEA Transcript Rescheduling Bombshells 04:20 Schedule III Hybrids and Tax Chaos 08:26 Corruption Rants and AI Brain Rot 09:58 Rescheduling Misconceptions and Chevron 17:29 Arrests Data and Why It Matters 22:59 Texas Hemp Lobbying and Media Money 26:54 Illinois Social Equity Loan Fight 30:49 YouTube Analytics Hacks 31:49 Michigan Tax Crunch 33:40 Legalization Lost Magic 35:35 Texas Medical Bottlenecks 38:00 Hemp Bill And Schedule III 41:05 Missouri Union Rights 42:56 Name That Strain 45:58 Illinois Medical Expands 47:05 Fourth Amendment Win 49:29 Hybrid Licenses And Costs 53:32 Pekin Plans And Growth 56:45 Wrap Up And Subscribe Support the show Get our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3VEn9vu

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  Episode #705

  DEA Rescheduling Briefs, Hemp Loopholes, and the Push for Federal THC Rules

  Aug 23, 202650 minS7

  Send us Fan Mail The hosts discuss developments in the DEA marijuana rescheduling process, noting final briefs were due Monday and the DEA is now arguing marijuana should not remain in Schedule I, acknowledging accepted medical use for pain, anorexia, and chemotherapy-related nausea, and disputing two Schedule I prongs including safety under medical supervision. They describe a waiting period after transcript-verbatim corrections and predict movement before the midterms, arguing HHS scientific findings are binding and appeals by groups like SAM and NASTA are unlikely to succeed. They emphasize rescheduling is not legalization and call for federal standards, including a “full spectrum CBD” definition and consistent THC regulation across hemp and cannabis to end “scheduled twice” confusion and address interstate-commerce limits. Other topics include lawmakers pressing the Trump administration on rollout, Georgia regulators’ limits on directing carriers, hemp farmers facing possible THC bans, market chatter on THC beverages, a dementia THC-oil trial, and a Massachusetts whistleblower lawsuit. Support the show Get our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3VEn9vu

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  Episode #704

  Hybrid Dispensaries, Schedule III Rescheduling, and the Fight Over THC Hemp Drinks (Week Ending Aug 16, 2026)

  Aug 16, 202655 minS7

  Send us Fan Mail Hosts Tom and a co-host discuss cannabis legalization news for the week ending August 16, 2026, focusing on how legalization may unfold over the next 18–60 months and why “hybrid” dispensaries (serving medical and adult-use) could shape tax and regulatory outcomes, including arguments around IRC 280E. They review Illinois’ SB322 process and IDPFR forms to convert to hybrid status, speculate on federal Schedule III rescheduling timelines and upcoming briefing deadlines, and note Treasury/IRS awaiting rescheduling for 280E guidance while FDA is late on intoxicating cannabinoid packaging rules. They criticize politicization, lobbying, and hemp-derived THC beverage bills, citing Virginia’s 2mg cap taking effect. Other items include Illinois rulemaking to allow outdoor cultivation, New York’s Gotham Buds “sole control” ruling risks for investors, Massachusetts shelf audits finding mislabeled potency, and a “Name That Strain” reveal: Revolution’s Peach Crescendo. Support the show Get our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3VEn9vu

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  Episode #703

  Senate Votes 61–32 to Keep Hemp Delay in Funding Bill

  Aug 9, 20261h 4mS7

  Send us Fan Mail The Senate voted 61–32 at 2:36 a.m. to preserve a proposed 29-day hemp delay in its pending federal funding bill. That delay is not law: November 12 remains operative unless the House concurs and the President signs. If enacted, the Senate text would move the date for most hemp products to December 11. Converted and synthetic cannabinoids would remain on the November 12 track. Thomas Howard and Miggy break down the vote, the scrambled coalition, the state-law consequences, and the payment processor that may close hemp stores before Congress acts. GUESTS: Freedom Grow and Bill from Bill Bros join us in the second half. Free CLN newsletter: https://bit.ly/3VEn9vu THIS WEEK • Senate votes 61–32 to preserve proposed hemp-delay language • Dr. Oz asks senators to protect Medicare-related CBD flexibility • 35 attorneys general oppose any delay • Square plans to cut off CBD and hemp merchants October 15 • Verano challenges New Jersey labor-peace requirements • Texas Rep. James Talarico attacks the proposed THC ban • CDC tracks cannabis hyperemesis emergency visits • Wisconsin police use Flock-camera data in a marijuana investigation • New York changes cannabis showcase rules for microbusinesses • The VA launches a Phase 3 psilocybin trial for veterans FULL WRITE-UPS Senate vote and proposed hemp delay: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... Dr. Oz Medicare hemp letter: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... 35 attorneys general letter: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... Square CBD/hemp cutoff: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... Verano v. New Jersey CRC: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... Talarico and the Texas THC ban: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... CDC cannabis hyperemesis data: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... Flock cameras and marijuana searches: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... New York microbusiness showcase fix: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... VA psilocybin trial: https://cannabislegalizationnews.com/... PRIMARY SOURCES Senate Roll Call 227 — motion to table S.Amdt. 6747 (2:36 a.m.): https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LI... Senate Roll Call 228 — passage of amended H.R. 6500: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LI... S.Amdt. 6747: https://www.congress.gov/amendment/11... H.R. 6500: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... House Roll Call 272 — separate H.R. 9770: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026272 Chapters will be added after the live stream so every timestamp is exact. Cannabis Legalization News is hosted by Thomas Howard, a cannabis and business attorney, and Miggy. New episodes every Sunday. Legal help for a cannabis license, deal, or dispute: https://cannabisindustrylawyer.com DISCLAIMER: This program is for information and entertainment. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Cannabis remains federally controlled. Laws change quickly; consult a lawyer licensed in your jurisdiction before acting. #cannabisnews #hemp #cannabislaw #cannabisindustry Support the show Get our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3VEn9vu

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