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UID:dea-schedule-iii-effective-2026@leafregister.com
DTSTAMP:20260827T161930Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260429
SUMMARY:DEA order moving state-medical and FDA-approved marijuana to Schedu
 le III takes effect
DESCRIPTION:Following Executive Order 14370 (Dec 18\, 2025)\, the DEA's Apr
 il 23 order downschedules marijuana used under state medical programs\, an
 d FDA-approved cannabis drugs\, from Schedule I to Schedule III. Broader r
 escheduling went to an expedited administrative hearing.\nDEA — marijuan
 a rescheduling regulatory actions: https://www.dea.gov/marijuana-reschedul
 ing-regulatory-actions\nGibson Dunn client alert: https://www.gibsondunn.c
 om/dea-downschedules-state-medical-marijuana-to-schedule-iii-expedited-hea
 ring-set-to-consider-broader-rescheduling/\nStatus: confirmed. Checked 202
 6-08-17.\nhttps://leafregister.com/calendar/
CATEGORIES:Policy & votes
URL:https://leafregister.com/calendar/?event=dea-schedule-iii-effective-202
 6
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UID:dea-rescheduling-hearing-2026@leafregister.com
DTSTAMP:20260827T161930Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260629
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260630
SUMMARY:DEA administrative hearing on rescheduling all marijuana convenes [
 date pending]
DESCRIPTION:An expedited hearing before a DEA administrative law judge on w
 hether marijuana as a whole should move to Schedule III. Convened June 29\
 , 2026\; the schedule for testimony and a recommended decision has not bee
 n published. Watch this row for the ruling date.\nDEA — marijuana resche
 duling regulatory actions: https://www.dea.gov/marijuana-rescheduling-regu
 latory-actions\nStatus: pending. Checked 2026-08-17.\nhttps://leafregister
 .com/calendar/
CATEGORIES:Policy & votes
URL:https://leafregister.com/calendar/?event=dea-rescheduling-hearing-2026
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UID:us-midterm-election-2026@leafregister.com
DTSTAMP:20260827T161930Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104
SUMMARY:US midterm election — cannabis measures on the ballot
DESCRIPTION:Statewide cannabis questions certified for November 3: Massachu
 setts Question 8 (repeal the adult-use market while keeping medical) and I
 daho HJR 4 (reserve legalization authority to the legislature\, blocking c
 itizen initiatives). Florida's adult-use amendment\, Idaho medical\, and N
 ebraska adult-use did not qualify. Local measures include California canna
 bis tax questions (Arroyo Grande\, Guadalupe) and Michigan opt-in votes.\n
 Ballotpedia — 2026 ballot measures: https://ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_
 measures\nMarijuana Herald — 2026 election preview: https://themarijuana
 herald.com/2026/07/marijuana-and-the-2026-election-ballot-measures-and-gov
 ernors-races-to-watch/\nStatus: confirmed. Checked 2026-08-17.\nhttps://le
 afregister.com/calendar/
CATEGORIES:Policy & votes
URL:https://leafregister.com/calendar/?event=us-midterm-election-2026
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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UID:federal-hemp-thc-limit-effective-2026@leafregister.com
DTSTAMP:20260827T161930Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113
SUMMARY:Federal limit on intoxicating hemp-derived THC products takes effec
 t [date pending]
DESCRIPTION:The November 2025 appropriations law redefined hemp to exclude 
 products above 0.4 mg total THC per container\, effective one year after e
 nactment (November 12\, 2026). On August 8\, 2026 the Senate passed a cont
 inuing resolution that would push the effective date to December 11\, 2026
 \; the House stopgap did not include the delay. Watch this row — the dat
 e may move.\nCannabis Business Times — Senate vote to delay hemp THC ban
 : https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15832009/senate-votes-to
 -delay-intoxicating-hemp-thc-product-ban-keep-delta8-thc-on-shelves-longer
 \nStatus: pending. Checked 2026-08-17.\nhttps://leafregister.com/calendar/
CATEGORIES:Policy & votes
URL:https://leafregister.com/calendar/?event=federal-hemp-thc-limit-effecti
 ve-2026
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