SCOTUS marijuana meeting; OH gov to sign cannabis restrictions; KY medical marijuana sales launch; ID ballot; FM DEA official on cartel/legalization
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
Prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana is warning that President Donald Trump may be about to imminently announce his administration will reschedule cannabis—but a White House spokesperson tells Marijuana Moment that “no final decisions have been made.”
U.S. Supreme Court justices are set to discuss whether to take up a case from marijuana businesses that are challenging the constitutionality of federal prohibition in a closed-door meeting on Friday.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and a former Drug Enforcement Administration chief of operations suggested at a hearing that state marijuana legalization laws are creating opportunities for Chinese and Mexican drug cartels to exploit the system.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said he will sign a bill to scale back the voter-approved marijuana legalization law by recriminalizing some cannabis activity and removing anti-discrimination protections for consumers while also adding restrictions on what he called “juiced-up” hemp products.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced that medical cannabis sales will launch this weekend, with the state’s first dispensary opening on Saturday.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission approved rules for marijuana social consumption businesses—making the state the first in New England to allow such facilities.
An Idaho medical cannabis campaign is hiring paid signature gatherers and holding petitioning events across the state in support of its drive to place a legalization initiative on the 2026 ballot.
/ FEDERAL
The Drug Enforcement Administration launched a new public awareness campaign called “Fentanyl Free America.”
/ STATES
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) touted enforcement against unlicensed marijuana operations.
Colorado’s attorney general announced a settlement that bans a business from the cannabis industry for allegedly marketing marijuana products as legal hemp.
The Ohio legislature’s Ibogaine Treatment Study Committee held its first hearing.
Washington, D.C. Council members filed a bill to revise medical cannabis business rules.
Alabama regulators voted to approve medical cannabis dispensary licenses.
Illinois regulators posted an updated form on compliance details for media products created or produced on the premises of cannabis businesses.
The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force considered legislative recommendations on restricting cannabis products.
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/ LOCAL
The Sonoma County, California Board of Supervisors approved new cannabis business regulations.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said President Donald Trump’s position on the country’s drug strategy relies on “complete misinformation.”
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review of research on autism spectrum disorder concluded that “CBD has shown benefits, including a reduction in hyperactivity, self-injury, and temper outbursts, with mild and manageable side effects.”
A study found that crude cannabis extract and CBD “have apoptosis-inducing potential in pancreatic cancer cells.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The New England Narcotic Officers Enforcement Association is claiming that Massachusetts marijuana businesses are mislabeling their products’ THC content.
/ BUSINESS
Texas Original opened what it says is the largest medical cannabis facility in Texas.
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