DEA’s own lawyers just told its judge: marijuana cannot remain in Schedule I.
That is a major federal position. It is not yet a rescheduling order.
Join Thomas Howard and Miggy live Sunday, August 23, at 3:05 PM Central as Cannabis Legalization News separates the legal movement from the headlines.
This week:
• DEA lawyers ask the ALJ to recommend a broader Schedule III move
• DOJ creates a marijuana carve-out inside its gun-rights restoration program—but does not change the federal gun ban or Form 4473
• Four House members press the administration for 280E and dual-license clarity
• Georgia proposes medical-cannabis delivery through USPS and private carriers, subject to unresolved federal mailing rules
• A federal judge denies emergency relief against Virginia’s two-milligram hemp cap
• Minnesota hemp farmers sit out planting as the federal deadline approaches
• A former Massachusetts cannabis chair files a whistleblower suit
• FDA seeks bids to monitor public cannabis posts
• National surveys show cannabis use disorder rose from 2021 to 2024
• A small dementia trial misses its primary endpoint but records fewer as-needed psychotropic administrations during active treatment
00:00 DEA Drops Schedule One
01:42 Member Updates and Briefs
02:47 DEA Case for Schedule Three
08:49 Transcript Order and Appeals
14:20 Hemp Loophole and Midterms
15:28 Full Spectrum CBD Rules
16:33 Cannabis Beverages Reality Check
19:46 Outdated Laws and Reform Path
23:10 Licensing Taxes and Compliance
24:31 Strain Spotlight Flavor Game
26:09 Terpene Guessing Game
26:25 Blueberry Clementine Reveal
27:45 Trump Reschedule Letter
29:05 Georgia Mail Delivery Debate
31:27 Wickard and Raich Explained
33:43 Hemp THC Ban Fallout
36:43 One Plant One Rule
38:04 Massachusetts Market Drama
41:57 FDA TikTok Monitoring
42:32 Cannabis Use Disorder Spin
45:20 THC Oil Dementia Trial
46:00 Wrap Up and Kenny Talk
Primary materials:
Government’s post-hearing brief:
https://themarijuanaherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/marijuana-rescheduling-post-hearing-briefs-august-17-2026.pdf
DOJ firearm-rights restoration rule:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-20/pdf/2026-16981.pdf
Virginia memorandum opinion:
https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/virginia/vawdce/7%3A2026cv00615/139659/38/0.pdf
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