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In this episode of the Cannabis Accounting Podcast, Andrew Hunzicker, founder of DOPE CFO, recaps the biggest cannabis industry news from July 2026.
Listen to learn about:
✅ How the July DEA rescheduling hearing played out, and why even the anti-cannabis groups’ own witnesses agreed cannabis meets the Schedule III definition
✅ Why medical marijuana is now fully on Schedule III, and how the 280E removal is driving a roughly 25% cash flow improvement across the industry
✅ The bipartisan momentum from the White House, HHS, FDA, DEA, and DOJ that’s making full recreational rescheduling inevitable
✅ Why 85% of healthcare professionals now believe in cannabis’s medical uses, and what that means for prescribing patterns
✅ The August 17th deadline for closing arguments, and Andrew’s prediction on what happens next
Articles mentioned in this episode:
https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/cannabis-rescheduling/news/15828911/dea-comes-out-swinging-in-cannabis-rescheduling-hearing
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/inside-the-deas-marijuana-rescheduling-hearing-what-i-saw-who-was-missing-and-why-it-matters-op-ed
https://norml.org/news/2026/07/02/report-adult-use-cannabis-markets-have-generated-over-28-billion-in-state-tax-revenue
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5954552-controlled-substances-act-marijuana
https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/07/the-history-of-cannabis-legalization-in-the-united-states
https://ganjapreneur.com/85-of-u-s-healthcare-professionals-believe-cannabis-has-medical-utility
https://ganjapreneur.com/kansas-governor-candidate-pushes-cannabis-legalization-platform
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oZL8VjdDkw
https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/07/dea-judge-sets-august-17-deadline-for-final-briefs-following-conclusion-of-federal-marijuana-rescheduling-hearing
https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/faculty-and-research/drug-enforcement-and-policy-center/research-and-grants/policy-and-data-analyses/federal-marijuana-rescheduling
https://thepulse.hollandhart.com/post/102ncn4/schrodingers-schedule-how-the-feds-made-the-cannabis-plant-both-illegal-and-not
https://ganjapreneur.com/teen-cannabis-use-dropped-by-more-than-60-in-minnesota-after-legalization
https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/07/glass-house-brands-hires-former-dea-official-to-advise-on-potential-interstate-marijuana-commerce-and-exports
