Author: thcscout

Which states are actually positioned to legalize marijuana in 2026 — and which ones just keep showing up in headlines without real momentum?

That’s the question this episode of TDR Cannabis in Five, presented by Flowhub, takes on using new reporting and data highlighted by Marijuana Moment. With federal cannabis rescheduling hanging in the balance, state-level reform is back in focus — and in some cases, it may matter more than ever.

As of early 2026, nearly half of U.S. states already allow adult-use cannabis, and most permit medical access. But reform hasn’t stalled. Instead, it’s shifted into a more targeted phase, where a handful of states show real, measurable movement — through ballot initiatives, legislative action, or political alignment — while others remain stuck.

This episode breaks down the states most likely to see progress next year, including Florida, where a 2026 adult-use ballot initiative is moving through legal review, and Pennsylvania, where lawmakers continue debating legalization as a revenue and regulatory issue. It also looks at states like New Hampshire and Hawaii, where legislative momentum has quietly been building, and Virginia, where adult possession is legal but retail sales still haven’t launched.

Medical cannabis is part of the story too. States like Idaho and Kansas — long resistant to reform — are seeing renewed efforts to establish medical programs, while North Carolina and South Carolina continue to study or debate next steps.

Rather than predicting outcomes, this episode focuses on where the policy pressure points actually are — and what those state-level moves say about how cannabis reform is unfolding in a post-rescheduling environment.

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