DEA marijuana rescheduling: The November 5 briefing deadline passed. What happens next? Use the DEA hearing chapter below to jump to the update. The DEA asked the judge to give the GAO report no weight; the October 22 order set a reply deadline but did not set a date for the judge’s recommendation.
In this November 8, 2026 replay, Tom Howard and Miggy open with the midterms and what they might mean for cannabis reform. They cover Massachusetts Question 8, Idaho HJR 4, Texas cannabis policy, federal hemp deadlines, the Illinois hemp lawsuit, Georgia dispensary licensing and cannabis deal news. They return to rescheduling and taxes near the close.
CHAPTERS
00:00 The midterms and cannabis reform
05:39 Texas election and cannabis policy
06:32 DEA rescheduling: The briefing deadline passed
07:24 Texas hemp and adult-use rules
11:38 Can cannabis bills clear the Senate?
14:30 Collateral Base sponsor break and dispensary prices
17:20 Massachusetts Question 8 and adult-use sales
22:01 Idaho HJR 4 and medical cannabis
24:09 Could Texas call a special session on cannabis?
31:38 Name That Strain
36:05 Texas licensing and the cost of entering the market
42:45 Cannabis events and compliance
46:31 Federal hemp deadlines and the Illinois lawsuit
51:14 New Jersey’s proposed hemp extension
54:09 Georgia’s dispensary licensing window
55:57 Organigram, Curaleaf and Aurora
1:00:37 Rescheduling, taxes and the closing outlook
SOURCE DOCUMENTS
DEA’s November 5 reply brief (public copy): https://themarijuanaherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Response.pdf
Opponents’ November 5 reply (public copy): https://themarijuanaherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/response2.pdf
October 22 order: https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/Proposed%20Marijuana%20Rescheduling_Order%20Granting%20Motion%20to%20Admit%20GAO%20Report%20and%20Briefs%3B%20Denying%20Motion%20to%20Reopen%20Hearing%20%28002%29.pdf
Federal hemp statute, P.L. 119-103 § 2019: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ103/html/PLAW-119publ103.htm
Massachusetts election results: https://electionstats.state.ma.us/
Idaho election results: https://voteidaho.gov/
New Jersey S4635 fiscal estimate: https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2026/S5000/4635_E1.PDF
Georgia dispensary licensing rule 351-3-.02: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/georgia/Ga-Comp-R-Regs-R-351-3-.02
Organigram–Aurora filing exhibit: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683541/000110465926121740/tm2628773d2_ex99-1.htm
Clarification for the Texas licensing segment: Gina Hinojosa’s campaign called for Texans to vote on the future of THC. That campaign statement does not establish a pledge to legalize adult-use marijuana. Campaign email: https://www.politicalemails.org/messages/2385788
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