Policy & Compliance
122 Signatures Stand Between Massachusetts and the First Repeal of a Legal Cannabis Market
The prohibitionists' petition cleared its last threshold on July 9 by the thinnest margin in memory — and a Dorchester cannabis advocate had already filed to disqualify exactly that many names. The state's $1.65 billion adult-use market now rides on a commission ruling and a November 3 vote.
Legal to Grow, Illegal to Buy: Spanberger's Veto Keeps Virginia's $780M Market Dark
Abigail Spanberger campaigned on a promise to sign adult-use legislation. On May 19 she vetoed it instead — siding against sponsors in her own party and pushing legal sales to 2027 at the earliest, leaving five medical operators holding the only legal storefronts and equity applicants back in limbo.
Three Republican AGs Sued Trump's DOJ to Undo Rescheduling. Operators' 280E Relief Is the Collateral.
Indiana, Nebraska, and Louisiana filed a 15-page petition in the D.C. Circuit on May 22 to vacate the Schedule III order their own party's Justice Department signed in April. If they win, the tax relief that just turned medical operators profitable disappears — and the June 29 DEA hearing happens under a cloud.
Nearly 400 Cannabis Operators Have Filed With the DEA. The Window Closes June 26.
Trulieve, Verano, Green Thumb, and Glass House Brands moved fast after the April 23 rescheduling. Operators who miss the 60-day expedited window lose the right to keep selling while the DEA reviews their applications.