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• Texas Court Cancels Arguments In Case Challenging Hemp Rules After Democratic Justices Win Election November 7, 2026
  “We don’t want to waste the lawyers’ time with an argument if there’s a chance the new court will also want to hear argument.” By Zach Leggio, The Texas Tribune Days after voters ousted all three Republican justices on the 15th Court of Appeals in Tuesday’s election, the court canceled oral arguments for four cases, […]
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• DEA And Marijuana Rescheduling Opponents File Final Briefs In Hearing Ahead Of Judge’s Decision November 6, 2026
  The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reiterating that it doesn’t believe a recently published federal watchdog agency report that found “gaps” in the government’s process for evaluating controlled substances undermines the Trump administration’s proposal to reschedule marijuana. But anti-rescheduling parties that are participating in a hearing on the reform say that procedural shortcomings have irreparably […]
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• Trump Administration Should Rewrite Marijuana Rescheduling Rule To Include Tribes, American Indian Group Says November 6, 2026
  The Trump administration “failed to engage” in consultation with American Indian tribes as is required under federal law when crafting its plan to reschedule marijuana, according to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). As such, the group wants the policy rewritten or supplemented with a new one to ensure that tribally regulated cannabis is […]
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• The Cannabis Industry Came Together To Stop A Rollback In Massachusetts, But We Must Remain United For The Next Fight (Op-Ed) November 6, 2026
  “For too long, cannabis businesses, advocates, veterans, patients and policymakers have operated in separate corners of the same fight. We have allowed disagreements over business models, regulations, personalities and competing interests to divide us.” By Gretchen Gailey, Project Champion Massachusetts voters sent an unmistakable message on Election Day: they are not interested in going backward. […]
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• Kentucky’s Medical Marijuana Program Hits New ‘Milestone’ With 30,000+ Cardholders, Lieutenant Governor Announces November 6, 2026
  Kentucky’s lieutenant governor announced on Thursday that the state’s medical marijuana program has hit “another milestone” by surpassing more than 30,000 registered cardholders—adding that regulators are now “more than halfway finished in our buildout of approved businesses.” “Those are 30,000 Kentuckians with access to safe relief and that is close to home,” Lt. Gov. Jacqueline […]
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