Cannabis Banking Is Still a Disaster — Where the SAFE Act Stands in 2026 It is 2026 and legal cannabis businesses in the United States still cannot get normal bank accounts. Let that sink in. An industry generating over 30 billion dollars in annual legal sales is still operating primarily in cash because the federal […]
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Florida Recreational Marijuana — What Happened and What Comes Next In November 2024, Florida voted on Amendment 3 to legalize recreational marijuana. The measure got 56 percent of the vote — a clear majority. But it failed anyway because Florida requires 60 percent to pass a constitutional amendment. More people voted yes than no and
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DEA Marijuana Rescheduling to Schedule III — Where It Stands in 2026 The push to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III has been one of the biggest cannabis stories of the last two years. The process started with an HHS recommendation, moved through a DEA review, survived legal challenges, and has gone through
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While everyone’s been watching the marijuana rescheduling drama unfold, Congress pulled a fast one that could devastate a huge part of the cannabis world. And almost nobody is talking about it. In late 2025, tucked inside a government spending package designed to avoid a shutdown, lawmakers slipped in language that effectively guts the hemp industry
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Here is something that should make your blood boil. In 2026, while 24 states have legalized adult-use cannabis and the industry is generating billions in tax revenue, there are still 19 states where you can be thrown in jail for having a bag of weed in your pocket. Not selling it. Not growing acres of
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Every year, we watch the same slow dance play out across the country. Some states take a step forward on cannabis. Others dig in their heels. And a few somehow manage to do both at the same time. 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most interesting years yet for marijuana legalization —
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If you told me five years ago that the NRA and NORML would be filing briefs on the same side of a Supreme Court case, I would have thought you were smoking something stronger than what we grow up here in the hills. But here we are. And honestly? This might be one of the
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If you’ve been growing up in the hills or following cannabis reform for any stretch of time, you know we’ve heard a lot of promises over the years. Politicians love to talk a big game about marijuana reform right up until it’s time to actually do something. So when Trump signed an executive order on
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