Cannabis Brand Licensing Across State Lines: What Works

Cannabis brand licensing is how brands cross state lines without shipping product. See the 6 costly traps that sink multistate licensing deals in 2026.
Cannabis Rescheduling in 2026: Price It, Don’t Sell the Fantasy

Cannabis rescheduling 2026 moved medical to Schedule III, but adult-use is still pending. Price the deal on facts, not the fantasy, before you overpay.
Cannabis MSAs: When Back-Office Support Looks Like Control

A cannabis MSA that pays on revenue or controls the cash can make the provider an unlicensed owner. Seven control traps and the compliant structure.
State Cannabis Schedule III Conversion: Playbooks for All 4 State Types

Part of The Schedule III Cannabis Hub If you are reading this, you are either (a) advising a state on what to do post-DOJ Final Order, (b) deciding whether to invest in operators in a state, or (c) running a multi-state cannabis operator deciding which state license is suddenly worth the most. All three need […]
The OTC Therapeutic Cannabis Endorsement: 10 Critical Pillars Every State Needs

Part of The Schedule III Cannabis Hub Here is the legislative truth nobody at the National Conference of State Legislatures wants to say out loud: the medical / adult-use distinction in state cannabis law is, at this point, mostly theater. The same product, made by the same operators, in the same facilities, sold by the […]
280E Retrospective Relief: 7 Critical Steps for State Medical Cannabis Licensees

Part of The Schedule III Cannabis Hub If you are a cannabis CFO or CPA, the most expensive sentence in the IRS code reads: “No deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount paid or incurred… in carrying on any trade or business if such trade or business consists of trafficking in controlled substances… […]
Schedule III Cannabis: 16 Critical Things Every Operator Needs

On April 22, 2026, the Department of Justice did something the cannabis industry had been promised for thirty years and warned about for fifteen. It rescheduled marijuana — partially. Not all of it. Not even most of it. Just the slice handled under a state medical marijuana license, plus FDA-approved products. Everything else stays in […]
Cannabis Import Export Permit: 6 Critical DEA Steps After Schedule III

The April 22, 2026 Schedule III order amended 21 CFR 1312.30 to require a cannabis import export permit for every shipment. Here are the 6 critical filing steps.
DEA Cannabis Registration: 7 Essential Steps to File Form 225 in 2026

After the April 22, 2026 Schedule III order, every state medical operator needs a DEA cannabis registration. Here are the 7 essential steps to file Form 225 inside the 60-day expedited window.
Cannabis Research Registration: 5 Critical Steps After Schedule III

The April 22, 2026 Schedule III order finally lets DEA-registered researchers source cannabis from state licensees. Here are the 5 critical cannabis research registration steps.