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
Schedule III Cannabis: The Complete Operator, Lawyer & Investor Hub 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 […]
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.