Cannabis Banking Schedule III: 8 Critical Files Your Bank Actually Wants
Part of The Schedule III Cannabis Hub Cannabis banking has had two facts driving it since 2014. Fact one: federal law treats marijuana proceeds as proceeds of a Schedule I controlled substance, which makes anyone touching them potentially exposed under the BSA, money-laundering statutes, and the entire AML edifice. Fact two: FinCEN issued FIN-2014-G001 that […]
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 […]
When Will Cannabis Be Schedule III? The DEA Timeline, CRA “Major Rule” Delay, and Realistic Dates (2026)
] Bottom line: cannabis becomes “Schedule III” in real life only when DOJ/DEA publish a final rule and the effective date arrives. Until then, marijuana remains Schedule I under federal law. Download the Schedule III Roadmap Deck This post matches our on-camera slide deck: the mandatory steps, the controlling statutes, and realistic timing ranges. […]
Impacts and Benefits of Schedule III Cannabis
In October of 2022, President Joe Biden directed the Attorney General and Health and Human Services (HHS) to evaluate the current Schedule I status of cannabis, called marijuana under the Federal Controlled Substances Act. This directive aimed to reevaluate the classification of cannabis and potentially move it from Schedule I to Schedule III. What Does […]