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DEA launches cannabis biz inspections & sets rescheduling hearing parties (Newsletter: June 19, 2026)
SCOTUS upholds marijuana user gun rights; State cannabis tax revenue report; Marijuana industry sales totals down last year; VA hemp product ban looms
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with a man who was prosecuted for possessing a gun while being a consumer of marijuana, ruling that the government’s actions violate the Second Amendment
- The broad ban and the government’s effort to defend it are “at odds with” the Trump administration’s move to federally reschedule cannabis, the court said.
The Drug Enforcement Administration selected participants for this month’s hearing on broad marijuana rescheduling—and only opponents of reform are being invited.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has begun on-site inspections at state-licensed cannabis businesses that applied to register for federal protections under the Trump administration’s rescheduling move.
- A dispensary operator who was visited by DEA for six hours told Marijuana Moment that the agents were “very cordial” and “did not come in overbearing—describing them as “new to this whole process too,” saying they had an attitude of “we’re gonna work on it together.”
A new Marijuana Policy Project analysis shows that states have generated more than $28 billion in recreational cannabis tax revenue since the first markets came online—with some states now generating more revenue from legal marijuana than from alcohol.
A new report from Vangst and Whitney Economics shows that U.S. legal marijuana sales totals declined for the first time in 2025 amid price compression and oversupply issues—but it projects that the dip could reverse as federal rescheduling potentially creates new opportunities for businesses
- Meanwhile, the U.S. cannabis industry now employs 412,500 people.
Barbara Biddle of the Cannabis Small Business Association argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that the Virginia cannabis compromise reached by the governor and lawmakers will “wipe out” hemp businesses—11 months before recreational cannabis sales launch.
- “We support the emergence of a recreational adult-use market, but not at the cost of small mom-and-pop businesses that started in hemp.”
/ FEDERAL
The Government Accountability Office published a report concluding that the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy “doesn’t have enough performance data” to support claims that its Drug-Free Communities Support Program is reducing substance use among youth.
Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Juliana Stratton, currently the state’s lieutenant governor, said she “would love to see us legalize cannabis on the federal level.”
/ STATES
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed the state’s first tribal cannabis compact with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe.
The Delaware House Health & Human Development approved a Senate-passed bill to decriminalize drug paraphernalia.
The Virginia House Democratic Caucus tweeted, “Cannabis should be regulated responsibly! Today @paulkrizek helped introduce a compromise adult-use retail cannabis market that prioritizes the safety and success of entrepreneurs.”
West Virginia lawmakers toured a hemp business.
A New York senator sent a press release about the passage of his legislation to address inversion of out-of-state marijuana products.
Massachusetts regulators adopted changes to rules on marijuana business license ownership caps and daily purchasing limits.
A New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission discussed meeting with cannabis regulators from other states.
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/ LOCAL
A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit challenging Mendocino County, California officials’ cannabis raids on Round Valley Indian tribal land can proceed.
/ INTERNATIONAL
France’s health minister said medical cannabis regulations will be published next month.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A study found that “higher cannabis taxes reduce legal cannabis sales but also decrease tax revenues.”
A review concluded that “cannabis was effective in the short-term reduction of self-reported baseline symptoms associated with PTSD” but that,” long-term baselines remained seemingly unaffected.”
/ BUSINESS
IM Cannabis Corp. is selling its European-focused assets to Slil.com Holding Ltd.
/ CULTURE
Survivor winner Ethan Zohn spoke about how he pushed unsuccessfully to let contestants on the show use cannabis.
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