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Supreme Court could address cannabis licensing disputes (Newsletter: September 8, 2026)
Senate candidate: Legalize marijuana; Convenience stores push for hemp regulations over prohibition; Study: Medical cannabis for eating disorders
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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW
A new Congressional Research Service report says that a split among circuit courts about whether state marijuana business licensing systems can discriminate against out-of-state residents “likely increases the odds” that the Supreme Court will take up and resolve the issue.
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek said marijuana should be “legalized and regulated, and let’s tax it.”
- Turek, who was born with spina bifida and is in a wheelchair, said he has “dealt with so many individuals with disabilities” and that cannabis is “one of the few ways that they see relief from their spasms.”
Members of the convenience store industry are celebrating the recently enacted delay in the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products and are calling on Congress to enact regulations so they can keep selling them.
A new study found that “cannabis is widely used by people with eating disorders and is widely perceived as beneficial in restrictive and food-averse, but not binge, eating disorder subtypes.”
- “Cannabis received the highest mean ratings of any drug for improving ED symptoms.”
/ FEDERAL
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a study that found that “cannabis was detected in 21.0% of overdose deaths” and that “cannabis was listed as causing death in 0.8% of overdose deaths.”
/ STATES
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) tweeted, “Did you know California has taken action to protect the state’s legal cannabis market AND cracked down on illegal operators. —> $2.8 BILLION worth of illegal cannabis seized since 2019. —> Emergency rules adopted restricting intoxicating THC hemp products and strengthening protections for children. —> Legislation signed making protections against intoxicating hemp products permanent.”
A Texas judge rejected a request to place a temporary restraining order on hemp product restrictions.
Arkansas regulators are considering revisions to rules on medical cannabis business location changes.
Oregon regulators published new psilocybin services data.
Minnesota regulators will host a cannabis policy listening event on September 17.
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/ INTERNATIONAL
Local marijuana legalization trials in Switzerland appear to be encouraging a shift towards lower-risk forms of use, according to an analysis.
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review concluded that “CBD may offer therapeutic benefits in a range of conditions, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, anxiety disorders, and epilepsy.”
A review concluded that “psychedelic-assisted therapies hold significant potential for [treatment-resistant depression], but their current evidence base is constrained by methodological and ethical limitations.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The U.S. Cannabis Roundtable is lobbying Congress not to reverse a decision to ban hemp THC products.
Elon Musk reacted to news about SpaceX and Tesla directors supporting research and a commercial venture seeking approval for psychedelic-assisted therapy, tweeting that “If MDMA could help someone with PTSD from war, rape or other horrific experiences, then it would be wrong to withhold such a drug from them.”
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