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The federal government didn’t legalize marijuana. Here’s what actually changed.

The Justice Department reclassified marijuana as a Schedule III drug, a shift that affects research and taxes but not legalization ...
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Rescheduling Cannabis Could Bring Big Tax Breaks — and Quiet Deregulation

In December 2025, the Trump administration accelerated the process of reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act – a shift that would reduce ...

Cannabis Companies Were Taxed Like Drug Traffickers For Years. A New Federal Order Could Unlock Billions

Federal rescheduling could end a tax structure that made legal cannabis look far less profitable than it actually was. Here's ...

Legalize marijuana in NC? Sure. But we need to save hemp first | Opinion

Banning hemp won't shrink the cannabis market. It will expand it, pushing more consumers toward unregulated products and ...
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Is NC going to legalize cannabis? Here's what cannabis advisory council suggests

Trinniti Marmon trims marijuana buds at Great Smoky Cannabis Company’s farm in Cherokee, August 8, 2024. A new report from North Carolina's Advisory Council on Cannabis made suggestions regarding the ...
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Wisconsin Democrats renew push to fully legalize cannabis

Democratic lawmakers gathered at the Capitol Monday to announce their latest attempt to legalize recreational cannabis in Wisconsin. “Across the country, the cannabis debate is over,” Rep. Darrin ...