# legalization (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover legalization. Page: Feed: --- ## Hybrid Dispensaries, Schedule III Rescheduling, and the Fight Over THC Hemp Drinks (Week Ending Aug 16, 2026) _2026-08-16 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Hosts Tom and a co-host discuss cannabis legalization news for the week ending August 16, 2026, focusing on how legalization may unfold over the next 18–60 months and why “hybrid” dispensaries (serving medical and adult-use) could shape tax and regulatory outcomes, including arguments around IRC 280E. They review Illinois’ SB322 process and IDPFR forms to convert to hybrid status,… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19655357-hybrid-dispensaries-schedule-iii-rescheduling-and-the-fight-over-thc-hemp-drinks-week-ending-aug-16-2026.mp3) ## Senate Votes 61–32 to Keep Hemp Delay in Funding Bill _2026-08-10 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail The Senate voted 61–32 at 2:36 a.m. to preserve a proposed 29-day hemp delay in its pending federal funding bill. That delay is not law: November 12 remains operative unless the House concurs and the President signs. If enacted, the Senate text would move the date for most hemp products to December 11. Converted and synthetic cannabinoids would remain on the November 12 track.… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19622840-senate-votes-61-32-to-keep-hemp-delay-in-funding-bill.mp3) ## NEW HEMP RESCUE BILL JUST DROPPED — Can It Stop the November 12 Ban? 😳 _2026-07-27 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Cannabis Legalization News: Hemp Crackdowns, Schedule III Rescheduling, and New Insurance Protections The hosts of a cannabis policy, law, and business podcast discuss a week of mostly positive legalization news while warning that a refiled “Hemp Rescue” bill could effectively gut hemp by restricting it to non-intoxicating products, with Congress unlikely to pass anything… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19552981-new-hemp-rescue-bill-just-dropped-can-it-stop-the-november-12-ban.mp3) ## DEA Rescheduling Hearing Wraps, 280E Refund Fight, and Cannabis Legalization News Roundup _2026-07-19 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail The hosts introduce a weekly cannabis law and policy podcast, promote membership and an emailed news report via QR code, and discuss building AI software to run their dispensary using an MCP server connected to Dutchie’s API. The main story is that the DEA’s administrative rescheduling hearing has wrapped without an interlocutory appeal, with 50-page post-hearing briefs due August… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19516374-dea-rescheduling-hearing-wraps-280e-refund-fight-and-cannabis-legalization-news-roundup.mp3) ## The Cannabis Battle Intensifying on Every Front | Virginia, DEA & Massachusetts _2026-07-13 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail The cannabis legalization battle is accelerating on multiple fronts—and every apparent victory is triggering another legal, political, or regulatory fight. Virginia is finally moving from legal adult possession to a regulated retail cannabis market. Meanwhile, the DEA’s Schedule III hearing is approaching its conclusion, cannabis operators are fighting the IRS over Section 280E… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19488259-the-cannabis-battle-intensifying-on-every-front-virginia-dea-massachusetts.mp3) ## Pharmaceutical Companies Fighting Marijuana Rescheduling? Here's Why _2026-07-06 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail DOJ just filed a brief telling the D.C. Circuit to deny the anti-rescheduling stay motion — and the argument is brutal: the drug-testing lobby and cannabinoid pharma challengers are not protecting public health, they are protecting “pocketbook interests.” This week on Cannabis Legalization News, Tom and Miggy break down the DOJ’s new marijuana rescheduling brief, the live DEA… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19449734-pharmaceutical-companies-fighting-marijuana-rescheduling-here-s-why.mp3) ## DEA Stacks Hearing Against Cannabis Industry—Here's What Happens Next _2026-06-29 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Tomorrow morning, the DEA opens one of the biggest cannabis hearings in federal history — and somehow the witness table is packed with prohibitionists while the cannabis industry gets zero seats. This week on Cannabis Legalization News, we break down the June 29 DEA marijuana rescheduling hearing, the one-sided panel, the lack of livestream access, and why the administrative… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19415848-dea-stacks-hearing-against-cannabis-industry-here-s-what-happens-next.mp3) ## Supreme Court Gun Rights, DEA Rescheduling Hearing, and Dispensary Updates _2026-06-21 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail On a Father’s Day episode of Cannabis Legalization News, the hosts discuss running their dispensary ahead of an upcoming grand opening, including signage delays, compliance burdens, medical tax differences, pricing pressures, curbside ordering with cashless payment, and a “round up” donation program supporting Freedom Grow. They lead with a unanimous Supreme Court decision… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19376916-supreme-court-gun-rights-dea-rescheduling-hearing-and-dispensary-updates.mp3) ## Drug Testing Lobby Sues Over Schedule III as Illinois Signs Major Cannabis Law Changes _2026-06-15 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail On the June 14 (Flag Day) episode of Cannabis Legalization News , the hosts preview a lead story about the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association suing to pause federal cannabis rescheduling to Schedule III, arguing economic harm as federal marijuana trafficking prosecutions have dropped about 95%. They discuss Illinois’ newly signed SB 3222, described as the biggest… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19345854-drug-testing-lobby-sues-over-schedule-iii-as-illinois-signs-major-cannabis-law-changes.mp3) ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XrX3f8R8THPG) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## Trump to Congress: SAVE THE CBD🚨 Illinois Doubles Possession _2026-06-07 · Cannabis Legalization News Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Trump Signals Support for Full-Spectrum CBD as Dispensary Operators Share Compliance, Illinois Law Changes, and Market Updates Hosts of Cannabis Legalization News announce a new operator-focused segment and newsletter, discuss a White House push to keep hemp CBD legal via a narrow mention of “full-spectrum CBD,” and debate how rescheduling could affect hemp and finished… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/259869/episodes/19308972-trump-to-congress-save-the-cbd-illinois-doubles-possession.mp3)