The feds have embraced medical marijuana. Now what?

By: Amanda Watford

Outlets: Stateline

Published: May 29, 2026

Words: 1,732

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decision to downgrade the drug classification for medical cannabis will help medical marijuana businesses. Companies will be able to claim some federal tax benefits. New research can start up at state universities.

But the broader divide between federal and state marijuana policy remains largely intact, leaving states to navigate a fragmented and still-evolving cannabis landscape with few clear answers about what comes next.

The unprecedented change in April reclassifying …

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