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    Trending This MonthCannabis September 29, 2026

    DEA Pauses Marijuana Rescheduling: Responses Due Oct. 13

    DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, granted a stay in the proceeding to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. The judge has paused the case while he considers a motion to add a recent Government Accountability Office report on federal drug scheduling to the hearing record. DEA officials must respond by October 13, 2026. The April 2026 order placing state-licensed medical cannabis in Schedule III is not affected.

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    DEA Pauses Marijuana Rescheduling: Responses Due Oct. 13

    September 29, 2026 · U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (administrative record)

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    Fed Issues Twin GENIUS Act Stablecoin NPRMs

    September 24, 2026 · Federal Reserve Board

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    SEC Innovation Exemption for Tokenized NMS Stock Trading

    September 17, 2026 · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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    CLARITY Act Stalls: Senate Fails Key Crypto Vote

    September 15, 2026 · U.S. Senate (cloture vote record)

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    American Bankers Association Presses Congress to Pass SAFE Banking Act

    July 1, 2026 · American Bankers Association — Letter to Congress on the SAFE Banking Act

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    Delaware Supreme Court Reverses $16 Million Fee Award in SpaceX Investment Case

    July 10, 2026 · Delaware Supreme Court — Leo Investments Hong Kong Ltd. v. Tomales Bay Capital Anduril III, L.P., Nos. 415 & 428, 2025 (Opinion)

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    Fed Issues Twin GENIUS Act Stablecoin NPRMs

    The Federal Reserve Board is calling for public comments on two proposed rules that would build out its GENIUS Act framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers. The Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) were submitted to the Federal Register for public inspection on Monday, September 28, 2026, and are set to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, September 29. The deadline for submitting comments will be 60 days after the rules are published (about November 28, 2026, if the current timetable is followed). These are merely proposed rules and not a final rule.

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    SEC Innovation Exemption for Tokenized NMS Stock Trading

    On September 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order granting temporary and conditional exemptive relief, the 'Innovation Exemption', to enable the trading of tokenized NMS stock via Tokenized Securities Venues (TSVs) through permissioned automated market makers and liquidity pools. This exemption permits eligible TSVs to carry out onchain trading of tokenized National Market System (NMS) stock without being regarded as an 'exchange' under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provided certain detailed requirements are met. Likewise, the same order gives certain liquidity providers temporary and conditional relief from the 'dealer' definition in respect of those who supply tokenized NMS stock to AMM liquidity pools using their own capital.

    September 17, 2026·Federal — SEC
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    CLARITY Act Stalls: Senate Fails Key Crypto Vote

    On September 15, 2026, the U.S. Senate was unable to move forward with the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), the bill concerning the structure of the digital-asset market and assigning oversight duties to both the SEC and the CFTC, since the cloture vote received only 49 votes to 50, short of the 60 needed, and thus comprehensive crypto legislation was left unresolved in the Senate for the rest of the year.

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    Cannabis Rescheduling Reaches Its Final Stage: Post-Hearing Briefs Due August 17

    The DEA’s formal hearing on rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III concluded on July 15, 2026 after 11 days of testimony. Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius set an August 17 deadline for post-hearing briefs and closing arguments. After that, the ALJ will issue his recommendation to the DEA Administrator, who holds final decision authority.

    July 15, 2026·Federal — DEA
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    Delaware Supreme Court Reverses $16 Million Fee Award in SpaceX Investment Case

    The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a $16 million fee award tied to litigation over a private investment in SpaceX, tightening the standards for corporate benefit and mootness-fee recoveries. The decision is expected to reshape how plaintiffs' firms price stockholder-suit settlements against Delaware companies.

    July 10, 2026·Delaware — Supreme Court
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    DHS Advances Proposed EB-5 Regulatory Reform in July 2026 Rulemaking

    The Department of Homeland Security advanced a proposed rulemaking updating EB-5 investor-visa regulations, addressing minimum investment thresholds, targeted-employment-area designation, redeployment, and integrity-measure implementation from the 2022 reforms. Comments are open through the summer.

    July 2, 2026·Federal — DHS / USCIS
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    DHS Publishes Long-Awaited EB-5 Proposed Rule Implementing the 2022 RIA

    DHS published a 358-page proposed rule implementing the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, including a $1.4 million standard investment tier, two-year capital rule, and a regional center sanctions regime.

    July 2, 2026·Federal — DHS / USCIS
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    Trending This MonthCannabis and Hemp Banking

    American Bankers Association Presses Congress to Pass SAFE Banking Act

    In a July 1 letter to Senate and House leadership, the American Bankers Association's chief policy officer urged Congress to pass the SAFE Banking Act, arguing that a statutory safe harbor for financial institutions serving state-legal cannabis businesses would improve public safety, support law-enforcement priorities, and normalize compliance for community banks and credit unions.

    July 1, 2026·Federal — U.S. Congress
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    American Bankers Association Endorses Reintroduced SAFE Banking Act

    The American Bankers Association again publicly backed the SAFE Banking Act, urging Congress to give community banks legal clarity to serve state-legal cannabis businesses.

    June 26, 2026·Federal — Industry Advocacy
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    Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce SAFER Banking Act for Cannabis Financial Services

    Senators Merkley, Murkowski, Warren, and Daines reintroduced the SAFE Banking Act of 2026 to protect financial institutions serving state-legal cannabis businesses, even after federal rescheduling.

    June 25, 2026·Federal — U.S. Senate
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    Eight House Lawmakers Reintroduce SAFE Banking Act in the U.S. House

    Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and a bipartisan House coalition filed the SAFE Banking Act of 2026 to ensure state-licensed cannabis businesses have access to federally regulated financial services.

    June 25, 2026·Federal — U.S. House
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    Cannabis and Hemp Banking Reform Advances Alongside Rescheduling Timeline

    Lawmakers coupled the SAFE Banking reintroduction with the DEA rescheduling hearing timeline, arguing legal clarity is essential for both operators and their financial partners.

    June 25, 2026·Federal — Congress
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    New USPTO Rule Takes Effect August 13: The Window for "Unintentional Delay" Just Got Tighter

    Effective August 13, 2026, the USPTO is tightening its practice on petitions based on unintentional delay. The Office will require additional information explaining the delay when it exceeds one year — down from the prior two-year threshold — for any new petition filed on or after the effective date.

    June 24, 2026·Federal — USPTO
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    Oregon Cannabis Wholesaler Withdraws Interstate Commerce Challenge

    Jefferson Packing House voluntarily withdrew its constitutional challenge to Oregon’s ban on interstate cannabis commerce, citing weakened arguments in the post-rescheduling landscape.

    June 19, 2026·State — Oregon
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    FTC Finalizes Consent Order in Sevita–BrightSpring Acquisition

    The FTC finalized a consent order requiring Sevita to divest 128 intermediate care facilities in connection with its acquisition of BrightSpring’s community living business.

    June 10, 2026·Federal — FTC
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    House Democrats Urge IRS to Issue Prompt Cannabis Tax Guidance

    A group of House Democrats urged the IRS to issue prompt guidance clarifying the federal tax treatment of state-legal cannabis businesses following partial rescheduling.

    June 3, 2026·Federal — U.S. House
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    CLARITY Act Survival Depends on Senate Floor Time as Calendar Shrinks

    Coverage highlights that the CLARITY Act — the House-passed crypto market-structure bill — needs Senate floor time in a shrinking legislative calendar.

    June 3, 2026·Federal — U.S. Senate
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