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HEMP BAN: Federal intoxicating-hemp ban takes effect Dec 11, 2026 — consumer migration to licensed markets expectedFEDERAL: Schedule III rescheduling in progress — 280E relief expected late 2026FEDERAL RISK INDEX: 37/100 (LOW) — rescheduling momentum growingVA: Adult-use retail launches Jul 1, 2027 — license applications open Feb 1, 2027IL: SB 3222 omnibus signed — possession limits doubled, intoxicating hemp moves to dispensaries Nov 12MI: 24% wholesale tax challenged in court — repeal bill SB 810 pending in committeeCA: Cannabis excise tax locked at 15% through July 2028 per AB 564NJ: Cannabis consumption lounges now open in Atlantic City, Newark, MerchantvilleMN: Omnibus Cannabis Act signed — hemp-to-cannabis license bridge ahead of federal banOK: Governor pushes to eliminate medical program — bipartisan opposition buildingHEMP BAN: Federal intoxicating-hemp ban takes effect Dec 11, 2026 — consumer migration to licensed markets expectedFEDERAL: Schedule III rescheduling in progress — 280E relief expected late 2026FEDERAL RISK INDEX: 37/100 (LOW) — rescheduling momentum growingVA: Adult-use retail launches Jul 1, 2027 — license applications open Feb 1, 2027IL: SB 3222 omnibus signed — possession limits doubled, intoxicating hemp moves to dispensaries Nov 12MI: 24% wholesale tax challenged in court — repeal bill SB 810 pending in committeeCA: Cannabis excise tax locked at 15% through July 2028 per AB 564NJ: Cannabis consumption lounges now open in Atlantic City, Newark, MerchantvilleMN: Omnibus Cannabis Act signed — hemp-to-cannabis license bridge ahead of federal banOK: Governor pushes to eliminate medical program — bipartisan opposition building
LA SB270Passedas of 2026-06-01

Provides for access to medical marijuana for terminally ill patients in a healthcare facility. (8/1/26)

Plain-English summary

What happened: A Louisiana bill providing terminally ill patients access to medical marijuana within healthcare facilities becomes Act No. 602 without the Governor's signature and takes effect August 1, 2026.

Why it matters: Allowing medical marijuana use in healthcare facilities opens a new patient access channel that may affect dispensary distribution logistics and product demand.

Affects: retailers and patients

LATEST ACTION: Becomes Act No. 602 without the Governor's signature.
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