EP216: Summer 2026 Will Define Cannabis For a Decade | Cannabis Industry Updates

<p>In this episode of the Cannabis Accounting Podcast, Andrew Hunzicker, founder of DOPE CFO, recaps the biggest cannabis industry news from June 2026.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to learn about:</p><p><br></p><p>✅ Trulieve becoming the first cannabis company to uplist onto the New York Stock Exchange, with Curaleaf right behind them</p><p>✅ Why Q1 2026 capital raises are already up almost 10X year-over-year, with the biggest months still ahead</p><p>✅ The June 29 DEA hearing on recreational rescheduling, and why 93% of the original public comments were in favor</p><p>✅ The FDA&#39;s breakthrough therapy designation for a cannabis-derived drug for chronic back pain</p><p>✅ SAFER Banking back on the table, plus merchant services and Visa entering the space</p><p>✅ State-level momentum from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and the tribes leading on adult-use compacts</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Articles mentioned in this episode:</p><p>https://norml.org/news/2026/05/28/federal-judge-rejects-lawsuit-from-prohibitionist-groups-seeking-to-halt-dispensing-of-hemp-derived-products-to-medicare-beneficiaries/ </p><p>https://ganjapreneur.com/minnesota-gov-signs-law-streamlining-medical-and-adult-use-cannabis-supply-chains/ </p><p>https://ganjapreneur.com/republican-attorneys-general-sue-to-block-trumps-cannabis-rescheduling-order/ </p><p>https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/06/oregon-marijuana-2026/ </p><p>https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/06/one-third-of-adults-say-marijuana-improves-their-sleep-finds-american-academy-of-sleep-medicine-survey/ </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/hemp-companies-sue-dea-challenging-agencys-claim-that-synthetic-cannabis-compound-hhc-is-federally-banned/ </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/legalizing-marijuana-in-pennsylvania-will-be-a-lot-easier-now-that-trump-federally-rescheduled-it-senator-says/ </p><p>https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/06/idaho-legislative-council-approves-ballot-language-for-amendment-giving-legislature-sole-power-to-legalize-marijuana/ </p><p>https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajherrington/2026/06/05/trulieve-makes-history-with-first-nyse-cannabis-listing/ </p><p>https://jessicam420.substack.com/p/federal-cannabis-policy-convergence </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-lawmakers-file-amendments-to-prevent-federal-recriminalization-of-hemp-thc-products-this-year/ </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/virginia-governor-touts-productive-negotiations-on-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-sales-this-month/ </p><p>ht