EP 226: Cannabis Just Passed The Point Of No Return. Here's What's Coming Next. | Cannabis Industry Updates

<p>In this episode of the Cannabis Accounting Podcast, Andrew Hunzicker, founder of DOPE CFO, recaps the biggest cannabis industry news heading into the DEA rescheduling final decision and the AICPA Cannabis Conference.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to learn about:</p><p><br></p><p>✅ Why medical marijuana&#39;s move to Schedule III in April is already reshaping state rules, including a Georgia ruling that allows cannabis to be shipped by mail</p><p>✅ The DEA rescheduling hearing&#39;s final briefs, and why even anti-cannabis witnesses admitted under oath that cannabis meets the Schedule III definition</p><p>✅ Why Texas officials are calling hemp &quot;a crisis&quot; while hemp-derived THC sits on gas station shelves across the state</p><p>✅ New federal bills to decriminalize cannabis and hemp, and what the midterms could mean for their odds</p><p>✅ 218,000 marijuana possession arrests in 2025, and the Florida case raising questions about enforcement priorities</p><p>✅ How Canada quietly passed California to become the world&#39;s largest cannabis market</p><p><br></p><p>Articles mentioned in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p>https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/08/u-s-legal-marijuana-sales-reach-2-56-billion-in-july-bringing-2026-total-to-roughly-16-6-billion</p><p>https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/08/u-s-senate-approves-bill-that-would-delay-federal-hemp-restrictions </p><p>https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/08/u-s-senate-confirms-todd-blanche-as-attorney-general-2 </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/square-tells-businesses-to-stop-selling-hemp-and-cbd-products-in-light-of-upcoming-federal-ban </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-could-generate-111-billion-in-tax-revenue-over-a-decade-if-legalized-federally-and-in-all-50-states-yale-report-shows </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/medical-marijuana-can-be-delivered-in-the-mail-by-usps-under-trumps-rescheduling-move-georgia-officials-say </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/texas-officials-call-hemp-a-crisis-while-bigger-public-safety-threats-go-unanswered-op-ed </p><p>https://ganjapreneur.com/federal-bill-would-regulate-intoxicating-hemp-beverages-like-alcohol </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-and-anti-marijuana-groups-file-final-briefs-in-hearing-on-trump-administration-rescheduling-proposal </p><p>https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/08/missouri-receives-nearly-900-applications-for-final-marijuana-microbusiness-lottery-set-for-september-9 </p><p>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-r