Medical Marijuana Declared Federally Legal: Schedule III Shakeup, 280E Fallout, and Illinois Dispensary Updates

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The hosts discuss the federal legalization of medical marijuana and its implications, along with updates on their Illinois dispensary and reactions to recent events.

Send us Fan Mail The hosts discuss what they describe as a major bulletin that medical marijuana is now legal nationwide when compliant with state licensing, tying it to a DOJ executive action by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. treaty obligations that would require a government monopoly over medical cannabis. They react to 4/20, YouTube channels being yanked for on-air smoking, and update progress on opening their Pekin, Illinois dispensary while noting Illinois “social equity” ...

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Host: Cannabis Legalization News

Topics covered

• medical marijuana
• federal legalization
• DOJ executive action
• Illinois dispensary updates
• 4/20 reactions
• social equity

Keywords

• medical marijuana
• federal legalization
• DOJ
• Illinois dispensary
• 4/20
• social equity
• cannabis news

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Places: Illinois, Pekin

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