{"id":86198,"date":"2026-06-24T02:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/dea-judge-pressed-to-allow-cannabis-hearing-livestream-access-newsletter-june-24-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:46:15","slug":"dea-judge-pressed-to-allow-cannabis-hearing-livestream-access-newsletter-june-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/dea-judge-pressed-to-allow-cannabis-hearing-livestream-access-newsletter-june-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"DEA judge pressed to allow cannabis hearing livestream access (Newsletter: June 24, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MM_Bill_Tracker_V5_blank-15.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"> <\/p>\n<p><em>Marijuana scholarship bill in Congress; AK cannabis record-sealing law takes effect; Study: Medical marijuana for pain; DEA hearing op-ed<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive Marijuana Moment\u2019s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. 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We\u2019re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/marijuanamoment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><b>\/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/marijuana-moment-asks-dea-judge-to-allow-livestreaming-of-rescheduling-hearing-for-transparent-public-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marijuana Moment sent a letter asking a Drug Enforcement Administration judge to reconsider his decision to not allow livestreaming of the hearing on federal cannabis rescheduling that begins next week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014citing the judge\u2019s own order that acknowledges that \u201cnational public interest in this issue predicates towards a policy of transparency.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/feds-would-create-marijuana-focused-scholarship-program-for-students-under-new-bill-in-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reps. Troy Carter (D-LA) and Dina Titus (D-NV) filed a new bill that would create a marijuana-focused scholarship program for students pursuing careers in cannabis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> while also funding research on the plant at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/alaska-bill-to-let-people-seal-their-marijuana-convictions-becomes-law-without-governors-signature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) allowed a criminal justice bill containing provisions to let people keep marijuana conviction records confidential to take effect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> without his signature.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/medical-marijuana-significantly-improves-life-enjoyment-among-pain-patients-study-from-minnesota-state-officials-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study from the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management involving more than 6,000 chronic pain patients in the state\u2019s medical marijuana program found that 55 percent \u201cwere able to improve their life enjoyment and pain interference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in general activity within 4 months of starting medical cannabis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMedical cannabis patients report improvement in pain symptoms after four months.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/deas-marijuana-rescheduling-hearing-includes-the-wrong-voices-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason Ortiz of Last Prisoner Project argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s upcoming federal cannabis rescheduling hearing includes the \u201cwrong voices.\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA decision about whether to continue one of the most outdated and destructive drug policies in American history should not exclude the people and advocates most directly affected by it.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/nebraska-officials-approve-start-of-medical-cannabis-cultivation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission gave approval for a business to start growing the state\u2019s first legal medical marijuana plants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and separately voted to begin accepting applications for product manufacturers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>\/ FEDERAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2026\/06\/16\/colombia-cocaine-usaid-drugs-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former U.S. Agency for International Development official<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> authored an op-ed criticizing the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cdrug war\u201d tactics.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pingree.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rep. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.newhavenindependent.org\/2026\/06\/22\/state-rep-walks-cannabis-tightrope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connecticut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> representative reacted to accusations of him having a conflict of interest on cannabis policy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1c4ltE06GFwb91kEBV6mVq2nIJcCA8QWm\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colorado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators published guidance about unified marijuana business license applications.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.research.net\/r\/2026RecallReadinessSurvey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michigan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators are conducting a survey on cannabis product recalls.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/51ae5f0cc685\/new-resources-available-from-dcc-17010461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> regulators sent updates about various cannabis issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/ocr\/whats-happening-at-the-ocr-89syds86pa-10362216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/span><\/a><span 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400\">A study found that adoption of recreational marijuana legalization \u201cmay help to reduce the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0955395926000691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">size of illegal cannabis markets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, or there may be shifting law enforcement seizure priorities in those states.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A review concluded that \u201cboth naturalistic and therapeutic use [of psychedelics] mitigate the effects of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.seattleu.edu\/suurj\/vol10\/iss1\/11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">racial trauma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 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