Cannabis News Weekly – Audio Podcast (Week 2025-50): Federal Rescheduling, Florida Home Grow, and Ohio’s Cannabis Crackdown

13 Dec, 2025 Federal marijuana rescheduling, state crackdowns, rising cannabis taxes, and major regulatory changes—this episode covers it all. We examine reports that President Trump may move marijuana to Schedule III, while Congress restricts hemp-derived THC products. At the state level, Florida considers allowing medical marijuana home grow, Ohio rewrites its cannabis and hemp laws, Michigan approves a major cannabis tax increase, and Maine could roll back legalization entirely. We also cover Kentucky’s first medical dispensary opening, Massachusetts approving social cannabis consumption, New York’s cannabis regulator resignations, New Jersey’s cannabis tax hearings, and Oregon’s hemp recall and federal hemp fight. If you want to understand where cannabis law, business, and policy are headed in the U.S., this episode lays it out. NOTE: To make this episode's narration more dynamic, it was generated by a text-to-voice AI. “If you found this episode helpful, make sure to follow or subscribe on your favorite platform — whether you're listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere else. Leave a rating or comment to support the show, and share this episode with anyone interested in cannabis in the U.S.”   Mentioned URLs:   MJ Cards:  https://statecannabis.org/certifications/   News: https://floridastatecannabis.org/news-08dec2025 https://mainecannabis.org/news-09dec2025 https://massachusettscannabis.org/news-11dec2025 https://oregonstatecannabis.org/news-08dec2025   Tags   cannabis news, marijuana news, cannabis policy, federal cannabis reform, marijuana rescheduling, Schedule III marijuana, Trump cannabis policy, Florida cannabis, Florida home grow, Ohio cannabis law, Ohio SB56, Michigan cannabis tax, Maine cannabis repeal, Massachusetts social consumption, Kentucky medical marijuana, New Jersey cannabis tax, New York cannabis regulation, Oregon hemp recall, hemp regulation, cannabis industry news, cannabis podcast, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana, adult-use cannabis, intoxicating hemp, delta-8 regulation, cannabis business, weed laws by state