Historic: DOJ Moves Cannabis Off Schedule 1 for First Time Since 1970 | CC2C News

In the full Cannabis Coast to Coast with Alaina Pinto this week, The war on cannabis just changed forever. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the directive to reschedule cannabis from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 — the first reclassification since Richard Nixon's Controlled Substances Act of 1970. WPCMTV's Jimmy Young was on the floor at NECANN to capture historic industry reactions. https://necann.com/ IN THIS EPISODE: ✅ BREAKING: Cannabis officially rescheduled to Schedule III — full timeline from Biden to Trump to Blanche ✅ 280E tax clause eliminated — the biggest financial win in cannabis industry history ✅ DEA hearings begin June 29 — what comes next for federal reform ✅ NECANN industry leaders react: "Not far enough" but historically significant ✅ Massachusetts: SAM's ballot initiative threatens to shut down a $9 BILLION adult-use market ✅ NECANN Cup: 427 entrants, 17 five-star dispensaries, New Dia at Fenway Park takes the crown ✅ Virginia: Gov. Spanberger sends adult-use bill back — implementation delayed until 2027 ✅ 420 Sales Report: $34 million gross, 833,925 transactions, 20% year-over-year growth ✅ Alabama: First medical dispensary opening in May — 5 years after legislature approved ✅ International: Hungary's new PM opens door to cannabis reform in the EU ✅ High on Wall Street: Stock market impact of rescheduling with Doug Miller ✅ FBI Report: Illinois is the ONLY adult-use state where arrests increased after legalization ✅ UC San Diego study: Teen cannabis use and cognitive decline findings ✅ Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers lands Forbes cover as the "Trump Whisperer" ✅ Florida: Gov. DeSantis seen dining with Trump — Axios reports he's seeking administration role ✅ Iowa: Democrat Rob Sand campaigns for governor on cannabis legalization platform ✅ Tribal lands cannabis development plans ✅ CNN's Sanjay Gupta "Women in Weed" special features WPCMTV's Kimmie Cannabis CORRESPONDENTS THIS WEEK: 🎙️ Alaina Pinto (Host) | Jimmy Young (Executive Producer/NECANN) 🎙️ Andrew Behringer (Washington DC) | Curtis Emery (Massachusetts) 🎙️ Joe Parsons (Virginia) | Kimmie Cannabis (Oklahoma) 🎙️ Tina Tasaka (Southwest/Tribal) | Jennifer Boozer Stewart (Alabama) 🎙️ Dave Barton (United Kingdom) | Doug Miller (Wall Street) 🎙️ Cole Preston (Illinois) | Dina Nageeb (California) 🎙️ Alysha Bellamy (Minnesota) | Farrah Woodall (Florida) Cannabis Coast to Coast News is produced by Pro Cannabis Media and WPCMTV—documenting the fight to end cannabis prohibition with 15 correspondents covering policy from coast to coast and around the world. 🔗 WPCMTV.com 📺 Full CC2C News Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz9i0_Vxot3SuzNOa8xWxzKemc9_0SwEW #ScheduleIII #CannabisRescheduling #CannabisReform #ToddBlanche #DOJ #FederalCannabisReform #280E #CannabisNews #WPCMTV #CC2CNews #NECANN #NECANNCup #MassachusettsCannabis #VirginiaCannabis #420Sales #AlabamaCannabis #CannabisStocks #Trulieve #KimRivers #Forbes #IllegalArrestsIllinois #HungaryCannabis #CannabisPolicyNews #CannabisLegalization #EndProhibition #SanjayGupta #WomenInWeed #CannabisIndustry #DrugReform #ControlledSubstancesAct #ericwilliamson #JimmyYoung