The DEA Just Opened A Door To Federal Cannabis. Nearly 400 Businesses Are Already Racing Through It.

May 4, 2026

Nearly 400 businesses signed up for the DEA’s new Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Portal in its first 72 hours. Operators are racing a June 26 deadline tied to the Trump administration’s April 23 rescheduling order, which moved state-licensed medical cannabis to Schedule III and ended 280E exposure for those operators.