April 2026 Cannabis Policy “Shit Show”: Medicare CBD Rollout, Hemp Ban, Georgia Expansion, and State Licensing Frustrations
Episode S7 · Ep 687 58 min

April 2026 Cannabis Policy “Shit Show”: Medicare CBD Rollout, Hemp Ban, Georgia Expansion, and State Licensing Frustrations

Send us Fan Mail The hosts recap a chaotic first week of April 2026 cannabis headlines, clarifying their April Fools clickbait about federal legalization and focusing on real developments: a new CMS/Medicare CBD program tied to the Commonwealth Project and Howard Kessler that offers limited oral-only low-THC/CBD coverage through a small number of approved vendor networks, alongside FDA non-enforcement despite federal-law conflicts; a lawsuit seeking to stop the program had its TRO denied wit...

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