EP216: Summer 2026 Will Define Cannabis For a Decade | Cannabis Industry Updates

In this episode of the Cannabis Accounting Podcast, Andrew Hunzicker, founder of DOPE CFO, recaps the biggest cannabis industry news from June 2026.Listen to learn about:✅ Trulieve becoming the first cannabis company to uplist onto the New York Stock Exchange, with Curaleaf right behind them✅ Why Q1 2026 capital raises are already up almost 10X year-over-year, with the biggest months still ahead✅ The June 29 DEA hearing on recreational rescheduling, and why 93% of the original public comments were in favor✅ The FDA's breakthrough therapy designation for a cannabis-derived drug for chronic back pain✅ SAFER Banking back on the table, plus merchant services and Visa entering the space✅ State-level momentum from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and the tribes leading on adult-use compactsArticles mentioned in this episode:https://norml.org/news/2026/05/28/federal-judge-rejects-lawsuit-from-prohibitionist-groups-seeking-to-halt-dispensing-of-hemp-derived-products-to-medicare-beneficiaries/ https://ganjapreneur.com/minnesota-gov-signs-law-streamlining-medical-and-adult-use-cannabis-supply-chains/ https://ganjapreneur.com/republican-attorneys-general-sue-to-block-trumps-cannabis-rescheduling-order/ https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/06/oregon-marijuana-2026/ https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/06/one-third-of-adults-say-marijuana-improves-their-sleep-finds-american-academy-of-sleep-medicine-survey/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/hemp-companies-sue-dea-challenging-agencys-claim-that-synthetic-cannabis-compound-hhc-is-federally-banned/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/legalizing-marijuana-in-pennsylvania-will-be-a-lot-easier-now-that-trump-federally-rescheduled-it-senator-says/ https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/06/idaho-legislative-council-approves-ballot-language-for-amendment-giving-legislature-sole-power-to-legalize-marijuana/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajherrington/2026/06/05/trulieve-makes-history-with-first-nyse-cannabis-listing/ https://jessicam420.substack.com/p/federal-cannabis-policy-convergence https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-lawmakers-file-amendments-to-prevent-federal-recriminalization-of-hemp-thc-products-this-year/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/virginia-governor-touts-productive-negotiations-on-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-sales-this-month/ https://ganjapreneur.com/fda-grants-breakthrough-therapy-designation-to-cannabis-derived-drug-for-chronic-back-pain/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryan-handelman-85bb00187_raising-capital-in-the-lmm-post-1-your-share-7469731763548737536--bl3/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/virginia-lawmakers-and-governor-have-a-deal-on-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-sales-this-month/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-begins-on-site-inspections-at-marijuana-businesses-that-applied-for-federal-protections-under-trumps-rescheduling-move/ https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-guns-drugs-marijuana-texas-a60ce6df9e735c6bc7def285ca396784? https://www.dea.gov/marijuana-rescheduling-regulatory-actions? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=matFWe-Uzu0 https://ganjapreneur.com/connecticut-enters-adult-use-cannabis-compact-with-mashantucket-pequot-tribe/? https://www.marijuanamoment.net/bipartisan-senators-file-marijuana-banking-bill-as-trumps-rescheduling-move-advances/? https://mjbizdaily.com/news/germany-could-be-auroras-backdoor-into-us-cannabis-market/616603/?