Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation

 Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation

Consequences will go far beyond the tax bill that businesses face, a tax law professor explains.

In December 2025, the Trump administration accelerated the process of reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act – a shift that would reduce restricti…