Hollywood Herb Daily — Saturday, November 7, 2026

Welcome to Hollywood Herb’s roundup of the cannabis stories worth your attention. Today’s picks cover voter decisions, medical access, and proposed changes affecting legal cannabis and hemp businesses. 1. 87% of Provincetown voters rejected marijuana rollback. One MA town would have passed it. Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to roll back legal marijuana, according to the Associated Press and NBC, with 87% of Provincetown voters opposing it. The result preserves legalization against a statewide rollback effort. Read more at Yahoo 2. Medical cannabis dispensary rejected for DEA registration as more federal marijuana rescheduling details emerge A medical cannabis dispensary was rejected for DEA registration as more details emerged about federal marijuana rescheduling. The DEA also says no D.C. medical cannabis operator can register, highlighting limits on access to federal recognition. Read more at MJBizDaily 3. Republican lawmakers introduce bill to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin and establish licensing for growers, processors, labs, and dispensaries. The proposal would create a regulated medical cannabis program, but it is a bill—not an enacted law. Read more at Spectrum News 4. Can The Illinois THC Drink Ban Be Stopped? Hemp Industry Advocates Sue To Try An Illinois hemp trade group has sued to stop a state law that would remove hemp-derived THC products from non-dispensary businesses on Nov. 12. The challenge puts a consequential retail restriction in dispute, with shoppers’ access and businesses’ ability to carry those products at stake. Read more at Block Club Chicago 5. Canada Proposes Major Marijuana Tax Reform, Slashing Required Excise Stamps From 13 to Six Canada’s federal government has proposed reducing the number of distinct cannabis excise tax stamps from 13 to six. The proposal targets a simpler tax-stamp system for the legal industry; it does not, based on the report, establish a reduction in tax rates. Read more at The Marijuana Herald That's today's Hollywood Herb Daily. Check back tomorrow morning, and share your thoughts in the community blog.