USA: House Appropriations Committee Advances FY26 Spending Bill Blocking Cannabis Rescheduling | Cannabis Law Report

September 15, 2025

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Section 607: Cannabis Rescheduling Blocked

The 154-page legislation includes Section 607, which has to do with the rescheduling of cannabis (1): “None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to reschedule marijuana (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) or to remove marijuana from the schedules established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).”

Other sections also relate to cannabis. Section 530 states that funds may not be used by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration to violate the Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research section of the of the Agricultural Act of 2014.

Additionally, Section 531(a) states that funds may not be used to prevent the states from implementing their own medical cannabis laws, though section 531(b) states that funds may be used to enforce 21 USC 860 violations, a law preventing the manufacture or sale of a controlled substance near schools, public housing, and other areas.