DEA Launches On-Site Inspections of Dispensaries Registering Under Cannabis Rescheduling Plan

The DEA has begun on-site inspections of medical marijuana dispensaries that filed registration to receive federal protections under the Trump-era cannabis rescheduling move. In Mississippi, two operators were visited by 5–6 agents for about six hours each, with investigations focusing on a broad range of records and processes, from ownership and licensing to inventory, security, and patient intake procedures. The registrations aim to move medical cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, enabling tax deductions under 280E, and the DEA plans to roll out new forms for other state-licensed medical marijuana businesses. Tax guidance from the IRS and related regulatory updates (ATF gun form changes, CRS analysis) are also anticipated, as hearings on broader rescheduling approach proceed.