Cannabis & Alternatives — DEA Opens Federal Registration Portal for Medical Cannabis Firms as Missouri Antitrust Lawsuit and Indiana's $2B Illicit Market Reshape Industry Landscape

Cannabis & Alternatives · 2026-04-30

TODAY'S SIGNAL — The cannabis industry is hitting inflection points on three fronts simultaneously. The DEA's launch of a federal registration portal for state-licensed medical cannabis businesses is the most structurally significant development — it creates a pathway for dispensaries, manufacturers, and distributors to operate with federal recognition, a tectonic shift in the regulatory…