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US: DEA confirms no cannabis overdose deaths

Tom Angell

Marijuana Moment

Tuesday 06 Oct 2026

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said issuing tax guidance for the marijuana industry will be a “priority” for the coming year in light of the Trump administration’s move to federally reschedule cannabis.

A newly updated Drug Enforcement Administration report confirms that “no deaths from overdose of marijuana have been reported”—and also more favorably characterizes the growing number of states that are changing their own cannabis laws than the previous edition did.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) is urging voters to reject an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law—saying, “It’s an important industry, the cannabis industry. And I hope the voters keep cannabis.”

The Food and Drug Administration issued a request for information seeking public input on how to design research on the potential therapeutic benefits of the psychedelic ibogaine.

Veterans Action Council’s Nate Landau details in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed how documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act reveal a “central flaw” in how the Department of Veterans Affairs tracks marijuana misuse diagnoses based on changing criteria over time.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service published a report on the growth of hemp fiber production in recent years.

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy announced new members of its Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board.

Ohio Democratic congressional candidate Brian Poindexter addressed questions about his past marijuana use.

Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) discussed his past marijuana arrest.

Michigan’s attorney general touted a court ruling finding that a marijuana business violated wetlands protection laws.

Connecticut regulators published guidance about palliative cannabis products.

Georgia’s top medical cannabis regulator said new medical cannabis delivery rules could take effect before the end of this month.

Minnesota’s top marijuana regulator spoke about efforts to oversee the legal industry.

California officials are accepting applications for the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions.

New York marijuana regulators are conducting a survey about their website.

Washington State regulators will consider changes to marijuana rules on Wednesday.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-confirms-no-cannabis-overdose-deaths-newsletter-october-6-2026/

 

 

 

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