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What the April 28, 2026 Schedule III rule did and did not change for cannabis banking, why FinCEN’s 2014 guidance still frames bank diligence, and the records an Illinois or Missouri operator should keep ready.
Illinois and Missouri seed-to-sale rules in practice: Metrc, Illinois reporting upon completion and daily dispensary reconciliation, Missouri’s 24-hour and 3-hour deadlines, and opposite outage rules.
How §280E applies to adult-use and other Schedule I cannabis businesses: the statute, cost of goods sold, the Harborside and CHAMP decisions, and Illinois and Missouri subtractions.
Missouri cannabis licensing under Article XIV: facility types, ownership caps, microbusiness eligibility and supply limits, local voter bans, the 1,000-foot rule, commencement inspections, and 2026 rule changes.
DEA’s April 28, 2026 rule moved state medical marijuana to Schedule III. What it means for §280E, what it leaves to Treasury and the IRS, and the records a post-rule tax position needs.
How a fractional general counsel arrangement works for an Illinois or Missouri cannabis operator: the decisions that need legal review first, approval gates, engagement scope, and the late-2026 regulatory calendar.
Seed-to-sale compliance is a chain of recorded events: plants, packages, production, transfers, waste, inventory, and sales. The operational rule is to record each event on time and reconcile the state system to the physical facility.
Follow an infused-product batch through Illinois food-safety, dosing, packaging, and testing rules, with Missouri manufacturing, testing, and design-approval differences.
Test a cannabis transfer from manifest to receipt under the Illinois transporter statute and Missouri’s transportation rule: vehicles, 36-hour limit, video, GPS, incident reporting, and custody.
How total THC is calculated under 7 C.F.R. 990.1, why a percentage limit differs from a per-container limit, and which measure federal, Illinois, and Missouri law use in 2026.