27 States Will Automatically Reschedule Cannabis Once The Feds Reschedule

Credit and gratitude to Vicente LLP for providing the following legal research and findings to us here at WeedPress.

The state scheduling procedure is triggered automatically by a federal schedule change in the following 27 states. The state must control the substance in accord with federal law unless the state regulatory body controlling the CSA (the “controlling authority”) and/or an interested party
objects:

1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. Idaho
4. Illinois
5. Indiana
6. Iowa
7. Kentucky
8. Louisiana (likely no action required. State expressly incorporates federal CSA)
9. Maryland
10. Massachusetts
11. Michigan
12. Missouri
13. Montana
14. Nevada
15. New Hampshire
16. New Jersey
17. North Carolina
18. North Dakota
19. Ohio (On April 17, 2020, Ohio’s State Board of Pharmacy announced that
    Epidiolex is no longer a controlled substance in the state of Ohio as of March 20,
    2020)
20. Oregon
21. Rhode Island
22. South Carolina
23. Tennessee
24. Texas
25. Washington
26. Wisconsin
27. Wyoming

Update 4-30-26: Tennessee says no way Jose

Tennessee Governor Signs Bill Blocking State Medical Marijuana Legalization Review Following Federal Rescheduling

Update 4-30-26: South Carolina just realized what this article pointed out on WeedPress months back:

South Carolina Patients Could Get Medical Marijuana Access Under State Laws Triggered By Federal Rescheduling

Action by the controlling authority and/or the state legislature is required:

1. Alaska
2. Arizona
3. California
4. Colorado
5. Connecticut
6. Hawaii
7. Kansas
8. Maine
9. Mississippi
10. Nebraska
11. New York
12. South Dakota
13. Utah

States with discretion to schedule substances in accord with federal law. Action by the controlling authority, the legislature, or both will be required:

1. Delaware
2. Florida
3. Georgia
4. Minnesota
5. New Mexico
6. Oklahoma
7. Pennsylvania
8. Vermont
9. Virginia
10. West Virginia