Is 2026 the Year of Reform for Cannabis? Tyson & Flair Sue Former Partners; RIP Bob Weir 1947-2026

In this first 2026 edition of Cannabis Coast to Coast News with Alaina Pinto, we pay tribute to one of the great musical legends of the past 50 years as guitarist with the Grateful Dead , Bob Weir passes away at the age of 78.

14 news reports from the UK to Nevada; Plus an exclusive interview with Jamie Pearson, one of the most influential women in the cannabis industry as a principal with the New Holland Group. Jamie just won the International Cannabis Business Woman of the Year! Congress starts to make noise about changes in the process of rescheduling. Andrew Behringer in Washington, DC; Kerry Hinkle with the Hemp Report; Amie Carter in Michigan on the realities of a 24 percent tax increase. Cutis Emery in Massachusetts on the legal challenge of signatures collected to end the adult use market;

Plus the international report with Dave Barton in the UK and Debi Facey in Canada. Southwest reporter Tina Tasaka and more news in her Tribal News report. Alabama's leading hemp advocate, Jennifer Boozer Stewart, reports on the first licenses to be awarded in her state in 6 years. In the C Block we introduce our new Illinois correspondent Cole Preston, host of the podcast The Cole Memo, and Kimmie Cannabis in Oklahoma.