
The answer
Partially. In April 2026 the Acting Attorney General issued a final order moving FDA-approved marijuana products and state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III, easing Section 280E's tax burden for medical operators and improving after-tax margins. Adult-use remains Schedule I, banking access is unchanged, and municipal zoning authority is entirely unaffected.
What actually changed
The April 2026 final order reclassified FDA-approved marijuana products and state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III. An expedited hearing on broader rescheduling concluded 15 July 2026. The immediate real estate effect is indirect: 280E relief improves medical operators' after-tax cash flow, which supports demand and pricing for well-located medical cannabis real estate.
What did not change
Adult-use cannabis remains Schedule I absent further federal action, so the tax and banking relief applies only to state-licensed medical operations, not Michigan's larger adult-use market. Banking access does not automatically improve — federally insured banks still weigh Schedule I exposure through adult-use activity broadly. And municipal zoning authority over opt-in status, buffers and permitted districts is entirely unaffected by the federal schedule change.
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