| Outcome | Probability | Yes Bid | Yes Ask | 24h Change | Volume | |
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| Before 2027 | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Before 2026 | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Resolved |
| Before Jan 20, 2029 | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Before July 2026 | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Before 2028 | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
This market asks whether marijuana will be rescheduled under U.S. federal law; the outcome would affect federal criminal penalties, research access, banking, and regulatory frameworks. Market participants trade based on expectations about when or whether that formal federal change will occur.
Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) substances are placed in schedules; marijuana has historically been in Schedule I, which carries the most restrictive controls. Rescheduling can occur through an administrative process (HHS scientific review and a DEA rulemaking), through federal legislation, or through federal court action; each path has distinct timelines, legal standards, and political dynamics.
Market prices represent traders’ aggregated expectations about the timing and likelihood of federal rescheduling and update quickly as news arrives; they are a real-time signal, not a legal determination.
For this market, 'rescheduled' means a formal federal change in marijuana’s scheduling status via (a) a DEA final rule published in the Federal Register implementing a new schedule based on an HHS recommendation, (b) a federal statute enacted and signed that changes or removes marijuana’s schedule, or (c) a binding federal court order that legally changes or vacates Schedule I status. Check the event’s contract text for the platform’s exact adjudication criteria.
Key items to watch are HHS scientific and medical reviews, any HHS recommendation to the DEA, DEA notices and Federal Register publications, relevant Congressional bills, committee hearings and floor votes, White House statements, DOJ memos, and major federal court rulings addressing scheduling.
State legalization and ballot outcomes influence political pressure and public opinion but do not, by themselves, change the federal scheduling status; this market resolves based on federal legal actions or court orders specified in the contract.
Administrative rescheduling through HHS/DEA can take months to years because of scientific reviews, public comment, and formal rulemaking; those varying timelines matter for the market because processing time creates windows where legislative or judicial developments can alter expected outcomes.
Resolution follows the platform’s stated adjudication rules: administrators will examine primary legal sources (Federal Register notices, enacted statutes, and court orders) against the contract’s language and apply their dispute-resolution procedures. Participants should consult the event page for the official resolution policy and evidence standards.