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New White Paper Offers Clear Roadmap for Ending Hemp-Marijuana Divide and Federally Regulating Cannabis

“The One-plant Solution” by Strategies 64 is the most detailed and realistic plan to date for advancing a national unified cannabis policy and federal regulatory framework

A new white paper by the cannabis policy experts at Strategies 64 offers the most detailed and realistic roadmap to date for ending federal cannabis prohibition and the currently bifurcated approach to federal cannabis policy—the separation of marijuana” and “hemp”—and establishing a coherent, viable national regulatory framework.

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“The One-plant Solution: Recommendations for advancing a national unified cannabis policy and federal regulatory framework” is available for free online. It was publicly presented and discussed at the second annual Cannabis Policy Institute Symposium at UNLV in December, where it received a universally positive response. It has since been updated to account for President Donald Trump’s executive order on rescheduling.

The paper explains how the current federal approach to cannabis has created a fragmented and unstable policy landscape that rewards loophole chasing, weakens consumer protections, complicates enforcement, and undercuts public health research and data collection. States have worked to fill the void, demonstrating that regulated cannabis systems can work, but contradictions embedded in federal law still result is confusion for regulators, businesses, and consumers alike.

Strategies 64 lays out a “one-plant solution”—a clear and achievable plan for establishing a fair, familiar, and workable regulatory framework that regulates cannabis as one plant, prioritizes public health and safety, and reflects the realities of today’s market. In summary:

• Deschedule botanical cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and regulate it as one plant through existing federal authorities, aligning it with the nation’s typical approach to product safety for food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and adult-restricted products;
• Preserve state autonomy, allowing each state to continue setting its own policies and serving as the primary regulator; and
• Establish national guidelines to support states with clear standards for product safety, youth access prevention, marketing, taxation, and product authentication.

The analysis and detailed policy recommendations in the paper were informed by extensive stakeholder input and feedback from across the marijuana and hemp spaces. Over the course of three months, Strategies 64 conducted more than 80 interviews with federal officials, state regulators, policy experts, advocates, trade association leaders, and business operators, including cultivators, manufacturers, retailers, and testing facility operators, to collect and contemplate their perspectives and gain insight into the on-the-ground realities of governments and businesses.

The paper also highlights the timeliness of its recommended reforms, as Congress just acted in November 2025 to recriminalize most hemp-derived products in November 2026. Paired with Trump’s recent order to reschedule marijuana, the subject of federal cannabis classification is gaining significant attention and a unique sense of urgency among federal officials.

“This plan is designed to be realistic and achievable, leveraging existing regulatory infrastructure and respecting political constraints, while delivering durable, enforceable policy that aligns with current market realities,” said Jordan Wellington, managing partner of Strategies 64. “With marijuana rescheduling and hemp-derived product rules in flux, stakeholders across the spectrum are calling the two-track system confusing and unworkable. Federal leaders should seize this moment to reset U.S. cannabis policy and bring clarity, consistency, and a public safety focus to the U.S. cannabis market.”

About Strategies 64

Strategies 64 is a a national firm specializing in cannabis policy and the development of responsible legal markets. For over a decade, it has been shaping laws and regulations, informing public opinion, and guiding governments, industries, and other stakeholders through the transition from prohibition to regulation. The firm is led by partners Jordan Wellington, Mason Tvert, and Christian Sederberg, with vice president Daniel Smith.