--- title: California Wildfires, Cannabis Rescheduling, Wisconsin Legalization Lead CBT’s Top Stories in January description: California wildfires, DEA's cannabis rescheduling responses, and Wisconsin's legalization proposal dominate Cannabis Business Times' top stories for January 2025. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20captures%20a%20dramatic%20landscape%20of%20charred%20hillsides%20and%20smokefilled%20skies%2c%20remnants%20of%20the%20devastating%20California%20wildfires.jpeg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # California Wildfires, Cannabis Rescheduling, Wisconsin Legalization Lead CBT’s Top Stories in January - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) - 31 January 2025 As if California cannabis operators weren’t already dealing with enough obstacles entering 2025, the wildfires that consumed much of Los Angeles County earlier this month only complicated the matter. From smoke damage to power outages, supply chain disruptions and confusion over disaster relief, the details of the wildfires’ impact on cannabis operators took the No. 1 spot in *Cannabis Business Times’ *most-read articles this month. “I’ve lived in LA for 39 years, and I’ve seen my share of natural disasters, but this is as close to Armageddon as I’ve ever seen,” Ian Rassman, executive director of Los Angeles NORML, told *CBT* contributor David Silverberg. Taking the No. 2 spot among articles readers did not want to miss out on this month was the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) response to new *ex parte* communication claims by pro-rescheduling advocates that led to an interlocutory appeal and stay order delaying the hearing for at least 90 days. And in the No. 3 spot was a piece on Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to allow a citizen-initiated ballot measure to legalize cannabis amid a GOP stronghold in the state’s Legislature that has failed to act on medical cannabis reform as one of the nation’s last holdouts. Also landing in the Top 10 this month were articles on a federal court ruling allowing Virginia’s total THC hemp regulations to supersede the 2018 Farm Bill, Trump’s appointment of an acting DEA administrator, and a Michigan operator facing more sanctions in connection to possessing hemp-derived THCA isolate.   [by Cannabis Business Times](https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/california/news/15736085/california-wildfires-cannabis-rescheduling-wisconsin-legalization-lead-cbts-top-stories-in-january) [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) ![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=200&height=200&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) #### [Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) At 420 Intel, we cover cannabis legalization news throughout the world, offer reliable information for cannabis business owners, detail technological advances that impact the marijuana industry, cover marijuana rallies from across the globe, and everything in between. - - - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) [![Mastering the Cannabis Trade Today](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/anna-estrella-dupe.jpeg?width=550&height=395&name=anna-estrella-dupe.jpeg)](https://420intel.com/blog/mastering-the-cannabis-trade-today) - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - 20 October 2025 #### [Mastering the Cannabis Trade Today](https://420intel.com/blog/mastering-the-cannabis-trade-today) In the ever-evolving **cannabis trade** of Wisconsin, few names stand out like Mike Stickler. 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[Medical Cannabis News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/medical-cannabis-news) [![Wisconsin Tribes Grow Hemp for Healing](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crystalweed-cannabis-dbUHp695L-M-unsplash%20(1).jpg?width=550&height=395&name=crystalweed-cannabis-dbUHp695L-M-unsplash%20(1).jpg)](https://420intel.com/blog/wisconsin-tribes-grow-hemp-for-healing) - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - 22 August 2025 #### [Wisconsin Tribes Grow Hemp for Healing](https://420intel.com/blog/wisconsin-tribes-grow-hemp-for-healing) Wisconsin is a bit of island state, because it hasn’t made the leap to make medical cannabis legal.... - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) Back to Top ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Buzz", "url" : "https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz" }, "dateModified" : "2025-01-31T12:49:48.207Z", "datePublished" : "2025-01-31T12:49:48.000Z", "headline" : "California Wildfires, Cannabis Rescheduling, Wisconsin Legalization Lead CBT’s Top Stories in January", "image" : [ "https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20captures%20a%20dramatic%20landscape%20of%20charred%20hillsides%20and%20smokefilled%20skies%2c%20remnants%20of%20the%20devastating%20California%20wildfires.jpeg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://420intel.com/blog/california-wildfires-cannabis-rescheduling-wisconsin-legalization-lead-cbts-top-stories-in-january", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://420intel.com/hubfs/Asset%2016.png" }, "name" : "420 Intel" } } ```