• Massachusetts votes Tuesday on ending recreational cannabis sales, threatening an adult-use market worth about $1.65 billion annually.
• Curaleaf is the most exposed operator covered by the analysis; medical cannabis sales would remain legal.
• Federal rescheduling offers the biggest potential profit boost for U.S. operators by ending the 280E tax restriction on normal business deductions.
• The DEA controls the rescheduling decision, not Congress; no deadline is set.
• A Democratic congressional victory would not guarantee SAFE Banking legislation, which has never reached a Senate floor vote.

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