Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is coming out of Virginia, where there will not be a retail cannabis market. Meanwhile, the Transportation Security Administration will now allow medical marijuana on airplanes – maybe. The House Appropriations Committee has removed funding to reschedule cannabis. And finally, the Grand Ole Opry now has an official THC beverage.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 22 , 2026

In an update perhaps better suited for April 20, on April 27, the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) added medical marijuana to the list of items permitted to be included both in carry on and checked baggage on flights.  The policy notes that the permission is subject to “special instructions” which are not provided and that, as is common with TSA policies on permitted items, the final decision on allowing a given item rests with the TSA officer.  Consistent with prior policy, the policy further notes that while the TSA does not actively search for illegal drugs, should a TSA officer find evidence of illegal activity they will refer the matter to law enforcement, but the prior policy previously mentioned “marijuana or other illegal drugs”.  The policy follows the reclassification of FDA-approved marijuana and state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III by Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on April 23.  Adult use, or recreational marijuana remains on Schedule I, and the TSA policy does not offer guidance to TSA officers as to how to distinguish medical marijuana from adult use marijuana absent a medical recommendation or medical card.  The new TSA policy may be found here:  Medical Marijuana | Transportation Security Administration.

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have signature-gathering news from Idaho. The Congressional Research Service issued a new report on rescheduling. The White House drug czar has a good reminder about marijuana’s legal status. And finally, the DC cannabis scene is livelier than you might expect.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 15, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the DEA has set up a website for medical marijuana applications. The IRS plans to offer tax guidance for state-legal medical cannabis companies. Various states are reacting to rescheduling. And finally, Gavin Newsom has some advice for the President.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 1, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Obviously, the big news this week is federal rescheduling. But that’s not all! We have an update on the situation in Virginia, where apparently, elections have fewer consequences than one might have thought. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, two Senators that don’t agree on much would like to give states a way to opt out of a federal hemp ban. And finally, should 4/20 be a national holiday?

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 24, 2026

Whether it was Roger Stone or Donald Trump who finally lit a fire under the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, it’s finally happening. See the Department of Justice (DOJ) press release here.

The move from I to III will happen in stages. First to go will be state-legal medical marijuana and any cannabis products already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A broader rescheduling is set for consideration in late June.

So what does this mean? Several things:

  1. Cannabis will NOT be legal under federal law.
  2. More research will be legal under federal law, which is good news for the sponsors of the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act.
  3. State-licensed cannabis businesses will be allowed to take federal tax deductions currently barred by IRC Section 280E.

Rest assured, there will be lots more news on this topic in the weeks and months ahead.

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off with Virginia, where legalization is so close, but yet so far. Then we move on to Texas, where a smokeable hemp ban has been blocked. In Maryland, veterinarians are now free to prescribe cannabis to Fido and Fluffy. And finally, when Roger Stone is unhappy with the pace of rescheduling, you know times have changed.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 17, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we begin in Idaho, where the legislature is not on board with a medical marijuana ballot initiative. Then we turn our attention to Massachusetts, where there’s a ballot initiative to make cannabis illegal again, but new changes to existing law allow possession of more pot. We look at two governors who are urging their respective states to legalize. And finally, we hear from a Senator who is skeptical about medical marijuana.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 10, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the U.S. Army announced a new policy regarding cannabis convictions. A member of Congress would like an update on the federal rescheduling timeline. New York celebrates an important milestone. And finally, watch what kind of grass you’re putting in your Easter baskets.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 3, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on the state of hemp in the state of Ohio. We note that Medicare will now cover CBD products. Idaho cannabis supporters have collected signatures for a medical marijuana ballot initiative. And finally, could cannabis provide a source of funding for TSA?

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 27, 2026