Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana

• States take steps to entice minority marijuana entrepreneurs
  (Associated Press: Politics, 1 June 2017)

Some states that have legalized marijuana are encouraging minorities to enter the growing cannabis industry after years of drug enforcement that had a disproportionate effect on black and Hispanic communities.

• Billion-dollar fund manager plans MMJ investment trust
  (Marijuana Business Daily: News, 31 May 2017)

First Trust Portfolios, an Illinois-based fund manager that oversees more than $100 billion, has filed paperwork to establish an investment vehicle containing medical marijuana stocks.

• A First-of-Its-Kind Recreational Marijuana Bill Was Just Introduced in New Jersey
  (The Motley Fool: Fool.com, 28 May 2017)

The real surprise is what this bill wouldn’t legalize, if approved.

Something we missed that everyone needs to know?  Give us a shout in the comments.