A blog chronicling the evolution and implementation of marijuana laws in the United States
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Congress removed marijuana banking from the COMPETES Act. In other federal news, a House Appropriations committee passed a cannabis-friendly amendment to a DOJ funding bill. Meanwhile, in Nebraska, signature collecting continues for a ballot initiative. Turning our attention abroad, Switzerland considers…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 1, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week, we look at the Justice Department’s action (or lack thereof) on cannabis. In other inaction news, the Supreme Court will not take up a medical marijuana case. Turning to the states, we see that Maryland is working on rules…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 24, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We begin abroad, where Thailand decriminalized cannabis. Closer to home, we note that the D.C. Council passed a new bill on employee marijuana use. Legalization advocates in Nebraska got a favorable court decision. The Delaware legislature failed to override the governor’s…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 17, 2022
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 a look at a ballot measure in South Dakota. Then we see that Georgia voters favor legalization. We move on to an update on the Delaware situation. And we note that New Hampshire’s governor could…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 3, 2022
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 a “little state update.” The biggest news is happening in the smallest places! We look at Rhode Island, Delaware and Vermont. Then, we move on to a decision involving hemp. And finally, we report on…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 27, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week, we have updates on Delaware, Ohio and South Carolina – three very different states grappling with legalization in three very different ways. We have some federal news as well. No, the SAFE Act is not law! This development involves…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 20, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Things don’t look good for medical marijuana in South Carolina. Missouri advocates turn in signatures for their ballot initiative. Delaware gets closer to legalizing cannabis. We have an update on federal legislation. And finally, Senate candidates smoking week in ads is…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 13, 2022
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
New Hampshire’s Senate decided against legalizing. Virginia will not be recriminalizing possession. Ohio’s having some difficulties with its ballot initiative. On the federal level, cannabis banking may be part of the COMPETES Act. And finally, could you pick up some marijuana…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 6, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We look at what’s happening with medical marijuana in Kentucky. President Biden grants clemency to several prisoners incarcerated for cannabis offenses. We look at ballot initiatives in various states. CBS released a new poll concerning marijuana. And finally, the term pizza…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 29, 2022
