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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on the Florida situation. We check in on Ohio, where some recent legislative changes are not popular with everyone. In national news, federal rescheduling may not be a DOJ priority. And finally, Snoop Dogg is back at the Olympics.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 13, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have news from Florida on their ballot initiative. We check in on Oklahoma, where the governor speaks out against medical marijuana. In Pennsylvania, the governor wants legal adult-use. And finally, Sen. Gillibrand has an idea about how to get the President interested in legalization.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 6, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the House began consideration of a bill to regulate hemp-derived CBD. In Florida, there’s controversy over signatures. In Hawai’i, lawmakers introduced bills for a ballot initiative. And finally, cannabis becomes a staple for the snowed-in.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 30, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, lawmakers considered blocking the administration’s move to reschedule cannabis. Virginia began the move to a retail market. Supporters of a petition to rescind legalization in Maine were given the green light to lie when collecting signatures. And finally, welcome to High January.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 23, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see yet another attempt to legalize adult-use cannabis in New Hampshire. A new federal funding bill would continue to deny a retail market for adult-use cannabis in DC. Another federal bill would delay the hemp ban. And finally, mushrooms are learning how to make psilocybin.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 16, 2026

Welcome back to The Year In Weed, The Blunt Truth’s annual roundup of cannabis-related stories.  As usual, I’ll adopt Dave Barry’s Year in Review format and look at stories month by month. Last year, I predicted that something would happen with federal rescheduling and Nebraska would run out of courts to weigh in on the signature collecting situation. Was I right? Kinda…Continue Reading The Year in Weed: 2025 Edition

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 developments in Nebraska. The Congressional Research Service releases a report on the federal hemp ban. Ohio lawmakers approve a bill backtracking on some cannabis legalization provisions. And finally, if you’re wondering what to buy for a cannabis enthusiast this year, there’s a gift guide for that.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 12, 2025

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 out of Virginia, where there’s some progress on a retail market bill. Medicare may begin paying for CBD. Many people are less than delighted with the coming ban on intoxicating hemp. And finally, cannabis makes an appearance on The Family Feud.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 5, 2025