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.
Starting our coverage on the federal level, the Department of Veterans Affairs is opposing three bills that would facilitate veteran access to medical marijuana in states where it is legal. We last wrote about the “Veterans…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
There were several interesting developments this week on the federal level. We’ll start off with the news that the Senate may not take up the issue of banking in the marijuana industry. Sen. Mike Crapo (R.…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Our first stop this week is Alabama, where the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would revamp the state’s medical marijuana program. This is only a preliminary step on the road to passage, of…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Beginning our coverage in Texas, the city of Dallas will no longer be prosecuting low-level first time cannabis offenders. And any pending cases will be dismissed.
Moving on to Georgia, we have an update on our…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The big news this week was the re-introduction of the STATES Act. The bill would protect marijuana businesses and consumers in states where it is legal, and in what is a rarity in our increasingly partisan…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Our weekly review starts in Georgia, where the governor is expected to sign a medical marijuana reform bill into law. The law will allow grow houses and production facilities in the state, which will be heavily…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
No news is big news this week, as New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. You’re spoiled for choice when it comes to news coverage; see for example, here, here and here.…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening the world of legalized marijuana.
The big news comes from Florida this week, as lawmakers have ended a ban on smoking medical cannabis. Florida legalized medical marijuana in 2016, but the ban on smoking led to lawsuits. Those are presumably now…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The big news on the federal level was the reintroduction of the SAFE Banking Act, by sponsor Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat from Colorado. Lest you think this is strictly a measure supported by Democrats from…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start with politics, with the latest in the “Where The Candidates Stand on Marijuana” series. Senator Cory Booker (D – NJ) has introduced the Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 that would legalize cannabis at the…
