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.
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…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Alaska was one of the first states to legalize cannabis, so it tends not to appear in the news very often. However, the governor has put forward a proposal to disband the Cannabis Control Board,…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Starting off in the international sphere, the European Parliament has passed a resolution recommending the descheduling of cannabis. The hope is that this could lead to the establishment of bloc-wide medical marijuana laws.
In …
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Possibly the biggest news this week was the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. From the hearing’s webpage, you can watch the hearing, read the committee’s memorandum and read the witnesses’ prepared statements. The…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start off this week’s post with some international news. The World Health Organization is recommending that cannabis should be removed as a controlled substance under international treaties. The recommendations will come up for a vote…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
One of the states we thought might legalize in the near future was Illinois. The Cook County state’s attorney has come out in favor of cannabis legalization and the expunging of misdemeanor offenses. That prediction…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Arizona’s medical marijuana sales jumped a whopping 41% in 2018 – sales are estimated to have been $400 million. Not chump change by anyone’s standards.
Regular readers will doubtless recall that Arkansas’ medical marijuana program was…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Although most people following AG Nominee William Barr’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee may have been listening for his views on the Mueller investigation, those of us with an interest in marijuana were wondering how…
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 is that the governor of Washington is going to issue pardons to those convicted of misdemeanors involving marijuana. Known as the Marijuana Justice Initiative, the program has limitations on who…
