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

Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis.  Rhode Island could soon follow.  The Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving Section 280E.  A federal marijuana research bill is making its way through Congress.  And if you’d like a little cannabis in your seltzer,
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 25, 2021

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

Two bipartisan cannabis research bills start their legislative journey.  The Supreme Court refuses to hear a 280E case.  Attorney General Garland reiterates his disinterest in prosecuting marijuana users abiding by state law.  The Texas legislature moves on cannabis decriminalization.  And finally,
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 7, 2021

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

Louisiana is expanding medical marijuana, and the United Nations may reschedule cannabis.  Meanwhile, PetSmart faces a lawsuit over pet CBD.  MedMen has campaign finance problems, and the 9th Circuit looks at taxes.

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The Louisiana legislature passed two cannabis reform bills
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 5, 2020

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

COVID-19 continues to dominate the news – no surprise there.  Whether it’s federal relief or state legalization roadblocks, the virus is everywhere.  But there is some other news: the IRS seems likely to increase auditing of marijuana businesses, and Epidiolex has
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 10, 2020

If you are in the cannabis industry, you should already know Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code.  It consists of only one sentence:

No deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business if such trade or business (or the activities which comprise such trade

Continue Reading Section 280E – Why Are We Still Having This Discussion?

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

You might think news about Rudy Giuliani and Ukraine wouldn’t appear on a blog devoted to cannabis, but you’d be wrong.  Two of the former mayor’s associates were indicted for moving foreign money into U.S. elections.  One of their targets was
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 18, 2019

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

Let’s start this week with the federal government.  A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced a bill that would promote marijuana and CBD research.   In the House, Rep. Nydia Velázquez recently introduced a bill that would allow cannabusinesses to get
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 5, 2019