Welcome back to The Year In Weed, our annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. As usual, we’ll adopt Dave Barry’s Year in Review format and look at stories month by month. Last year, I wished for “better things” in 2021. Is that what we got? 2020 was such a low bar, it’s hard to see how any year couldn’t clear
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The Week in Weed: January 29, 2021
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Arizona has already started sales of adult-use marijuana. In contrast, New Jersey still hasn’t passed legislation allowing sales. Virginia is making progress on its legalization bill. On the federal level, the USDA’s hemp rule may face a freeze. Meanwhile, the FDA…
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The Year in Weed: 2020 Edition
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Welcome back to The Year In Weed, our annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. As usual, we’ll adopt Dave Barry’s Year in Review format and look at stories month by month. Last year, I predicted that “…much will happen in 2020.” Little did I know in December 2019 just how true that would turn out to be. Whether you think…
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The Week in Weed: December 17, 2020
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The Senate passed a marijuana research bill. Weedmaps went public. New Jersey worked on legalization legislation. Mexico stopped working on legalization. Ole Miss retained its cannabis monopoly. Arizona crafted marijuana rules. Lawmakers introduced a medical cannabis bill in South Carolina. CBD…
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And the Winner of the 2020 Election Is…Weed!
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While the votes continue to be tallied in the Presidential election, one thing is certain – it was a BIG night for cannabis in America with five new states approving ballot measures to allow for legalized marijuana. With these new laws, nearly 110 million Americans (or over 1/3 of the country) will now live in a state where marijuana is…
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The Week in Weed: August 28, 2020
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Pennsylvania’s governor is supporting cannabis legalization. Arizonans will have a chance to vote on legalization in November. Vermont is considering expungement and decriminalization. The DEA has a new hemp rule. Senator McConnell is promoting hemp face masks. And traffic lights go…
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The Week in Weed: August 14, 2020
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Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Arizona voters will decide whether to legalize cannabis in November, Senator Schumer opposes new USDA hemp rules. The American Heart Association has some thoughts on cannabis. Pitt will start researching marijuana. A bill to legalize cannabis is on its way to…
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The Week in Weed: July 24, 2020
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Ballot initiatives make news in several states. The Food and Drug Administration released guidance on marijuana research. Two state officials publicly support legal marijuana. We’ve got yet another report on the National Defense Authorization Act. And there’s a new ad campaign…
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The Week in Weed: July 10, 2020
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We’ve got an update on the Arizona ballot measure. Federal appropriation legislation includes some cannabis provisions. In international news, Bermuda is looking at legalization. And we close out with Oklahoma, where the state is enforcing testing rules, and slushies are not…
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The Week in Weed: May 22, 2020
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The news getting the most attention this week is the reopening of Massachusetts’ recreational marijuana shops, scheduled for May 25. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized the cannabis banking provisions in the latest stimulus bill, while state Attorneys General wrote a letter…
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