A blog chronicling the evolution and implementation of cannabis 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.
It looks like marijuana banking will not be part of the NDAA. Lawmakers introduced a bill to require the FDA to regulate CBD. Medical cannabis could become part of veterans’ healthcare. Federal assistance with state expungement programs might be on the…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 10, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week brought the long-awaited South Dakota Supreme Court decision on their adult-use ballot initiative, and, spoiler alert: it wasn’t what cannabis advocates had hoped. Yet another industry comes out in favor of marijuana banking. Germany may legalize cannabis. Uber Eats…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 3, 2021
Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Lawmakers called on President Biden to grant clemency to those incarcerated for non-violent marijuana crimes. Several governors called on Congress to pass a marijuana banking bill. Speaking of bills, we have the full text of the new Republican legalization proposal. West…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 19, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in legalized marijuana.
Cannabis banking hitches a legislative ride on the National Defense Authorization Act. Chicago’s new zoning restrictions allow more dispensaries. Michigan considers tightening restrictions on caregivers. Adult-use marijuana could become legal in Italy. And finally, is the NJ Weedman about to go legit?
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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’s news provides further proof of how difficult it can be to legalize marijuana. New York may be on the verge of legalizing, or it may not. New Mexico’s cannabis bills are coming down to the wire. We look at…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 19, 2021
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…
Continue Reading The Year in Weed: 2020 Edition
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We have an update on the Vermont situation. Four members of Congress introduced a bill allowing the marijuana industry to access relief funds. Cannabis banking appears in the Democrats’ new stimulus bill. The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled in favor of CBD…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 2, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Medical marijuana will be on the ballot in Nebraska. We’ve got lots of news from California. Florida has legalized medical marijuana edibles. On the federal level, the MORE act will get a vote in the House. There’s now CBD for elephants. …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: September 4, 2020
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.
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.
The news is mostly happening in the states this week. Oklahoma is having some medical marijuana issues. Massachusetts recreational shops reopened. Virginia decriminalized marijuana. Ohio may not put cannabis on the ballot this November. In federal news, the marijuana banking provisions…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 29, 2020
