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.
Senator Chuck Schumer introduced a federal marijuana legalization bill. Members of Congress exchanged views with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency over cannabis and the Olympics. Tennessee took a first step towards legalization. Cannabis research could be protected in new legislation. And finally,…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 16, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Federal legislation to legalize cannabis is under consideration. In state news, Virginia moved up its timeline to legalize possession and home grow. New York launched a cannabis control website. We take a look at what’s happening in Montana. South Carolina probably…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 9, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start off on Capitol Hill, where the MORE Act made its way out of the House Judiciary Committee this week. This bill would end the federal prohibition of cannabis and remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act. Of course, we’re…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 22, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Last week, we reported on prominent Republicans beginning to support (some form of) cannabis. This week, we see Democrats upping the ante.
While Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to put the marijuana industry on edge with his recent efforts to clamp down on the “hands off” policies of the Obama-era Department of Justice, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced an ambitious piece of legislation that would change the landscape of how marijuana is addressed at the federal level.
The Marijuana Justice …
Continue Reading Repeal Without Replace? Booker Calls on Senators to Repeal Federal Ban on Marijuana
