Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Congress working on both a new hemp bill and legislation to protect insurers. Rhode Island is getting its act together and setting up a retail market. And finally, guess what’s the biggest attraction at the California State Fair?
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 31, 2026Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, there’s good news for supporters of medical cannabis in Nebraska, on both the litigation and regulatory fronts. In Virginia, a new governor will be elected in a few months; will that mean a retail market could finally be established? The U.S. House of Representatives voted to attached a medical marijuana provision to a military funding bill. And finally, we have some cannabis winners at the California State Fair.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 4, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we remind everyone that retail sales of cannabis will begin on Saturday in Maryland. Florida’s attorney general is looking to prevent that in her state. We have an update on the Alabama medical cannabis licensing situation. We note that SAFE Banking is still a topic of conversation on Capitol Hill, and that cannabis made an appearance in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. And finally, we note that the California State Fair crowned some winners in the marijuana category.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 30, 2023Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Mississippi makes some progress towards legalizing medical marijuana. Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce an adult-use bill. There’s more news on Illinois licensing. And finally, a pro-cannabis rally in DC featured a really big joint and a really big dog.
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