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.
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…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 17, 2020
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…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 14, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Our big news this week is that the American Bar Association asked the Small Business Administration to make marijuana-related companies eligible for relief funds. There’s plenty of state news also. Iowa votes to reform its medical marijuana program. Maine faces lawsuits…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 12, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Now that the public comment period for the Food and Drug Administration’s new CBD rules has closed, the agency is planning to release regulations by late summer or early fall of this year. Any clarity for this industry would be welcome…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 19, 2019
In Dallas, a yoga studio offers CBD-infused kombucha.
In Philadelphia, a decorated chef serves an elegant CBD-infused four-course meal to a nattily dressed group of fifty.
In Kentucky, the Peaches & CBD Cream burger competes in Lexington Burger Week.
A vendor at an arts festival in Colorado offers CBD Hot Dogs from his hot dog cart.
In Minnesota, a brewer offers a pint of craft beer that contains 13mg of CBD.
Continue Reading CBD: Uncertainty for Restaurants and Retailers
The 2018 Farm Bill lifted the ban on hemp, creating a lot of buzz about products derived from hemp, including hemp-derived CBD oil.
Although this creates an exciting market opportunity for veterinarians and members of the pet industry, some important issues still need to be resolved.
Passing the Farm Bill did not legalize “pot for pets” — but it does mean pets can enjoy the benefits of CBD derived from industrial hemp.…
Continue Reading Pets and Pot: Cannabis and Pet Products
