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 Mississippi Supreme Court struck down the state’s medical marijuana ballot initiative. Alabama, moving in the opposite direction, legalized medical cannabis. On the federal level, Republicans proposed decriminalizing marijuana. The DEA moved forward on cannabis research (really!). And finally, a racehorse…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 21, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Virginia makes progress on legalizing adult-use cannabis. A South Dakota court overturns the legalization ballot measure. New Jersey still has no marijuana legislation. Will Congress treat CBD as a supplement? Will Congress allow cannabis research? And finally, Don Lemon doesn’t endorse…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 12, 2021
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…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 29, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The USDA issued a final hemp rule. Virginia began the process of legalizing cannabis. New Mexico faces a lawsuit over medical marijuana plant limits. Governor Cuomo offers support for legalization. The road to legal marijuana in Idaho may have a new…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 22, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
What will Democratic control of the Senate mean for legalizing on the federal level? How much do we know about Merrick Garland’s views on cannabis? What did the FDA say about CBD? How are things progressing in New Jersey? What’s going…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 15, 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
On Thursday, December 17th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was taking action against six companies selling CBD-based products. These companies faced administrative actions by the FTC for “making a wide range of scientifically unsupported claims about their ability to treat serious health conditions,” such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and pain relief. The six actions have been resolved…
Continue Reading Operation CBDeceit Marks Beginning of FTC Crackdown on Deceptive CBD Medical Claims While FDA Continues to Issue Warning Letters
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
New York releases new CBD regulations, and Governor Cuomo supports legal cannabis. The Montana Supreme Court denied a ballot initiative challenge, and some in the medical marijuana industry oppose the measure. Oregon Senators voice their opposition to the DEA’s hemp rule. …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 30, 2020
Trademark owners in the cannabis field keep trying new ways to register their marks, and who can blame them? Branding is everything in an increasingly online world, and protecting your brand’s reputation is paramount to staying in business, especially when you operate in an industry mired in legal grey areas. The cannabis industry is growing and the laws are constantly…
Continue Reading Yes, Really: The TTAB Affirms That the USPTO Will Not Register Marks for Illegal Goods
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
