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.
This week, we have news on state ballot initiatives in Missouri and Arkansas. Cory Booker may be willing to support cannabis banking. And finally, the DANK Research bill made its debut on Capitol Hill.
Will Missouri voters be deciding on…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 5, 2022
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 wished for “better things” in 2021. Is that what we got? 2020 was such a low bar, it’s hard to see how any year couldn’t clear…
Continue Reading The Year in Weed: 2021 Edition
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Two senators asked the Justice Department to reschedule marijuana. Supporters of adult-use legalization in Oklahoma began the petition process. A supporter of adult-use legalization in Ohio went the legislative route. We have an update on Mississippi. And finally, a new player…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 15, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start with politics, with the latest in the “Where The Candidates Stand on Marijuana” series. Senator Cory Booker (D – NJ) has introduced the Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 that would legalize cannabis at the federal level, remove it from…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 8, 2019
