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, just like last week, we start with state ballot news. Missouri puts adult-use cannabis on the November ballot. Arkansas initiative supporters go to the state’s Supreme Court. Then, we look in on how Kentucky is dealing with hemp. And…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 12, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Nevada regulators approved rules for consumption lounges. THC edibles got the green light in Minnesota. Will the SAFE Act’s road to legalization run through the National Defense Authorization Act? Medical marijuana users in DC will be able to self-certify. And finally,…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 8, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We begin abroad, where Thailand decriminalized cannabis. Closer to home, we note that the D.C. Council passed a new bill on employee marijuana use. Legalization advocates in Nebraska got a favorable court decision. The Delaware legislature failed to override the governor’s…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 17, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The House of Representatives passed both the MORE Act (again) and a bill dealing with medical marijuana research. In Maryland, the legislature voted to put marijuana legalization on the November ballot. DC has also been considering, but not passing, marijuana legislation. …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 8, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The ban on cannabis sales in DC remains in effect. The Delaware House voted against adult-use marijuana. New York is offering opportunities in the cannabis industry to those with marijuana convictions. The NCAA is relaxing its drug testing policy. And finally,…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 18, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Could DC be allowed to open a legal cannabis market? The feds look at marijuana research. We have an update on South Dakota and Mississippi. And finally, the DEA had some visitors recently.
DC’s legal cannabis journey has…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 22, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
South Dakota may vote on marijuana again in 2022. Mississippi’s Supreme Court won’t reconsider its decision on the 2020 ballot initiative. The House Appropriations Committee passed a bill that does not prohibit DC from allowing cannabis sales. The intersection of marijuana…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 9, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week we have lots of state action – there’s news from Rhode Island, Mississippi, Delaware, South Dakota, North Carolina and Missouri. But the feds have been taking action talking about taking action too. In international news, the United Nations comes…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 2, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Yet another federal legalization bill begins its journey. Amazon endorses legal cannabis and stops testing its employees for marijuana. We have an update on the Mississippi situation. Bad news emerges for legal sales in the District of Columbia. And finally, we…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 4, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Virginia legalized adult-use cannabis. Could marijuana sales come to D.C.? A legalization bill moved forward in New Mexico. Pennsylvania and Connecticut are also considering permitting an adult-use market. And finally, a Canadian marijuana company has created a new way to get…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 5, 2021
