One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration, however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests. That’s
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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.
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.
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DC’s legal cannabis journey has…
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The Week in Weed: May 21, 2021
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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…
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The Week in Weed: October 16, 2020
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Maine began sales of adult-use cannabis. The Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning marijuana rescheduling. New Zealand will vote on recreational cannabis on Saturday. Hemp growers are unhappy over the DEA’s hemp rule. And finally, marijuana made an appearance…
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The Week in Weed: October 9, 2020
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Vermont’s governor allowed marijuana sales. Illinois faces another lawsuit over its licensing program. Colorado’s governor expunged criminal records. The Supreme Court denied cert in a cannabis pay case. The 9th Circuit may hear a challenge to the DEA’s marijuana scheduling. And…
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The Week in Weed: August 28, 2020
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Pennsylvania’s governor is supporting cannabis legalization. Arizonans will have a chance to vote on legalization in November. Vermont is considering expungement and decriminalization. The DEA has a new hemp rule. Senator McConnell is promoting hemp face masks. And traffic lights go…
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The Week in Weed: March 27, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start off with the DEA. On Monday, they released a proposed rule to expand marijuana research. For the first time, more than one institution would be permitted to register with the agency and grow cannabis. The comment period runs…
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The Week in Weed: December 13, 2019
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Virginia is a state we rarely discuss in The Week in Weed. A glance at our archives reveals only four mentions all time. That may be about to change. The state’s Attorney General hosted a summit on legalizing cannabis in the…
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The Week in Weed: August 20, 2019
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Who says you can’t fight city hall? A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” But don’t expect lengthy litigation, because the agency just announced that they will allow…
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The Week, No Make that the Year, in Weed: 2018
Welcome to our end of the year wrap-up post for The Week in Weed; it’s hard to believe another year has come and (almost) gone, but the calendar doesn’t lie. In what we are calling an homage to Dave Barry and his always hilarious Year in Review, we’ll organize these stories by month.
Without further ado, here’s a look at the stories that grabbed our attention in 2018.
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