Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week, the big news comes out of Oklahoma, where adult-use cannabis went down to defeat. The Department of Justice is accepting applications for pardons. New York, meanwhile, is increasing the number of dispensary licenses. The Hawaii Senate passed an adult-use bill. And finally, San Francisco has a farmer’s market that’s just for cannabis.
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
New Jersey is working its way through decriminalization and tax bills. Virginia’s governor comes out in favor of legalization. Other states showed some interest in getting on the bandwagon. State cannabis regulators formed a group. Mexico took a step towards legalizing.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 20, 2020
On January 17, 2020, Hawaii Senators Rosalyn Baker (D) and Brian Taniguchi (D) introduced Senate Bill 2543, which proposes to provide employment protections to job applicants and employees who use medical cannabis. If enacted, Hawaii would join the growing number of states to pass similar laws.
Specifically, the most recent version of the bill provides that unless a failure
Continue Reading Hawaii Legislature Considers Bill Providing Employment Protections to Medical Cannabis Users
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
First of all, are you headed to CannaVest West this month? Catch Seyfarth’s Stan Jutkowitz on the July 23rd panel discussing “Cannabis Real Estate: What You Should Know Before Buying, Selling or Leasing Property for Cannabis and Hemp Use.”
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
There were several interesting developments this week on the federal level. We’ll start off with the news that the Senate may not take up the issue of banking in the marijuana industry. Sen. Mike Crapo (R. Idaho) won’t commit to holding
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 3, 2019
Last month, a Hawaii federal district court judge denied an employer’s motion to dismiss an applicant’s claim for disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) where the employer merely assumed that an applicant who admitted to having a medical marijuana card was a current marijuana user and would fail a drug test.
Continue Reading Possession of a Medical Marijuana Card Doesn’t Necessarily Prove Current Drug Use
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Possibly the biggest news this week was the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. From the hearing’s webpage, you can watch the hearing, read the committee’s memorandum and read the witnesses’ prepared statements. The committee memorandum has a great
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 15, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Things in New Jersey have changed considerably with the end of Chris Christie’s term as governor, especially as concerns marijuana.
A vote for legal weed in N.J. coming on this day, top lawmaker says
(NJ.com, 27 September 2018)
New Jersey’s top
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 5, 2018
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Legal marijuana is certain to appeal to the 9 million annual visitors but industrial hemp also could boost self-reliance in the Aloha State.
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
With thousands of jobs and billions of dollars at stake, it’s a burning question: Is Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 11, 2017