Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Obviously, the big news this week is federal rescheduling. But that’s not all! We have an update on the situation in Virginia, where apparently, elections have fewer consequences than one might have thought. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, two Senators that don’t agree on much would like to give states a way to opt out of a federal hemp ban. And finally, should 4/20 be a national holiday?

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 24, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off with Virginia, where legalization is so close, but yet so far. Then we move on to Texas, where a smokeable hemp ban has been blocked. In Maryland, veterinarians are now free to prescribe cannabis to Fido and Fluffy. And finally, when Roger Stone is unhappy with the pace of rescheduling, you know times have changed.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 17, 2026

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see yet another attempt to legalize adult-use cannabis in New Hampshire. A new federal funding bill would continue to deny a retail market for adult-use cannabis in DC. Another federal bill would delay the hemp ban. And finally, mushrooms are learning how to make psilocybin.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 16, 2026

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 is out of Virginia, where there’s some progress on a retail market bill. Medicare may begin paying for CBD. Many people are less than delighted with the coming ban on intoxicating hemp. And finally, cannabis makes an appearance on The Family Feud.

Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 5, 2025