Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on the North Dakota ballot initiative. We see Delaware making progress on licensing. Several Senators have been opining on de/rescheduling. A Maine utility company offers to report excessive usage to the police. And finally, an old church may become a new dispensary in New Jersey. Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 16, 2024
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
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
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 16, 2020
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The House of Representatives passed this year’s version of the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment. Senator Mitch McConnell expressed his opposition to protections for the cannabis industry. The World Health Organization’s recommendations on rescheduling cannabis met some opposition at the United Nations. The European
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 7, 2020
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Our big news this week is that the American Bar Association asked the Small Business Administration to make marijuana-related companies eligible for relief funds. There’s plenty of state news also. Iowa votes to reform its medical marijuana program. Maine faces lawsuits
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 12, 2020
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The big news this week is that cannabis banking is included in the latest federal relief bill. SBA funds, however, are not. There’s also lots of state news. We’ve got an update on the latest Montana legalization developments. Maine made changes
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 15, 2020
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No surprise, coronavirus continues to dominate the news in cannabis, just as it does in every other realm. It has put state legalization campaigns on hold, delayed sales roll-outs, and the problems in Massachusetts could fill this blog post all by
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 17, 2020
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To cap or not to cap, that was the question facing the state of Florida this week. Lawmakers wrestled with the issue of capping THC content in medical marijuana for those patients under the age of 21. The Senate
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 6, 2020
Maine is on track to launch its first recreational marijuana businesses in June, four years after its residents voted in favor of legalization. A year ago, Maine created an Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) within its Department of Administrative and Financial Services. The OMP handles all licensing, compliance, and oversight of medical and recreational use of marijuana. In
Continue Reading Maine Considers Trade Secret Protection for Cannabis Companies
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It was a busy week for the states, as Virginia moved towards decriminalization. The state House and Senate passed versions of a bill to decriminalize, which the governor is expected to sign.
In Kentucky, support is growing for medical marijuana.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 14, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
As is so often the case, the states were the big newsmakers this week. In Maine, the Office of Marijuana Policy will start accepting applications for retail sales on December 5. As of today, it’s been three years exactly since
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 8, 2019