Welcome back to The Year In Weed, our annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. As usual, we’ll adopt Dave Barry’s Year in Review format and look at stories month by month. Last year, I predicted that “…much will happen in 2020.” Little did I know in December 2019 just how true that would turn out to be. Whether you think
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The Week in Weed: September 18, 2020
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
It’s the end of the road for Nebraska’s medical marijuana ballot initiative. Vermont seems likely to legalize cannabis sales. The MORE Act vote may be postponed. The IRS issued tax guidance for marijuana companies. The EU may classify CBD as a…
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The Week in Weed: August 28, 2020
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
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: August 7, 2020
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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 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…
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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition
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Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now. In tribute 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 2019.
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The Week in Weed: October 4, 2019
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We start off today with Pennsylvania. Could it be the next state to legalize? First, the state’s attorney general announced that he is in favor. Meanwhile, the governor asked the Pardons Board to speed up applications for those with low-level marijuana…
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The Week in Weed: November 16, 2018
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
After last week’s dizzying amount of news, it’s nice to settle down a bit and have more of a “regular” news flow. Not that things haven’t been happening; the elections have led to new initiatives surrounding marijuana.
For instance, there’s some …
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The Week in Weed: June 15, 2018
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Ohio’s medical marijuana market was set to open in September, but there’s been a delay.
- Ohio confirms medical marijuana delay; businesses will suffer, but costs unclear
(Marijuana Business Daily: News, 6 June 2018)
Ohio had set a Sept. 8 deadline to…
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The Week in Weed: April 20, 2018
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Welcome to the 4/20 edition of Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
It’s been a big week for Republicans embracing legal marijuana or marijuana-related products. Donald Trump, John Boehner and Mitch McConnell have all moved to embrace the plant.