A blog chronicling the evolution and implementation of marijuana laws in the United States
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Sadly, the big news this week is vaping. Hundreds are sick and several have died, apparently as a result of using e-cigarettes and other vaping products. As a result, the cannabis industry expects fallout from this…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start this week with hemp, marijuana’s straight arrow cousin. The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced that it is now eligible for crop insurance. Farmers must be compliant with state and federal law and…
In a time where marijuana legalization is rapidly expanding, all employers should reassess their workplace drug testing policies to be sure they are in compliance with existing and soon to be effective state and local laws. Currently, thirty-three states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have passed laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form. …
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
From the “if at first you don’t succeed” files, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stated recently that he would support a bill to legalize marijuana, rather than awaiting a ballot initiative in 2020. States that may…
Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We’ll start our news coverage in Louisiana, where medical marijuana has cleared the final hurdle and is shipping out to dispensaries. It’s been a bumpy ride to the sales counter, so any optimism about the…
A New Jersey appellate court recently concluded in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc. (reported in our blog here) that even though New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (the Act) did not “require … an employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any workplace,” it also did not “immunize an employer’s obligation already imposed elsewhere” — such as in discrimination statutes. On July 2, 2019, a few months after that decision, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that amends the Act’s employment provisions to not only clear up previously unanswered questions but also to create additional compliance obligations for employers. The amended law takes effect immediately.…
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start this week with the federal government. A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced a bill that would promote marijuana and CBD research. In the House, Rep. Nydia Velázquez recently introduced a bill that…
On February 19, 2019, the Michigan Court of Appeals considered whether a job applicant rejected for a position due to a positive test result for marijuana could sue under the state’s Medical Marihuana Act (MMA). At issue was the following from the MMA:
“A qualifying patient who has been issued and possesses a registry …
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are reintroducing the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, which would legalize marijuana nationwide. Don’t hold your breath waiting for this bill to pass though. Although many Democrats have indicated their support…
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill on April 17, entitled Georgia’s Hope Act (HB 324), allowing in-state production and sale of marijuana oil for medical use. Before this bill, Georgia only allowed citizens with a narrow list of specific medical conditions to possess cannabis oil with less than five percent THC, but…
