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.
We’ve got a wide range of news this week. Members of the Cannabis Caucus asked for consideration of cannabis legalization in the policing reform bill. Nevada is issuing pardons for marijuana offenses. Minnesota has introduced a…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
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…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
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…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start out with the world of cannabusiness. MedMen CEO Adam Bierman left the company effective February 1. Shares climbed 13% on the news. Bierman is not the only person in the industry losing his job;…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. There’s lots of news to cover this week, so let’s jump right in.
New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Regular readers will doubtless recall that legalization failed earlier this year and that lawmakers are considering…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Hemp was in the news quite a bit this week. The 2019 edition of the Hemp and CBD Industry Factbook released figures that show retail sales of CBD topping $1 billion this year, and predicted that…
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…
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…
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Who says you can’t fight city hall? A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” But don’t expect lengthy litigation, because the agency just…
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…
