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 that Connecticut began legal adult-use cannabis sales. And so did Detroit. We have an update on the Minnesota legalization bill. And finally, we found a story about a Michigan dispensary that got into the holiday spirit of giving with a “Jackets for Joints” program.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 13, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week, we see New York’s adult-use cannabis market opening. Kentucky residents can now possess medical marijuana. Lawmakers in Minnesota introduce an adult-use legalization bill. Rules for Missouri’s cannabis industry may appear in February. And finally, we check in on the weed nuns.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 6, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week, we see Missouri proposing an ambitious timeline to begin cannabis sales. New York is having trouble with licensing. Could Minnesota legalize marijuana, now that the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party controls the State Senate? Kentucky’s governor takes a step towards allowing medical cannabis. Law360 publishes a piece by our own Jen Mora. And finally, two boxing rivals join together to sell edibles.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 18, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Nevada regulators approved rules for consumption lounges. THC edibles got the green light in Minnesota. Will the SAFE Act’s road to legalization run through the National Defense Authorization Act? Medical marijuana users in DC will be able to self-certify. And finally,
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 8, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We bring you an update on Virginia and New Jersey. New bills appear in New Mexico and Minnesota. Lawsuits hover over the rollout of legalized marijuana in South Dakota and Mississippi. Will an amendment banning future legalization succeed in Idaho? Democratic
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 5, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
A new year brings an old question: which states will legalize in the next 12 months? One of the top contenders to join the list of states where cannabis is legal is New York. Even once the voters have spoken, their
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 8, 2021
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 legalization bill, and South Dakota
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 19, 2020
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 legalization developments. Maine made changes
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 15, 2020
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 age of 21. The Senate
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 6, 2020
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; several companies recently announced layoffs.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 7, 2020