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 wished for “better things” in 2021. Is that what we got? 2020 was such a low bar, it’s hard to see how any year couldn’t clear
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The Week in Weed: November 5, 2021
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This week, we have a check in on Mississippi, Arkansas and South Dakota, to see how the move to legalize is progressing (or not) in those states. We also link to two run-downs of election results – marijuana appeared on the…
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The Week in Weed: October 29, 2021
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Luxembourg becomes the first place in Europe to legalize adult-use marijuana. We check in on Rhode Island and Mississippi to find out where they stand in legalizing adult-use and medical cannabis. New York’s Cannabis Control Board issued some proposed rules. And…
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The Week in Weed: October 22, 2021
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Could DC be allowed to open a legal cannabis market? The feds look at marijuana research. We have an update on South Dakota and Mississippi. And finally, the DEA had some visitors recently.
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DC’s legal cannabis journey has…
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The Week in Weed: October 15, 2021
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Two senators asked the Justice Department to reschedule marijuana. Supporters of adult-use legalization in Oklahoma began the petition process. A supporter of adult-use legalization in Ohio went the legislative route. We have an update on Mississippi. And finally, a new player…
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The Week in Weed: October 1, 2021
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Mississippi makes some progress towards legalizing medical marijuana. Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce an adult-use bill. There’s more news on Illinois licensing. And finally, a pro-cannabis rally in DC featured a really big joint and a really big dog.
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The Week in Weed: July 30, 2021
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We start off with an amendment to federal legislation that would protect state-legal cannabis programs. Then we move on to the states, where Mississippi is holding hearings on medical marijuana. Ohio’s legislature may take up adult-use legislation. Could North Carolina also…
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The Week in Weed: July 9, 2021
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South Dakota may vote on marijuana again in 2022. Mississippi’s Supreme Court won’t reconsider its decision on the 2020 ballot initiative. The House Appropriations Committee passed a bill that does not prohibit DC from allowing cannabis sales. The intersection of marijuana…
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The Week in Weed: July 2, 2021
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This week we have lots of state action – there’s news from Rhode Island, Mississippi, Delaware, South Dakota, North Carolina and Missouri. But the feds have been taking action talking about taking action too. In international news, the United Nations comes…
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The Week in Weed: June 11, 2021
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Connecticut’s legislature will hold a special session to decide on legalization. Mississippi’s governor backs medical marijuana. Delaware teeters on the edge of legalizing adult-use cannabis. The NFL will award $1 million in grants to research alternative to opioids for pain management. …
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