A blog chronicling the evolution and implementation of cannabis 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.
Of course, what’s happening in the cannabis world is what’s happening everywhere else: the coronavirus. We’ve got lots to report on how the pandemic is affecting marijuana, but let’s start with other news first.
We’ve talked quite a bit …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 3, 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
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…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 4, 2019
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 for legalization, Republicans generally and…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 17, 2019
Welcome to our end of the year wrap-up post for The Week in Weed; it’s hard to believe another year has come and (almost) gone, but the calendar doesn’t lie. In what we are calling an homage 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 2018.
Continue Reading The Week, No Make that the Year, in Weed: 2018
Michigan becomes the tenth state to legalize cannabis on a recreational level, and Missouri and Utah now join thirty-one other states who have legalized medical marijuana. But what’s next and how will this affect employers?
Here is a quick summary of some of the major issues employers may face now that cannabis is legal in Michigan, Missouri, and Utah.
Michigan. …
Continue Reading Puff, Puff, Passed: Cannabis Wins This Midterm
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. And what a week it was!
Michigan legalized recreational cannabis, Utah and Missouri voted yes on medical marijuana, and several pro-legalization candidates were elected as governors. Meanwhile, North Dakota voted against legalization and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (sponsor of the legislation…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 9, 2018
Welcome to a special post-Election Day edition of The Blunt Truth. Marijuana was on the ballot last night, and just like the other races, the final result was a mixed decision.
Four states were deciding whether to allow recreational or medical marijuana. Three of them voted yes.
Continue Reading Weeding Out the Results–How Did Cannabis Fare in the Election?
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Could legal recreational marijuana be in Michigan’s future? A referendum may be on the November ballot.
Associated Press and Gongwer News Service…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 4, 2018
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
New Gallup Poll Finds Record Support for Marijuana Legalization.
Medical marijuana…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 27, 2017
