Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week, we see a lot of action on the state level. The New Hampshire House passed an adult-use bill. Virginia, on the other hand, failed to pass any legislation involving an adult-use market. Iowa, North Carolina and Kansas all considered cannabis bills. And finally, we have yet another celebrity who is *not* associated with CBD products.
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week, we report (with skepticism) on the chances of SAFE Banking making it into the omnibus bill. Then we move on to Connecticut, where sales and expungement are in the news. Staying in New England, we examine the potential for
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 16, 2022Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
This week, we start off with a look at a ballot measure in South Dakota. Then we see that Georgia voters favor legalization. We move on to an update on the Delaware situation. And we note that New Hampshire’s governor could
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 3, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
New Hampshire’s Senate decided against legalizing. Virginia will not be recriminalizing possession. Ohio’s having some difficulties with its ballot initiative. On the federal level, cannabis banking may be part of the COMPETES Act. And finally, could you pick up some marijuana
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 6, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Kentucky works on a medical marijuana bill. A House resolution asks the United Nations to de-schedule cannabis. New Hampshire and Rhode Island look at legalizing marijuana. Congress would like the Food and Drug Administration to regulate CBD. And finally, a cannabis
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 25, 2022
On January 14, 2022, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire reversed a trial court decision that dismissed a former employee’s complaint alleging his employer failed to consider whether it could reasonably accommodate his use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. New Hampshire joins a growing number of other jurisdictions that have found an employer might have to consider medical marijuana use
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The New Hampshire House passed an adult-use legalization bill. Several South Dakota legislators introduced adult-use legalization measures. Medical marijuana is still on the table in Mississippi. Cannabis advocate Rep. Earl Perlmutter (D-CO) announced his retirement. And finally, in Quebec, if you
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 14, 2022
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Sales of adult-use marijuana will begin in January in Montana. A new bill would force the FDA to implement CBD regulations. Mississippi voters are unhappy over the court ruling on medical marijuana. Connecticut and Rhode Island may join their New England
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 28, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
It was a busy week for the states, as Virginia moved towards decriminalization. The state House and Senate passed versions of a bill to decriminalize, which the governor is expected to sign.
In Kentucky, support is growing for medical marijuana.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 14, 2020
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 success of the program is
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 9, 2019