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.
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.
The USDA issued a final hemp rule. Virginia began the process of legalizing cannabis. New Mexico faces a lawsuit over medical marijuana plant limits. Governor Cuomo offers support for legalization. The road to legal marijuana in Idaho may have a new…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 22, 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 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 predicted that “…much will happen in 2020.” Little did I know in December 2019 just how true that would turn out to be. Whether you think…
Continue Reading The Year in Weed: 2020 Edition
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 Alabama is considering a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. The bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee; it now heads to a full Senate vote later in this legislative session.
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.
Following up on last week’s look at New Mexico, a cannabis legalization bill has passed the Senate Public Affairs committee. Next step: the Senate Judiciary Committee.
New York is also looking at legalization (again). Just like true love, the course of…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 31, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The big news in cannabis this week comes from New Mexico. Legislation introduced last Thursday would legalize recreational marijuana. It would also require dispensaries to offer medical marijuana and prohibit local jurisdictions from banning the industry. Governor Grisham has indicated her…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 24, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Those in the marijuana industry in California will face a higher tax bill in January. The 15% tax rate will remain the same, but it will be based on a markup rate of 80%, rather than the current 60%.
We’ve …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 29, 2019
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 number could hit $10 billion…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 25, 2019
