Welcome back to The Year In Weed, The Blunt Truth’s annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. As usual, I’ll adopt Dave Barry’s Year in Review (sadly, no longer available for free) format and look at stories month by month. Last year, I hoped that the feds, New York and Alabama would get their acts together, as I was running out of metaphors to describe their respective situations. Did that holiday dream come true? Well…Continue Reading The Year in Weed: 2024 Edition
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see that the Eastern Band of Cherokee is opening up their dispensaries to all federally-recognized tribal members, while the North Carolina legislature rejected a medical marijuana bill. Delaware’s governor has a cannabis measure to consider. Activists in three states are gathering signatures for ballot measures. And finally, Whoopi Goldberg is launching a cannabis product brand. Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 12, 2024
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, North Carolina considers a medical marijuana bill. Pennsylvania makes noises about legalizing adult-use. Several Attorneys General and former DEA heads request an administrative hearing on rescheduling. And finally, the Portland Pickles are selling THC seltzer.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 28, 2024
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see that cannabis may be coming to North Carolina, despite the actions of lawmakers. We note that marijuana provisions did not make it into the National Defense Authorization Act. We see that Ukraine may legalize cannabis. And finally, some folks in Boston staged a new kind of tea party. Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 21, 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 how the SAFE Banking Act is faring in the Senate. We also check in on North Carolina, where medical marijuana could get a vote. We note that Connecticut joined the group of states allowing tax deductions for cannabis companies. We give a shout-out to two members of our cannabis group with an article on medical cannabis and workers’ compensation. And finally, we advise you not to count on smoking cannabis at the Minnesota state fair.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 16, 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 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.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 3, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We have the latest news on the Ohio ballot initiative, along with a look at medical marijuana in North Carolina. A new governor in New York brings new energy to setting up a cannabis market. The Ninth Circuit opines on rescheduling
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: September 3, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
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
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 30, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
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
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 2, 2021
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Starting off in the international sphere, the European Parliament has passed a resolution recommending the descheduling of cannabis. The hope is that this could lead to the establishment of bloc-wide medical marijuana laws.
In South Korea, medical marijuana will
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 22, 2019