It’s only the second week of January, and it has already been a wild year in the cannabis industry. First, legal sales of recreational marijuana started in California, and then Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum. What next? Here are seven stories to follow in 2018.
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The Week in Weed: January 5, 2018
By Susan Ryan on
Posted in Week in Weed
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at legalized marijuana. And what a week it was! From California’s legalization of recreational pot to the rescinding of the Cole Memorandum, this has been a roller coaster ride for the industry.
Let’s start with California’s legalization:
- Legal recreational pot in California: What you need to know
(Albany Democrat Herald: National, 31 December 2017)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Monday becomes the nation’s largest state to offer legal recreational marijuana sales.
- California’s cannabis businesses prepare for ‘Repeal Day’
(The Mercury: News, 31 December 2017)
For the Bay Area’s cannabis community, legalization means reckoning with capitalism never imagined in Haight-Ashbury’s “turn on, tune in, drop out” ethos of the late ’60s.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 5, 2018
The Week in Weed: September 29, 2017
By Susan Ryan on
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
- L.A. Approves Marijuana Rules for Recreational Dispensaries
(Newsweek: All News, 26 September 2017)
The city’s lawmakers are legitimizing and regulating marijuana businesses before the state fully legalizes recreational marijuana use in January 2018.
The Week in Weed: July 7, 2017
By Susan Ryan on
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
- Here’s what’s legal — and what’s not — in Nevada as recreational weed sales begin
(The Cannabist: The Cannabist, 6 July 2017)
Recreational marijuana becomes legal to buy Saturday in Nevada, but that doesn’t mean anything goes in the place where…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 7, 2017
Lack Of California Regulations Sparks Continued Uncertainty For Sale Of Recreational Marijuana
By Ryan McCoy on
Posted in California Law
Seyfarth Synopsis: California lawmakers are struggling to implement the regulations necessary to govern the sale of recreational marijuana, which is causing much uncertainty among businesses and local governments.
California voters passed the Adult Use Marijuana Act (“AUMA”) in November, but State officials are still struggling to figure out exactly how they will regulate the sale of marijuana for recreational use.
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The Week in Weed: February 24, 2017
By Susan Ryan on
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
- Oklahoma Bill Proposes Rules for Medical Marijuana
(Insurance Jounal: News, 22 February 2017)
Oklahomans won’t vote until next year on whether to legalize medical marijuana, but a state lawmaker has already introduced legislation that would set the framework if sales of…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 24, 2017
The Week in Weed: February 17, 2017
By Susan Ryan on
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
- Colorado warms to pot clubs, despite federal uncertainty
(SF Gate: Top Stories, 16 February 2017)
Denver officials are working on regulations to open a one-year pilot of bring-your-own marijuana clubs, while state lawmakers are expected to consider measures to allow either…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 17, 2017
The Week in Weed: December 2, 2016
By Susan Ryan on
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
- A test for marijuana impairment? A UMass prof has an app for that
(Boston Globe, 20 November 2016)
A field sobriety test is used when a motorist is suspected of reckless driving, and a breathalyzer is used to gauge the…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 2, 2016
Management Alert: Recreational Marijuana Use Becomes Legal in Massachusetts: Questions and Answers for Dazed and Confused Employers
By Ariel D. Cudkowicz on
Posted in Legalization Efforts
Now that Massachusetts has voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, employers that want to maintain drug-free workplaces, the new marijuana law raises a number of questions regarding employer rights and obligations. In this client alert, we identify a number of issues facing employers in the wake of this new law and offer our initial reactions and insights.
The Week in Weed: November 11, 2016
By Susan Ryan on
Posted in Week in Weed
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’s been!
- An $8 billion night: 7 states legalize medical, recreational cannabis in historic election
(Marijuana Business Daily: News, 9 November 2016)
The cannabis industry scored a landslide victory Tuesday as four states legalized recreational marijuana and…
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