Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the Virginia legislature made progress on a retail market bill. New York figured out a solution to its proximity problem. The New York Times published an OpEd critical of cannabis legalization, and there was just a bit of blowback from the industry. And finally, an Arizona lawmaker introduced a bill to deal with cannabis odor.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 20, 2026
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, lawmakers considered blocking the administration’s move to reschedule cannabis. Virginia began the move to a retail market. Supporters of a petition to rescind legalization in Maine were given the green light to lie when collecting signatures. And finally, welcome to High January.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 23, 2026
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see yet another attempt to legalize adult-use cannabis in New Hampshire. A new federal funding bill would continue to deny a retail market for adult-use cannabis in DC. Another federal bill would delay the hemp ban. And finally, mushrooms are learning how to make psilocybin.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 16, 2026
Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is out of Virginia, where there’s some progress on a retail market bill. Medicare may begin paying for CBD. Many people are less than delighted with the coming ban on intoxicating hemp. And finally, cannabis makes an appearance on The Family Feud.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 5, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see the federal government stepping up enforcement of cannabis laws on national park lands. Lawmakers in Virginia are drafting legislation to set up a retail market. A federal bill to overturn the ban on intoxicating hemp is in the works. And finally, The Onion weighs in on the hemp situation.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 21, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Ohio implemented a ban on hemp sales. The candidates for governor in Virginia have different takes on cannabis. Spain takes steps to legalize medical marijuana. And finally, there’s a scandal over jailhouse weed. Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 17, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see the end of cannabis legalization in Wisconsin, at least for now. Delaware will begin retail sales the first of August. There’s still no word on federal re-scheduling. And finally, the Colorado Department of Agriculture has a recipe for hemp ice cream.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 11, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, there’s good news for supporters of medical cannabis in Nebraska, on both the litigation and regulatory fronts. In Virginia, a new governor will be elected in a few months; will that mean a retail market could finally be established? The U.S. House of Representatives voted to attached a medical marijuana provision to a military funding bill. And finally, we have some cannabis winners at the California State Fair. Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 4, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Delaware dealing with a delay in setting up a retail market. A move to put a legalization initiative on the ballot in Oklahoma has begun. Federal re-scheduling seems unlikely to happen. And finally, at least one restaurant is gearing up for 4/20. Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 11, 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, legislation that would ban intoxicating hemp is moving through the Texas legislature. We applaud the state of Tennessee for the name they’ve given a legalization bill. We report on the least shocking cannabis news of 2025. And finally, we see a well-known company break into the edibles market.Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 28, 2025