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.
What will Democratic control of the Senate mean for legalizing on the federal level? How much do we know about Merrick Garland’s views on cannabis? What did the FDA say about CBD? How are things progressing in New Jersey? What’s going…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 15, 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 House passed both the MORE Act and a bill on medical marijuana research. New Jersey gets to work on cannabis legislation. Lawsuits abound in states that just legalized. Mexico’s move to allow marijuana hits a snag. And finally, cannabis has…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 11, 2020
While the votes continue to be tallied in the Presidential election, one thing is certain – it was a BIG night for cannabis in America with five new states approving ballot measures to allow for legalized marijuana. With these new laws, nearly 110 million Americans (or over 1/3 of the country) will now live in a state where marijuana is…
Continue Reading And the Winner of the 2020 Election Is…Weed!
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
New York releases new CBD regulations, and Governor Cuomo supports legal cannabis. The Montana Supreme Court denied a ballot initiative challenge, and some in the medical marijuana industry oppose the measure. Oregon Senators voice their opposition to the DEA’s hemp rule. …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 30, 2020
Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We’ve got a wide range of news this week. Members of the Cannabis Caucus asked for consideration of cannabis legalization in the policing reform bill. Nevada is issuing pardons for marijuana offenses. Minnesota has introduced a legalization bill, and South Dakota…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 19, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Of course, what’s happening in the cannabis world is what’s happening everywhere else: the coronavirus. We’ve got lots to report on how the pandemic is affecting marijuana, but let’s start with other news first.
We’ve talked quite a bit …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 3, 2020
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start off with the DEA. On Monday, they released a proposed rule to expand marijuana research. For the first time, more than one institution would be permitted to register with the agency and grow cannabis. The comment period runs…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 27, 2020
