Texas is joining the states weighing whether to expand legalized uses of marijuana, with state legislators filing almost a dozen bills related to marijuana use in advance of the legislative session, which began on January 8. (In Texas, the state legislature meets biannually for a 140-day session.) Texas first established a limited compassionate use program
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The Week in Weed: January 4, 2019
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Welcome also to a new year of Week in Weed; after the many cannabis-related events of 2018, one can only imagine what will be occupying our attention in 2019…
This week, saw the release of …
The Week in Weed: November 16, 2018
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
After last week’s dizzying amount of news, it’s nice to settle down a bit and have more of a “regular” news flow. Not that things haven’t been happening; the elections have led to new initiatives surrounding…
The Week in Weed: September 14, 2018
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The latest entry in our “politicians now supporting marijuana” category is Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX). And no, he’s no relation to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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The Week in Weed: June 22, 2018
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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 comes from north of the border, as Canada moves one step closer to cannabis legalization.
- Canada Votes to Legalize Cannabis
(Ganjapreneur, 20 June 2018)
In a 52-29 vote on Tuesday afternoon,…
The Week in Weed: October 13, 2017
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- First Texas CBD dispensary aiming for December opening
(Marijuana Business Daily: News, 11 October 2017)
Epilepsy patients in Texas will be able to purchase low-THC, high-CBD medical marijuana at a dispensary beginning in December, one of…
The Week in Weed: September 29, 2017
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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.
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The Week in Weed: September 8, 2017
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- Mass. marijuana czar hopeful for on-time rollout of pot sales
(Boston Globe: 6 September 2017)
When career business executive Steve Hoffman was appointed the state’s marijuana czar last week, pot proponents reacted with immediate skepticism. But …
The Week in Weed: November 18
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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
- Next milestone for Alaska’s young pot industry: paying taxes
(Associated Press: National, 17 November 2016)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — With legal marijuana sales underway in Alaska, growers will soon be submitting their first tax payments to…