Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off with Virginia, where legalization is so close, but yet so far. Then we move on to Texas, where a smokeable hemp ban has been blocked. In Maryland, veterinarians are now free to prescribe cannabis to Fido and Fluffy. And finally, when Roger Stone is unhappy with the pace of rescheduling, you know times have changed.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 17, 2026Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we focus our attention on three states, each of which is having a different issue with cannabis. In Texas, it’s the decision not to ban hemp. In Nebraska, there’s a struggle with medical marijuana regulations. And in Massachusetts, there’s a ballot initiative to rescind adult-use altogether. And finally, New York and California are embroiled in a cannabis competition.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: September 12, 2025Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the MORE Act was reintroduced, and the SAFER Banking Act got some support. Roger Stone came out in favor of rescheduling cannabis. Texas banned all THC and CBD vapes. And finally, what’s that smell at the U.S. Open?
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: September 5, 2025Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the Senate confirmed a new head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to send a bill that would protect state-legal cannabis, while forbidding federal rescheduling. The Texas Legislature begins a special session that will consider the status of hemp in the state. The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska legalized cannabis for use on tribal lands. And finally, the town of Eden Prairie, Minnesota could use your help in naming a THC edible.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 25, 2025Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, hemp is on the agenda, both in Texas and in Congress. SAFER Banking, less so. And finally, it was so hot in New York this week, the sun could light a joint.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 27, 2025Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Texas is the center of gravity in the hemp world. The First Circuit rules against cannabis businesses. Medical marijuana protections are not included in the federal budget proposal. And finally, the Rolling Derby goes global.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 6, 2025Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the White Earth Nation signed a compact with the state of Minnesota allowing off-reservation cannabis sales. A ban on hemp containing THC passed the Texas Legislature. There’s a new adult-use marijuana bill in Pennsylvania. And finally, someone picked a pound of weed out of a discount store in Iowa.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 30, 2025Welcome 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, 2025Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on Nebraska, of course. We also report on the situation with Minnesota’s licensing lottery. We have some information on the proposal in Texas to ban THC. And finally, we pass along a job ad.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 20, 2024Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ve got one story this week, so let’s just get to it. Cannabis had a bad night on November 5.
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