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.
Our first stop this week is Alabama, where the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would revamp the state’s medical marijuana program. This is only a preliminary step on the road to passage, of course; both chambers must approve…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 26, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Beginning our coverage in Texas, the city of Dallas will no longer be prosecuting low-level first time cannabis offenders. And any pending cases will be dismissed.
Moving on to Georgia, we have an update on our earlier coverage. The Governor…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 19, 2019
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 for medical marijuana in 2015,…
Continue Reading Light (Up) at the End of the Tunnel in Texas?
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 a disappointing report on the…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 4, 2019
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 marijuana.
For instance, there’s some …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 16, 2018
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.
Texas Rep. Pete Sessions Waffles on Cannabis, Considers Supporting MMJ Group
(Ganjapreneur, 7 September 2018)
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.
In a 52-29 vote on Tuesday afternoon, the Senate advanced bill C-45…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 22, 2018
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Epilepsy patients in Texas will be able to purchase low-THC, high-CBD medical marijuana at a dispensary beginning in December, one of the state’s three licensees announced…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 13, 2017
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The city’s lawmakers are legitimizing and regulating marijuana businesses before the state fully legalizes recreational marijuana use in January 2018.
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
When career business executive Steve Hoffman was appointed the state’s marijuana czar last week, pot proponents reacted with immediate skepticism. But Hoffman, it turns out, isn’t…
