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.
To cap or not to cap, that was the question facing the state of Florida this week. Lawmakers wrestled with the issue of capping THC content in medical marijuana for those patients under the age of 21. The Senate…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: March 6, 2020
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 the USDA. The agency officially proposed rules for the industry, which are available here. For our take on these rules, see Tonya and Renee’s post from Tuesday. Not everyone is in love with…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 1, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We start off today with Pennsylvania. Could it be the next state to legalize? First, the state’s attorney general announced that he is in favor. Meanwhile, the governor asked the Pardons Board to speed up applications for those with low-level marijuana…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 4, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start with banking. Both the House and the Senate have bills that got a lot of press this week. Votes could come very soon for both pieces of legislation. Ironically, one of the sponsors of the Senate bill is Mike…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: September 20, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Sadly, the big news this week is vaping. Hundreds are sick and several have died, apparently as a result of using e-cigarettes and other vaping products. As a result, the cannabis industry expects fallout from this situation, as states are issuing …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: September 13, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Who says you can’t fight city hall? A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” But don’t expect lengthy litigation, because the agency just announced that they will allow…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 20, 2019
Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
We’ll start our news coverage in Louisiana, where medical marijuana has cleared the final hurdle and is shipping out to dispensaries. It’s been a bumpy ride to the sales counter, so any optimism about the success of the program is…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 9, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start with Congress, which had a very busy week. On Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee had a hearing on cannabanking. Full video, as well as member statements and witness testimony are available at the committee website.
Rep. Jerry …
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 26, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Now that the public comment period for the Food and Drug Administration’s new CBD rules has closed, the agency is planning to release regulations by late summer or early fall of this year. Any clarity for this industry would be welcome…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: July 19, 2019
Welcome to our end of the year wrap-up post for The Week in Weed; it’s hard to believe another year has come and (almost) gone, but the calendar doesn’t lie. In what we are calling an homage to Dave Barry and his always hilarious Year in Review, we’ll organize these stories by month.
Without further ado, here’s a look at the stories that grabbed our attention in 2018.
Continue Reading The Week, No Make that the Year, in Weed: 2018
