A blog chronicling the evolution and implementation of marijuana 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.
A U.S. alcohol maker’s $191 million investment in Canadian cannabis could raise difficult questions for the banks that have lent big…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 24, 2017
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Colorado’s largest city is on the brink of licensing some of the nation’s first legal marijuana clubs. But Denver’s elaborate hurdles for potential weed-friendly coffee shops and gathering…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: August 25, 2017
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana
Some states that have legalized marijuana are encouraging minorities to enter the growing cannabis industry after years of drug enforcement that had a disproportionate effect on black…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: June 2, 2017
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
It took Ohio years to legalize the production and sale of marijuana for medical purposes. Now that the legislation is finally in place,…
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: April 28, 2017
As election day draws near, proposed laws which would permit recreational or medical use of marijuana are on the ballot in nine states. Riding the wave of the legalization movement–in addition to the nine states with legalization measures currently on their ballots, four states have already legalized recreational marijuana and 25 states currently permit medical use–business interests are lining up to service the potentially burgeoning cannabis industry, and one company in particular is poised to take a marijuana-related business model public and mainstream.
Continue Reading Trick or REIT: A Marijuana-Focused Real Estate Company is Going Public, but will NYSE be on Board?
