Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on the SAFER Banking Act. We note that New York took a step towards issuing licenses for their retail market. We look in on the status of two other states that could legalize in the future. And finally, we see our neighbors to the north thinking of changing their rules around cannabis use. Continue Reading The Week in Weed: October 6, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. There’s lots of news to cover this week, so let’s jump right in.
New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Regular readers will doubtless recall that legalization failed earlier this year and that lawmakers are considering a ballot initiative. Now, Governor
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: December 6, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
As is so often the case, the states were the big newsmakers this week. In Maine, the Office of Marijuana Policy will start accepting applications for retail sales on December 5. As of today, it’s been three years exactly since
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: November 8, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Let’s start off with the big news: the SAFE Act passed in the House. For news coverage, see here, here and here. For our take on this legislation (spoiler alert: we’re not so sanguine about its chances in the
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: September 27, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are reintroducing the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, which would legalize marijuana nationwide. Don’t hold your breath waiting for this bill to pass though. Although many Democrats have indicated their support for legalization, Republicans generally and
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: May 17, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Starting off in the international sphere, the European Parliament has passed a resolution recommending the descheduling of cannabis. The hope is that this could lead to the establishment of bloc-wide medical marijuana laws.
In South Korea, medical marijuana will
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: February 22, 2019
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Although most people following AG Nominee William Barr’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee may have been listening for his views on the Mueller investigation, those of us with an interest in marijuana were wondering how he feels about legalized cannabis.
Continue Reading The Week in Weed: January 18, 2019
Welcome to a special post-Election Day edition of The Blunt Truth. Marijuana was on the ballot last night, and just like the other races, the final result was a mixed decision.
Four states were deciding whether to allow recreational or medical marijuana. Three of them voted yes.
Continue Reading Weeding Out the Results–How Did Cannabis Fare in the Election?
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Although the Department of Justice has made its position on legalized marijuana clear, other government entities are not following Attorney General Sessions’ lead. In Congress, a House bill (a companion to Senator Cory Booker’s bill) was introduced by Representative Barbara Lee.
The House version of the Marijuana Justice Act marks the first time that companion legislation has been introduced in both chambers of Congress to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act.
Today, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) and Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) introduced legislation that ends federal marijuana prohibition and which contains a range of provisions to repair communities most devastated by the war on drugs.Continue Reading The Weed in Weed: January 19, 2018