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The Week in Weed: May 10, 2019
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Starting our coverage on the federal level, the Department of Veterans Affairs is opposing three bills that would facilitate veteran access to medical marijuana in states where it is legal. We last wrote about the “Veterans…
The Week in Weed: May 3, 2019
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There were several interesting developments this week on the federal level. We’ll start off with the news that the Senate may not take up the issue of banking in the marijuana industry. Sen. Mike Crapo (R.…
The Week in Weed: April 26, 2019
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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…
The Week in Weed: April 19, 2019
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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…
Light (Up) at the End of the Tunnel in Texas?
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…
The Week in Weed: January 4, 2019
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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…
The Week in Weed: November 16, 2018
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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…
The Week in Weed: September 14, 2018
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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.
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The Week in Weed: June 22, 2018
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The big news this week comes from north of the border, as Canada moves one step closer to cannabis legalization.
- Canada Votes to Legalize Cannabis
(Ganjapreneur, 20 June 2018)
In a 52-29 vote on Tuesday afternoon,…