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The Week in Weed: August 2025 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is that Delaware’s retail market has opened. There are problems with dispensary locations in...more

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The Week in Weed: June 2025 #3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, hemp is on the agenda, both in Texas and in Congress. SAFER Banking, less so. And finally, it was so hot...more

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Connecticut Cannabis 2025: Key Legislative Changes

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Connecticut’s cannabis market is poised for notable changes following a 2025 legislative session that saw text amendments being made into the 11th hour. The proposed updates have passed both legislative chambers and now await...more

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The Week in Weed: May 2025 # 5

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the White Earth Nation signed a compact with the state of Minnesota allowing off-reservation cannabis...more

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Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Markets: Using Tax Data to Assess Growth in Louisiana, Minnesota and Tennessee

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With 2024 behind us and new state legislative sessions ahead, it is a perfect time to discuss one of the most frequently asked questions received by the Vicente Economics and Research Department: How large is the intoxicating...more

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High Stakes and Political Blazes: Top 10 Cannabis Trends of 2024

2024 was a banner year for cannabis lawmakers and business operators. From Kamala Harris advocating for marijuana reforms to California’s clash of titans between hemp and marijuana markets, there was no shortage of drama in...more

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New California Emergency Hemp Regulations Draw the Ire of National Hemp Trade Group and Notorious Stoners Alike

As we discussed during a recent webinar, the new emergency regulations would disrupt the existing hemp market in California and effectively ban the production and sale of all intoxicating hemp products in the state. ...more

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The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of intoxicating hemp. We’ll check in on the latest attempts to...more

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The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off with a look at the situation in Nebraska surrounding their cannabis ballot initiatives. Then...more

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The Week in Weed: July 2024 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the House Appropriations committee weighed in on protecting state legal markets and rescheduling. A...more

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The Week in Weed: December 2023 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have news from several states, but we begin with a letter from several former U.S. attorneys about...more

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Some of It’s Magic, Some of It’s Tragic: Jimmy Buffett and American Cannabis Policy

Jimmy Buffett was a spirit animal of the Budding Trends blog. We don’t quote from him as often as we do the Grateful Dead, Phish, Widespread Panic, or popular movies, but maybe because in many ways his lyrics are too good for...more

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Update: HF100, the Legalization of Adult-Use Cannabis in Minnesota

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For the first time in nearly a decade, one-party control returned to Minnesota in 2022, with the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party taking control of all of the levers of state government. This led to an extraordinarily...more

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Cannabis Legislation Wrap Up for 2021

Over the past 12 months, dozens of cannabis and cannabis-related bills were introduced to Congress. Some measures were renewed, others were introduced for the first time; however, each legislation dealt with a niche aspect of...more

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CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – December 2021

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD - CBD products company sued for failing to provide accessible website - Rasheta Bunting filed the lawsuit on behalf of all...more

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In the Weeds: Billboard Battles, NY Bans but DEA Allows Some Delta-8, Montana Outlaws Dispensary CBD Sales

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Newsworthy Highlights - Oregon Landowners Cautioned About Leasing Property for Illegal Cannabis Cultivation. Landowners in Jackson County, Oregon, were advised to do their due diligence when leasing their property for...more

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New York State Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis Through Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act

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Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation legalizing adult-use cannabis in New York state for residents 21 and older while establishing a new regulatory system under an Office of Cannabis Management. ...more

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Virginia Poised for Final Vote on Marijuana Legalization

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As marijuana legalization continues to sweep through the nation, Virginia is poised to become the first southern state to legalize adult use of marijuana. On March 31, Governor Ralph Northam (D) announced a series of...more

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The Green Wave: Cannabis Legalization Sweeps in 2020

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It was a Green Wave on election night, with every cannabis-related legalization measure on the ballot passing, some by surprisingly large margins of victory. As a result of the November 2020 election, the number of states...more

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The State of Cannabis in New York

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New York state seemed poised to legalize marijuana in 2020 – but those efforts, like so many others, were thwarted by COVID-19. However, we can expect this unfinished business to remain on the radar – with legalization seen...more

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The Week in Weed: May 2020 #3

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The big news this week is that cannabis banking is included in the latest federal relief bill. SBA funds, however, are not. There’s also lots of state news. We’ve got an update on the latest Montana legalization...more

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The Week in Weed: March 2020

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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 Rules...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2020 #5

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Following up on last week’s look at New Mexico, a cannabis legalization bill has passed the Senate Public Affairs...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2020 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Let’s start with a look at the new marijuana market in Illinois.  First day sales topped $3 million and 77,000...more

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

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Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now.  In tribute to Dave Barry and his always hilarious Year in Review, we’ll organize...more

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