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Medical Marijuana refers to the use of marijuana to treat or alleviate symptoms of certain illnesses. A growing number of states permit individuals to use marijuana on the recommendation of a physician. Despite state laws to the contrary, Federal law still prohibits the use or possession of marijuana. The conflict between state and federal law on this issue has created interesting enforcement issues and significant legal hurdles for medical marijuana providers. less -

The Week in Weed: April 2025 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/25/2025

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see two federal bills involving legalization. A lawsuit against the DEA has been dropped. Nebraska’s...more

The Week in Weed: April 2025 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/11/2025

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Delaware dealing with a delay in setting up a retail market. A move to put a legalization...more

The Week in Weed: April 2025

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/9/2025

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, New Hampshire makes another attempt to legalize adult-use cannabis. Minnesota works on rules for its...more

The Week in Weed: March 2025 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/28/2025

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, legislation that would ban intoxicating hemp is moving through the Texas legislature. We applaud the state...more

The Current Landscape of Texas Cannabis Policy and Laws: A 2025 Overview

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/28/2025

The Texas legislative session kicked off on January 14, and cannabis policy is set to be a major topic of debate. The state, known for its conservative stance on many issues, is at a crossroads with its cannabis laws, facing...more

Weed-ing Through the Laws: A Snapshot of US Cannabis Legislation

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/24/2025

Marijuana legislation is continuing to evolve in the new year across jurisdictions throughout the U.S. Below, we dive into a brief survey of notable changes to marijuana legislation across the U.S. during the first three...more

The Week in Weed: October 2024

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/7/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on ballot initiatives, or rather, lawsuits surrounding ballot initiatives. Then we see a new...more

The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/27/2024

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

The Week in Weed: July 2024 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2024

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

Texas Politicians Take Aim at Hemp-Derived THC

McGlinchey Stafford on 4/29/2024

On April 11, 2024, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick released his 2024 Interim Legislative Charges. This list indicates his goals for the upcoming legislative session, and among his priorities ahead of the 2025 Texas Legislative...more

The Week in Weed: November 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/3/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see cannabis companies filing a lawsuit over the federal marijuana ban. We check in on the situation in...more

The Week in Weed: October 2023 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/27/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see there’s a controversy over cannabis use and gun ownership by police officers in Jersey City, New...more

The Week in Weed: September 2023 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/22/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We have some information on the SAFER Banking Act – will the “R” make all the difference? Nebraska voters may have...more

The Week in Weed: July 2023 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/14/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia – each state is in a different place and heading in a...more

The Long and Winding Road to Adult-Use Cannabis in Ohio: An Update

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/16/2023

While the Ohio Legislature’s May 3, 2023, deadline to put forth adult-use legislation to avoid a ballot initiative went up in smoke, Ohioans have continued pushing forward in their attempt to legalize adult-use cannabis. And,...more

Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act

The Rodman Law Group, LLC on 12/6/2022

With young adults’ marijuana use at an all-time high as states continue to pass legislation legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, the federal government is, at long last, taking a closer look. As we...more

A New California Bill Will Protect Employees' Ability to Use Marijuana Off-the-Clock

CDF Labor Law LLP on 8/26/2022

In 2016, California legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level and is considered a Schedule 1 drug. However, California’s legalization of recreational marijuana created issues...more

Never Mind the Date, Passage of the MORE Act Is No Joke

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/4/2022

On April 1, 2022, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3617 ̶ the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act). This groundbreaking legislation, if passed in the Senate, would roll back more than 80...more

West Virginia Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Meaningful Changes to Cannabis Laws

Bailey & Glasser, LLP on 7/6/2021

Consensus in American politics is increasingly rare - except, it seems, when it comes to the legalization of cannabis. According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in April 2021, over 91% of Americans believe marijuana...more

Marijuana Legalization Update: Early 2021 Legislative Developments

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/11/2021

In November 2020, voters in five states (Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota) voted in favor of legalizing medical and/or recreational marijuana. Since then, there have been several developments within...more

The Week in Weed: May 2020 #5

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/31/2020

The news is mostly happening in the states this week. Oklahoma is having some medical marijuana issues. Massachusetts recreational shops reopened. Virginia decriminalized marijuana. Ohio may not put cannabis on the ballot...more

The Week in Weed: February 2020 #4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/28/2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Let’s start in Kentucky where medical marijuana legalization passed the state House unanimously. ...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - January 2020 #3

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/7/2020

PRO Act to Hit the Floor. The “Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019” (H.R. 2474) is headed to the House Floor next week. Amendments must be filed with the Rules Committee on Monday. As you know, the bill constitutes...more

The Week in Weed: January 2020 #4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/24/2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news in cannabis this week comes from New Mexico. Legislation introduced last Thursday would legalize...more

The Week in Weed: January 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/3/2020

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 Illinois, where recreational marijuana became legal on January 1, 2020....more

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