Susan Ryan
Welcome again to The Week in Weed, your Friday have a look at what’s taking place on the planet of legalized marijuana.
This week, the information is all on the state stage. Minnesota is on the verge of legalizing adult-use hashish. New Hampshire might have a fee to review legalization or it might legalize with state shops. Advocates in Nebraska try to get medical marijuana on the poll. And eventually, weed wine is now a factor.
MINNESOTA
Grownup-use legalization is nearer to the end line, because the North Star State’s legislative session winds down. Lawmakers in each the Home and Senate handed a compromise invoice labored out in convention committee this week. Subsequent step: the governor’s workplace.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
There’s a whole lot of cannabis-related motion happening within the New Hampshire legislature proper now. After the defeat within the Senate of a legalization invoice earlier this month, the physique voted to create a “research fee” to look at the opportunity of legalizing utilizing Governor Chris Sununu’s (R) plan to function dispensaries by way of a state-run monopoly. And the Home is taking a look at a brand new mannequin with a mixture of state shops and personal outlets. Will any plan emerge this 12 months? Keep tuned to seek out out!
NEBRASKA
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana has appeared in The Week in Weed a number of occasions, way back to March 2020. They’ve been advocating for medical hashish for eight years, every time falling in need of their objective. No shock, they’re at it once more. This time, they’re beginning their signature gathering marketing campaign earlier, as a way to get greater than the 100,000 signatures essential to get on the poll.
AND FINALLY
Should you’re trying to eat hashish in liquid type, weed wine could also be for you. The New York Instances ran an article on it, which has sparked curiosity. The article is here (subscription required); extra information on this intriguing beverage is accessible here.
Be nicely everybody – we’ll see you subsequent week!
