Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's
happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
The House of Representatives passed this year's version of
the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment. Senator Mitch McConnell
expressed his opposition to protections for the cannabis industry.
The World Health Organization's recommendations on rescheduling
cannabis met some opposition at the United Nations. The European
Commission said that hemp is a drug. The Idaho medical marijuana
ballot initiative appears to be dead. Marijuana sales in Maine may
start by the end of 2020. And Uncle Bud has a new celebrity
sponsor.
blumenauer amendment
As we predicted
last week, the House of Representatives
passed the Blumenauer-McClintock-Norton-Lee amendment by a vote
of 254 to 163. The amendment would protect state legal marijuana
companies, both medical and recreational, from federal
interference. For a detailed examination of who voted how, see
Marijuana Moment's
