Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's
happening in legalized marijuana.
As of this writing, some key races have yet to be called in the
U.S., but the vote on cannabis is in – legalization measures
won everywhere. See our roundup of the returns here. So what does this mean for national
reform? Or for legalization measures in the Northeast?
In other news (yes, there is some), New Zealand voted against
legalization. A marijuana bill lost in the German legislature. Hemp
legalization moved forward in the Bahamas.
But we'll start with the United States.
national legalization prospects
Now that over 1/3 of the population lives in a state where
cannabis is legal for adult-use, does that mean a change on the
federal level is coming? Well, maybe and maybe not. Rep. Earl
Blumenauer (D-OR) thinks chances are good, as marijuana now appears to
be a bipartisan issue. Industry leaders are less sanguine, pointing to the loss of Senator
Cory Gardner
