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
transactions at more than 40 dispensaries. All those new customers
have led to
shortages; clearly, pegging supply to demand is a complicated
business.
Moving on to South Dakota, where no type of
cannabis is legal. Will that change in 2020? The Secretary of State
recently validated a ballot initiative that would both legalize
recreational marijuana and require the legislature to pass laws
governing hemp. This initiative joins another ballot measure that
would legalize medical marijuana.
