Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's
happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Ballot initiatives make news in several states. The Food and
Drug Administration released guidance on marijuana research. Two
state officials publicly support legal marijuana. We've got yet
another report on the National Defense Authorization Act. And
there's a new ad campaign for hemp with a familiar face.
ballot initiatives
We'll start in
Arizona, where officials began verifying signatures this week.
Polls show legalization is much more popular now than it was in
2016, when a legalization initiative was defeated. Not everyone
supports legalization, however.
Arizonans for Health and Public Safety has filed suit against
the initiative.
