Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's
happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Our top story this week is a bill that would allow cannabis
companies to receive federal stimulus money, and the support it has
attracted. Ballot issues continue in Florida and
Montana. The FDA is cracking down on CBD companies making
wild claims about their products. We'll give you the
latest from Massachusetts, and Tommy Chong is doing his part to
help out those in need.
Federal legislation
As we reported
last week, Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) introduced the Emergency
Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act (H.R. 6602) in the
House of Representatives. So far, the bill has been referred
to the Committee on Small Business, but no other action has been
taken. Rep. Perlmutter has indicated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
supports the bill, which currently has 16 co-sponsors.
