Save for a few standout moments, this past week was relatively quiet–marking another relatively slow week in weed.
That’s saying something in a week where Kamala Harris chose a pro-pot VP, Donald Trump signaled support for legalization, and Ohio opened rec sales. Nevertheless, aside from a few major needle-moving events, much of the action didn’t cause a ton of media buzz. But even in a seemingly slow week, plenty still happened on the state and international levels.
Here are some of the standout moments that went down in weed last week.
Monday, August 5
- A Michigan-based 15-year-old was caught with over $100k in stolen dispensary products over the weekend, or approximately 770 ounces in Michigan dispo pricing.
- Columbia Care’s East 14th St location, the first medical dispensary in Manhattan, is now for lease.
- Lockhart, Texas, continues to debate adding a 13-question decriminalization ballot initiative to the November ballot.
- An international pot bust took down two suspects in Indonesia, who are accused of shipping 220 pounds of pot to the UK using linen and cat toys.
Tuesday, August 6
- The first day of recreational cannabis sales began in Ohio.
- The Nevada Supreme Court rejected arguments for removing cannabis from the state’s list of Schedule I substances. The ruling does not change or impact any existing legal sales or laws.
- Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation recalled products purchased from NGWMO, LLC, alleging products weren’t tested to state standards.
- One year in, some of Minnesota’s medical pot is reveling in home-grown success.
- Speaking of the Great Lake State, Kamala Harris selected pro-pot Governor Tim Walz as her VP running mate in the upcoming Presidential election.
Wednesday, August 7
- ABC News spoke to several would-be Alabama medical cannabis patients waiting several years for sales to begin.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom marked the seizure of 37 tons of unlicensed products, totaling approximately $120 million in value.
- In Ohio, some operators seem confident they’ll be fine despite likely high demand for several months.
Thursday, August 8
- Donald Trump said he’s starting to agree more with legalization as more states take action.
- As patients reportedly wait, Alabama approved two additional cultivation licenses for medical operators.
- In one of the city’s biggest busts in history, New York City seized over $5 million in unlicensed products from a Queens warehouse.
Friday, August 9
- Despite Donald Trump’s seeming openness to cannabis legalization, his VP JD Vance’s past comments suggest that the two may differ on the issue.
- In a press conference, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it hopes to test products themselves for THCA and THC by 2025.
- And in news that people should’ve known already but tend not to, NatGeo is the latest to report that indica and sativa classifications do not correlate to uplifting or sedative effects. If your local dispensary or plug uses indica and sativa to describe effects, pull a Joey Swoll and “do better” by considering shopping elsewhere.
That’s a bit of what happened in weed last week. Did we miss anything? Send us a message, and we’ll do our best to round up all the essentials next week.
