The Weekly Roll April 24th 2025
Apr 24, 2026
Happy Friday!
Welcome back to The Weekly Roll! I hope everyone had a lovely 4/20 earlier this week, here is what’s happening this week in cannabis and art:
Virgina Doubles Down : Virginia lawmakers voted to send the adult-use cannabis sales bill back to Governor Spanberger in its original form, rejecting her proposed amendments that would have added criminal penalties, delayed the launch date, raised taxes, reduced available licenses, and eliminated equity-focused funding allocations. Spanberger can now sign, veto, or allow the bill to become law without her signature, though the Democratic legislature lacks the supermajority needed to override a veto. Article
Healy Stamps MA Reform : Governor Maura Healey signed HB 5350 into law, doubling the public possession limit for adults from one to two ounces and making several other changes including rules for on-site consumption businesses and a restructured cannabis commission. The signing comes as prohibitionist groups push a 2026 ballot initiative to roll back legalization, which recent polling shows 63% of Massachusetts voters oppose. Article
Interesting Number : Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order moving state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, marking the most significant shift in federal cannabis policy in decades. The change doesn't legalize marijuana federally, but it legitimizes medical programs in the 40 states that have them, allows cannabis businesses to deduct expenses on federal taxes for the first time, and eases barriers to research — with a broader reclassification hearing set to begin in late June. Article
Berlin Delayed Again : Moisture damage and microbial contamination have pushed the opening of Berlin's Herzog & de Meuron-designed Museum of the 20th Century to 2030, an eight-month extension from its most recent target of 2029. The project, originally slated to open this year, has seen its budget balloon from €200 million to over €500 million since groundbreaking in 2019. Article
Have a great weekend!
Aidan