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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what s
happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Legislation to implement cannabis legalization moves forward in
Montana. Florida s ballot initiative runs into
trouble. The South Dakota Supreme Court heard oral argument
in the lawsuit seeking to overturn legalization. The NFL
won t test for marijuana use in the off-season. And
finally, will we see hemp at the United States Botanic Garden?
MONTANA
We begin today s post in Big Sky country. Montana was
one of several states to legalize cannabis through a ballot
[author: Susan Ryan]
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.
Legislation to implement cannabis legalization moves forward in Montana. Florida’s ballot initiative runs into trouble. The South Dakota Supreme Court heard oral argument in the lawsuit seeking to overturn legalization. The NFL won’t test for marijuana use in the off-season. And finally, will we see hemp at the United States Botanic Garden?
MONTANA
We begin today’s post in Big Sky country. Montana was one of several states to legalize cannabis through a ballot initiative last year, and legislators have been working on legislation to implement the initiative. As we’ve reported
Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Plant zoos
Becky Emerson Carlberg
Contributing writer
The native spring flowers keep coming. The dewberries (Rubus species), close relatives of blackberries, form trailing vines close to the ground, not upright canes. Dewberries bloom before blackberries and are now producing five petaled white flowers. Soon, sweet little squishy purple raspberry-like fruits will be ripe and ready.
The black locust trees (Robinia pseudoacacia) are blooming. If planted near crops or trees, the nitrogen-fixing legume enhances their growth. Honeybees and bumblebees love the flowers. Another example of an American plant taken overseas. Hungarians imported black locust seeds in the 1700s. Through selective breeding, strong black locust stock was developed. Not only are Hungarian forests almost 20% black locust, the tree has become important in their commercial honey business.
Georgia State student among 25,600 guardsmen on Inauguration Day
Georgia State junior anthropology major and National Guard specialist Brycen J. Garland was among the guardsmen stationed in Washington, D.C., during the inauguration. Photo Submitted by Brycen J. Garland
After the Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill, the military organized 25,600 guardsmen from across the U.S. and its territories to secure President Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Georgia State junior anthropology major and National Guard specialist Brycen J. Garland was among the guardsmen stationed in Washington, D.C., during the inauguration.
On the night of Jan. 6, Garland received word from his team leader that his squad would be in Washington, D.C., for President Biden’s inauguration. He had just returned from being deployed in Germany over the fall semester, which made him take the full semester off school.