30 Weed Predictions That Are Very Likely To Come True In 2024
This article was originally published on Leafly and appears here with permission.
Two out of three ain’t bad, readers. Leafly News got it right 66 percent of the time in December 2022 when we made 51 predictions about weed in 2023.
We scored 34 accurate prognostications, nine misses (sorry New Hampshire legalization), and eight maybes.
What will 2024 hold for the wide world of weed?
Leafly senior editor David Downs and Great Moments in Weed History podcast host David Bienenstock burn down the list of likely things to happen. The podcast will be out later in December. But here’s our full predictions list.
2024 weed politics
Will Congress legalize cannabis in 2024?
We’d bet no. Congress must crawl before it can walk, and it couldn’t even pass a weed banking bill this year. We expect more executive orders and policy changes like President Biden’s weed pardons.
For example, we foresee marijuana moving to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act in time for the election. It seems like the administration has that in their pocket for young Democrat voters.
“It will be the most profound change in years,” said veteran weed author/podcaster David Bienenstock. “Write to your elected officials.”
What about hemp rules?
We foresee some cosmetic attempts to rein in the hemp CBD market but I don’t see it translating to real-world …