Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's happening in the world of legalized marijuana.

Ohio's medical marijuana market was set to open in September, but there's been a delay.

Ohio had set a Sept. 8 deadline to have a fully operational medical marijuana market. But the state confirmed this week what industry observers have predicted for a while: It's not going to happen.

In fact, it could take weeks more before medicinal weed is available for patients. Even then, it's likely to be available only in limited quantities.

More politicians express support for marijuana; the latest legislation seeks to prevent the federal government from interfering in states where it is legal.

The Senators' Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act isn't a legalization bill, but it would let states chart their own course on cannabis without fear of federal interference.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation's legal landscape for pot users and businesses.

Industrial hemp may be on its way to full legalization.

The Senate Agriculture Committee unveiled its version of the farm bill Friday, including a path to legalizing industrial hemp. That's an effort being pushed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose state, Kentucky, is a leader in the crop.

The farm bill includes hemp legalization legislation that is backed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. McConnell made a case during Wednesday's agriculture panel meeting for supporting the hemp legalization.

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