February 2025

Anthony Traurig - Rod Kight Law: Is HHC about to be scheduled under international law?

Anthony Traurig – Rod Kight Law: Is HHC about to be scheduled under international law?

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is meeting in March in Vienna with one agenda item that will be of significant ...
Rod Kight  - Driving THCa Hemp Across the Country? Here’s How to Reduce the Risk.

Rod Kight – Driving THCa Hemp Across the Country? Here’s How to Reduce the Risk.

Under the 2018 Farm Bill and the US Department of Agriculture USDA rules, it is clear that a state may ...
Harris Sliwoski: US Supreme Court Weighs in on Vaping

Harris Sliwoski: US Supreme Court Weighs in on Vaping

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a pivotal case that could reshape the vaping landscape.The case ...
Jackson Lewis:  Federal Appeals Court Holds New Jersey’s Cannabis Law Provides No Private Right of Action

Jackson Lewis: Federal Appeals Court Holds New Jersey’s Cannabis Law Provides No Private Right of Action

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act ...
Lloyd & Mousill:  What Is The USPTO Doing About Hemp-derived Delta-8 THC?

Lloyd & Mousill: What Is The USPTO Doing About Hemp-derived Delta-8 THC?

Delta-8 THC is a cannabinoid found in cannabis. The natural quantities of delta-8 found in cannabis are pretty low, so ...
Arent Fox Schiff: Federal Cannabis Regulation – What to Expect in 2025

Arent Fox Schiff: Federal Cannabis Regulation – What to Expect in 2025

On January 13, the chief administrative law judge of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), John Mulrooney, postponed the highly ...
Troutman Pepper Locke: Weed-ing Through the Laws: A Snapshot of US Cannabis Legislation

Troutman Pepper Locke: Weed-ing Through the Laws: A Snapshot of US Cannabis Legislation

Marijuana legislation is continuing to evolve in the new year across jurisdictions throughout the U.S. Below, we dive into a ...
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman: NY: Hochul Signs Law to Revive Cannabis Farmers’ Markets (Growers’ Showcases) via New Event Permit

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman: NY: Hochul Signs Law to Revive Cannabis Farmers’ Markets (Growers’ Showcases) via New Event Permit

Heading into 2025 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two new cannabis related bills, one of which would bring back ...
Bradley: Will 2025 Continue Circuit Court Harmony in Nationwide Litigation Involving State Law Hemp Legislation, or Will a Circuit Split Emerge?

Bradley: Will 2025 Continue Circuit Court Harmony in Nationwide Litigation Involving State Law Hemp Legislation, or Will a Circuit Split Emerge?

You’ve probably seen the reports of the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ January 7, 2025 opinion upholding a ...
Minter Ellison: Branching out: prescribing and supplying medicinal cannabis

Minter Ellison: Branching out: prescribing and supplying medicinal cannabis

Health practitioners prescribing or supplying medicinal cannabis operate in a complex and evolving regulatory landscape. We highlight key considerations here ...
Law Offices of Omar Figueroa: California’s Provisional Cannabis License Era Comes to an End

Law Offices of Omar Figueroa: California’s Provisional Cannabis License Era Comes to an End

A major regulatory deadline looms for California cannabis businesses, as January 1, 2025 is the final date when the Department ...
Kevin Jacoby - Harrang Long: Cannabis Consumption Events: What is and is not allowed?

Kevin Jacoby – Harrang Long: Cannabis Consumption Events: What is and is not allowed?

With the new year upon us, Oregon’s cannabis industry is now beginning to think about 4/20 events, and the perennial question that ...
Harris Bricken:  THC Beverage Makers and Distributors: Top 5 Concerns for 2025

Harris Bricken: THC Beverage Makers and Distributors: Top 5 Concerns for 2025

In the past couple of weeks, I have been contacted by a few major news outlets about the legality of ...
Global Cannabis Spotlight: The Czech Republic’s Psychomodulatory Substances Law

Global Cannabis Spotlight: The Czech Republic’s Psychomodulatory Substances Law

Last year, I attended an Expert Seminar in Amsterdam on Cannabis Regulation, EU Drug Law, Trade Rules, and the UN Drug ...
Harness: Navigating Complex Federal Regulations When Protecting Your Cannabis Brands

Harness: Navigating Complex Federal Regulations When Protecting Your Cannabis Brands

In 2018, Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act, also known as the “2018 Farm Bill.” This legislation removed hemp, defined ...
Harris Sliwoski: What to Expect for Global Cannabis Law Reform in 2025

Harris Sliwoski: What to Expect for Global Cannabis Law Reform in 2025

As the U.S. cannabis community awaits the resumption of the DEA’s administrative law hearing on rescheduling marijuana later this month, this blog ...
Horst Legal Counsel: In Critical Dormant Commerce Clause Case, Second Circuit May Be Poised to Split the Baby, Not Split the Circuits

Horst Legal Counsel: In Critical Dormant Commerce Clause Case, Second Circuit May Be Poised to Split the Baby, Not Split the Circuits

On December 19, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held oral arguments in Variscite NY Four, LLC v ...

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Author Bios

Canada
Matt Maurer – Minden Gross
Jeff Hergot – Wildboer Dellelce LLP

Costa Rica
Tim Morales – The Cannabis Industry Association Costa Rica

Nicaragua
Elvin Rodríguez Fabilena

USA

General
Julie Godard
Carl L Rowley -Thompson Coburn LLP

Arizona
Jerry Chesler – Chesler Consulting

California
Ian Stewart – Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Otis Felder – Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Lance Rogers – Greenspoon Marder – San Diego
Jessica McElfresh -McElfresh Law – San Diego
Tracy Gallegos – Partner – Fox Rothschild

Colorado
Adam Detsky – Knight Nicastro
Dave Rodman – Dave Rodman Law Group
Peter Fendel – CMR Real Estate Network
Nate Reed – CMR Real Estate Network

Florida
Matthew Ginder – Greenspoon Marder
David C. Kotler – Cohen Kotler

Illinois
William Bogot – Fox Rothschild

Massachusetts
Valerio Romano, Attorney – VGR Law Firm, PC

Nevada
Neal Gidvani – Snr Assoc: Greenspoon Marder
Phillip Silvestri – Snr Assoc: Greenspoon Marder

Tracy Gallegos – Associate Fox Rothschild

New Jersey

Matthew G. Miller – MG Miller Intellectual Property Law LLC
Daniel T. McKillop – Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

New York
Gregory J. Ryan, Esq. Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP
Tim Nolen Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Oregon
Paul Loney & Kristie Cromwell – Loney Law Group
William Stewart – Half Baked Labs

Pennsylvania
Andrew B. Sacks – Managing Partner Sacks Weston Diamond
William Roark – Principal Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin
Joshua Horn – Partner Fox Rothschild

Washington DC
Teddy Eynon – Partner Fox Rothschild