November 2026
Rod Kight: DEA Begins Issuing Medical Marijuana Registrations. Here’s What Businesses Need to Know.
The US has taken another small but important step toward recognizing state-licensed medical marijuana businesses. On October 30, 2026, the ...
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Rod Kight: Missouri Opens the Door to a National Cannabis Genetics Market. Other States Should Follow.
Missouri has taken a welcome step toward allowing cannabis businesses to participate in a national market for plant genetics. On ...
Morgan & Lewis: New Jersey Bill Would Restrict On- and Off-Duty Cannabis Use for ‘Safety-Sensitive’ Workers
Introduced this month, Senate Bill S4685 would amend New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act to prohibit ...
Kaufman & Canoles: Closing the “Hemp Loophole”: What the Looming Federal Deadlines Mean for North Carolina Hemp Businesses and Consumers
Since 2018, one measurement has separated legal hemp from illegal marijuana under federal law: 0.3% delta-9 THC on a dry-weight ...
Harris Sliwoski: California’s Proposed Group Tagging Rules: What Cultivators Should Know
California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is proposing to change how cultivators identify and track cannabis plants. The goal is ...
Ogletree Deakins: New Jersey Considers CREAMMA Drug-Testing Amendment for Certain Safety-Sensitive Positions
On October 1, 2026, New Jersey State Senator Brian P. Stack introduced Senate Bill S4685, which, if enacted into law, ...
Farrell Fritz: High Stakes, Local Rules: State Preemption and Cannabis Zoning
On March 31, 2021, the State of New York signed into law the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. In its ...
Littler: Red Light, Green Light: New Puerto Rico Law Spells Out That Medical Cannabis Protections Stop at the Wheel
Puerto Rico law puts guardrails around employment decisions affecting bona fide medical cannabis patients. A new law pumps the brakes ...
The Rodman Law Group: The Status of Federal Cannabis Rescheduling
On December 18, 2025 President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to begin expediting the process of rescheduling ...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers: New Medicinal Cannabis Driving Laws In NSW
New South Wales has become the first Australian state to introduce a conditional registration scheme for medicinal cannabis patients, replacing ...
Foley Hoag: Virginia’s Initial Draft Of Adult-use Marijuana Regulations – What You Should Know And What Questions Remain
Virginia’s Cannabis Control Authority has released its initial draft of adult-use marijuana regulations, outlining application fees, license caps, and the ...
Foley Hoag: DEA Publishes Registration Applications for Medical Marijuana Manufacturers, Distributors, and Analytical Labs
In our April 30, 2026 blog post, we reported that the DEA application portal for expedited registration of medical marijuana ...
Harris Sliwoski: Executive Action and Marijuana Legalization: What a President Can Do Without Congress
President Trump has greatly expanded the Unitary Executive theory of governing and the President’s authority to direct executive agencies. The ...