November 2024

Rod Kight: Who Does the US Cannabis Counsel Really Represent?

Rod Kight: Who Does the US Cannabis Counsel Really Represent?

The US Cannabis Counsel (USCC) recently rejected four applicants from the hemp industry to its Board. The applicants, Mood, Apotheca, ...
Antithesis: A Long, Strange, But Promising Trip: Challenges and Opportunities in Psychedelics

Antithesis: A Long, Strange, But Promising Trip: Challenges and Opportunities in Psychedelics

The psychedelic ecosystem stands at a critical juncture as businesses and advocates navigate complex legal landscapes. Although the federal pathway ...
Naik Naik & Company: How Is Cannabis Defined Under The NDPS Act? Bombay HC Examines

Naik Naik & Company: How Is Cannabis Defined Under The NDPS Act? Bombay HC Examines

Naik Naik & Company In a recent judgement, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that the ...
Torkin Manes: United States Federal Cannabis Reform is on the Horizon: What are the Implications for Canada

Torkin Manes: United States Federal Cannabis Reform is on the Horizon: What are the Implications for Canada

The legal status of cannabis in the United States is in a state of flux. Despite a growing number of ...
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia: Are hemp gummies and edibles legal in Australia?

Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia: Are hemp gummies and edibles legal in Australia?

The legalisation of cannabis, hash, hemp and related products has now occurred in many jurisdictions in the United States giving ...
Foley Hoag: Federal District Court Grants Partial Victory to Hemp Operators Challenging the NJHAA

Foley Hoag: Federal District Court Grants Partial Victory to Hemp Operators Challenging the NJHAA

In a decision that reads as one of the strongest endorsements of state-based intoxicating hemp regulatory controls in recent memory, ...
Bradley: Not My Problem: Connecticut Federal Court Rules Hemp Lawsuit Is a State Issue

Bradley: Not My Problem: Connecticut Federal Court Rules Hemp Lawsuit Is a State Issue

I adore the film (and, as always, I stress the word “film”) Trading Places. It has it all: Eddie Murphy hitting ...
Seyfarth: Café con Cannabis – California’s Cannabis Café Law and Trademark Considerations

Seyfarth: Café con Cannabis – California’s Cannabis Café Law and Trademark Considerations

Recent legislative changes in California have opened up exciting opportunities for cannabis lounges and retailers.  With a new law allowing ...
Troutman Pepper: State vs. Federal Jurisdiction: Connecticut’s Recent Battle Over Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products

Troutman Pepper: State vs. Federal Jurisdiction: Connecticut’s Recent Battle Over Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products

The interplay between the unintentional federal legalization of intoxicating hemp-derived products under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 ...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Criminal Prosecutions Soar Under New South Wales’ Unjust Drug Driving Laws

Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Criminal Prosecutions Soar Under New South Wales’ Unjust Drug Driving Laws

The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) released a report on 23 October 2024 which found that the number of people charged ...
Foley Hoag: Cajun Cannabinoid Amendments Not Spared from Spate of Legal Challenges

Foley Hoag: Cajun Cannabinoid Amendments Not Spared from Spate of Legal Challenges

With certain hemp operators and trade groups enjoying varying degrees of success challenging new state laws and regulations governing intoxicating ...
Harris Sliwoski: Oregon Cracks Down on THC Inflation and Testing Labs

Harris Sliwoski: Oregon Cracks Down on THC Inflation and Testing Labs

On September 25th, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) sent notices to seven licensed testing laboratories, proposing license cancellation ...
Vicente: Hemp-Derived THC Products in California: Overview of U.S. Hemp Roundtable et al. v. California Department of Public Health et al.

Vicente: Hemp-Derived THC Products in California: Overview of U.S. Hemp Roundtable et al. v. California Department of Public Health et al.

On September 23, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced emergency regulations that, among other things, prohibited hemp products containing any “detectable” amount ...
Norton Rose Fulbright: Germany: Legalisation of cannabis

Norton Rose Fulbright: Germany: Legalisation of cannabis

With the entry into force of the Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis (Federal Law Gazette 2024 I No ...
Bradley: Federal Appeals Court Says Certain THC-O Products Are Legal Contrary to DEA Interpretation

Bradley: Federal Appeals Court Says Certain THC-O Products Are Legal Contrary to DEA Interpretation

The 1984 film The Terminator featured a deadly robot assassin who looked like a regular guy (if by “regular guy” you mean ...
Husch Blackwell: Intoxicating Hemp in Wisconsin

Husch Blackwell: Intoxicating Hemp in Wisconsin

America’s Dairyland does not currently have any form of either medical or adult-use cannabis. The state has tried and failed ...
Frank Pantelis – Australia: Medicinal Cannabis: Legal Consequences of Operating a Vehicle

Frank Pantelis – Australia: Medicinal Cannabis: Legal Consequences of Operating a Vehicle

In New South Wales (NSW), drivers using medicinal cannabis under medical supervision and found with small quantities of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) ...
Fisher Phillips: Flash Survey Reveals Half of Employers Don’t Test Applicants for Cannabis: 7 Biggest Employer Takeaways

Fisher Phillips: Flash Survey Reveals Half of Employers Don’t Test Applicants for Cannabis: 7 Biggest Employer Takeaways

48% of employers don’t test for cannabis in the pre-hire process, and many have made this choice to ensure they ...
Harris Sliwoski: Congress is About to Lose Its Greatest Cannabis Advocate (Ever)

Harris Sliwoski: Congress is About to Lose Its Greatest Cannabis Advocate (Ever)

Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is retiring next month. Mr. Blumenauer, or “Earl” as he often asked to be called, has been a ...
Venable: Medical Marijuana and Dewberry: The Supreme Court Tackles RICO and Lanham Act Claims

Venable: Medical Marijuana and Dewberry: The Supreme Court Tackles RICO and Lanham Act Claims

It’s October and, in addition to playoff baseball, that means the Supreme Court is back in session. The Court has ...

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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