May 2025
Benesch: Illinois Cannabis Outlook 2025: WhereAre We and Where Are We Going?
Illinois maintained its position as one of the largest cannabis markets in the country with totalcannabis sales exceeding $2 billion ...
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Amber Lengacher – Rod Kight: The sun is setting on proposed hemp bills in the Sunshine State
The morning of April 30, 2025, Florida Politics reported that the Florida “[l]egislature will not pass a regulatory framework for hemp this ...
Rod Kight: Oklahoma Governor Initiates Attack on Legal Hemp Products
Oklahoma used to be a hemp-friendly state. Until recently, it was home base to several of the most well-known and ...
Rod Kight: Arizona Attorney General Cracks Down on Hemp Products
On March 24, 2025, the Arizona Attorney General, Kris Mays, issued an open letter to the state’s County Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Chiefs ...
Faegre Drinker: Supreme Court Decides Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No ...
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Chartwell: Evolving Cannabis Law and Workers’ Compensation
On March 20, 2025, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision that will likely have a ripple effect across ...
Troutman Pepper Locke: Whistleblower Lawsuit Against METRC Raises Significant Compliance and Accountability Concerns for the Legal Cannabis Industry
METRC, Inc., the predominant provider of seed-to-sale tracking software used by state regulatory bodies overseeing legal cannabis markets across the ...
Bradley: Court Voids Alabama Medical Cannabis Awards: What’s Next on This Far Too Long, Too Strange Trip?
“If we couldn’t laugh, we’d all go insane,” we were told by the late, ever so great Jimmy Buffett. So before I ...
Gleiss Lutz: Cannabis legalisation: What plans does Germany’s incoming government have?
Cannabis legalisation: What plans does Germany’s incoming government have? The coalition agreement recently concluded between the CDU/CSU and SPD ...
Foley Hoag: Aloha to Increased Hemp Product Oversight? Hawaii Bill Would Require Registration of all Hemp Product Distributors and Retailers Operating in the State
Given that Hawaii is often considered synonymous with “hang loose” counterculture, perhaps it is unsuprising that the state’s consumable hemp ...
Husch Blackwell: Is Alcohol-Style Federal Regulation Coming for THC Beverages?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that “THC beverages” derived from hemp have exploded across America (at ...
Vicente: Frequently Asked Questions About Hemp Beverages: How Federal and State Laws Are Reshaping the THC Drink Market
There is no universal definition, but generally, a hemp beverage is any drink, typically a seltzer, soda, or mocktail, containing ...
Torys: Exploring A Canadian Regulatory Framework For Cannabidiol (CBD)
Health Canada is seeking stakeholder consultation for a proposed framework that would allow Canadians to access cannabidiol (CBD) containing health ...
