April 2026
Rod Kight: New Texas Regulations: Are You Prepared?
Texas’ new hemp rules take effect on March 31. They will materially change how hemp businesses operate in the state. These rules ...
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Harris Beach Murtha: Discounting Adult-Use Cannabis Products in New York
New York’s adult-use cannabis marketing and advertising rules allow retailers to offer discounts, loyalty programs and other promotions — but ...
Foley Hoag: Massachusetts Legislators Skeptical of Prohibitionist Ballot Initiative
Nearly a full decade after Massachusetts voters approved the legalization of recreational cannabis, the Commonwealth’s cannabis industry is staring down ...
JA Kemp: 26 March 2026 – How the EU is re-shaping the regulation of gene-edited plants
Upcoming changes to European Union legislation will significantly alter the regulation of gene-edited crops. This article outlines the main trends ...
Jackson Lewis: Ohio Recriminalizes Certain Intoxicating Hemp Beverages, But Employer Testing Policies Can Hold Steady
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed, but partially vetoed, a bill (S.B. 56) that effectively recriminalizes certain intoxicating hemp beverages as ...
Joseph A Broyles: High Liability Comparing Personal Responsibility Regulations for Unpaid Cannabis Tax and Unpaid Sales and Use Tax
On June 30, 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom approved Assembly Bill No. 195, which added new sections to the California Revenue and ...
Harris Sliwoski: Oregon’s New Cannabis Laws: 2026 Edition – March 12, 2026
Sine die came for Oregon’s 2026 legislative session last Friday, March 6th. I previewed the roster of cannabis bills in play back on ...
Bradley: Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Proposes New Regulations: What You Need to Know
Wouldn’t you know it, just as Alabama’s medical cannabis program is set to launch, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) ...
Foley Hoag: Wisconsin Introduces Bill to Legalize Cannabis and Impose Guardrails on Intoxicating Hemp Products
On February 24, 2026, a coalition of Wisconsin Democrats introduced SB 1045, which proposes to legalize and regulate cannabis in ...
Harris Sliwoski: CBD, Medicare, and the New FDA Enforcement Memo
We got a new FDA cannabis enforcement memo on Wednesday, April 1, regarding “hemp-derived CBD research in medical research models.” The general ...
Harris Sliwoski: What the 2026 Federal Hemp Ban Means for Unsold Hemp Inventory
Most commentary on the “hemp ban” included in the November funding bill has focused on two related questions: (1) which products and ...