Rod Kight: HB 328 Stalls in the North Carolina House… For Now

Rod Kight: HB 328 Stalls in the North Carolina House… For Now

North Carolina’s hemp industry appears to have avoided disaster, at least for the time being. House Bill 328 was widely expected ...



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Rod Kight: The Lawful Hemp Protection Act Is a Lifeline, But It Leaves THCA Flower Behind

Rod Kight: The Lawful Hemp Protection Act Is a Lifeline, But It Leaves THCA Flower Behind

Congress finally has a serious bipartisan alternative to the federal hemp ban scheduled to take effect this November. On July ...
Foley Hoag:  Rhode Island CCC Application Reset

Foley Hoag: Rhode Island CCC Application Reset

Rhode Island’s adult-use cannabis retail licensing process has been the subject of a roller coaster ride in the last half ...
Ashurst Perkins Cole:  Supreme Court Cabins Federal Firearms Ban For Cannabis Users

Ashurst Perkins Cole: Supreme Court Cabins Federal Firearms Ban For Cannabis Users

The Supreme Court of the United States recently narrowed the reach of a federal firearms law in United States v. Hemani, 608 ...
Signature Law Partners:  Virginia’s Cannabis Program is Picking up Speed: Key Takeaways from the July 2026 CCA Meeting

Signature Law Partners: Virginia’s Cannabis Program is Picking up Speed: Key Takeaways from the July 2026 CCA Meeting

Virginia’s cannabis market took a major step forward this month. The July 2026 meeting of the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority ...






Harris Sliwoski: What California Operators Must Do After Rescheduling: DEA Registration, License Restructuring, and 280E

Harris Sliwoski: What California Operators Must Do After Rescheduling: DEA Registration, License Restructuring, and 280E

On April 23, 2026, the DOJ and DEA issued a final order rescheduling certain marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III ...
Holland & Hart: METRC Is Not Accounting Software: Why the IRS Overestimates It

Holland & Hart: METRC Is Not Accounting Software: Why the IRS Overestimates It

This is the second installment in a series on what 1,446 pages of FOIA-ed IRS cannabis training materials reveal. My ...
Foley Hoag: DEA Inspections and Information Requests: What You Need to Know

Foley Hoag: DEA Inspections and Information Requests: What You Need to Know

While the medical marijuana rescheduling order made clear that the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) would prioritize the review of medical ...
MPG: Thailand Tightens Cannabis Licensing Rules Through Two New Ministerial Regulations

MPG: Thailand Tightens Cannabis Licensing Rules Through Two New Ministerial Regulations

Thailand’s cannabis regulatory framework continues to move away from the broad commercial liberalization that followed decriminalization in 2022. The latest ...
Harris Sliwoski: The Quietest Fight of DEA’s Life: Reflections on the Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing

Harris Sliwoski: The Quietest Fight of DEA’s Life: Reflections on the Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing

The hearing on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the rescheduling of “marijuana” commenced on June 29, 2026 and will end tomorrow, ...
Bradley: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Liability: Courts Remind Cannabis Companies That Raising and Deploying Capital Must Be Done Compliantly

Bradley: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Liability: Courts Remind Cannabis Companies That Raising and Deploying Capital Must Be Done Compliantly

Raising money in the cannabis industry, like most everything else in the space, is no walk in the park and ...
H3 South Africa: Article – Op-Ed – International Treaties Are Not the Barrier By Charl Botha B.Proc (S.A) H3 Legal Solutions South Africa

H3 South Africa: Article – Op-Ed – International Treaties Are Not the Barrier By Charl Botha B.Proc (S.A) H3 Legal Solutions South Africa

One of the most frequently cited reasons for slow cannabis reform in many jurisdictions is the obligation to comply with ...
Clark Hill: USA: The Government is Now Making the Case for Cannabis July 1, 2026

Clark Hill: USA: The Government is Now Making the Case for Cannabis July 1, 2026

After years of delays and political wrangling, the federal government’s long-awaited hearing on whether to move marijuana from Schedule I ...