September 2023
Dentons: Cannabis Legalization in Germany: Official Draft Law Published
On 16 August 2023, the German federal government agreed on a draft law for a cannabis law (Cannabisgesetz, CanG). In ...
Susan Burns: Legal Implications of Recreational Use Cannabis Legalization for Minnesota Employers
Minnesota legalized adult-use recreational marijuana (statutorily renamed “cannabis”) in 2023. Use and possession of up to two pounds became legal ...
Susan Burns: New Rules for Hemp-Derived Products in Minnesota: What You Need to Know
Minnesota’s recent amendments to the law that regulates the sale and use of hemp-derived products, such as edibles and beverages, ...
mcglinchey: Cash Transportation for Cannabis-Related Businesses
While marijuana remains illegal under federal law, most plant-touching businesses are — and will remain for the foreseeable future — ...
It’s Time To Regul8: The Need For Delta 8 Regulation
AUTHORS Madeline S. Knight and Michael J. Bennett Maddy Knight and Michael Bennett are currently third year law students at ...
Collateralbase: Maryland Developments, Licensing, Equity & Finance In Cannabis
With New York causing a ruckus nearby, Maryland has moved at cannabis speed toward its first adult use licensing round ...
Harris Bricken: Cannabis Brands and China: An Emerging IP Challenge
Cannabis brands account for a sizeable component of my law firm’s intellectual property work (and, indeed, our work generally). Historically, there has ...
Duane Morris: Judge Rules that New York’s Discretionary Licensing Process Violates the Law
On August 18, 2023, a New York Supreme Court judge, ruled that the state’s discretionary licensing process violates the law ...
Venable: Right to Reef? The Growing Number of State and Local Laws Addressing Off-Duty Marijuana Use by Employees
Few areas of the law have evolved more quickly than the quagmire of federal, state, and local laws governing employee ...
Prince Lobel: Further Delays For New York: Preliminary Injunction Granted Against New York’s Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) Program
A New York court has preliminarily halted the state’s Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licensing program. In a decision ...
Bradley: Court Again Stays Alabama Medical Cannabis Program: The Song Remains the Same
There is a scene in the fantastic film Wayne’s World (cult classic or blockbuster, I don’t know; I just write blogs about cannabis) where ...
Nevada’s Cannabis Industry Takes Another Step Forward
Four significant bills that will undoubtedly impact cannabis regulation in Nevada were recently signed into law by Nevada State Governor ...
Troutman Pepper: Cannabis Plain Packaging Rules: Examples and Opportunities
Much attention has recently been placed on hemp-derived products marketed in packaging that mimics popular snack foods.[1] ...
mcglinchey: All Eyes on Ohio’s Adult-Use Marijuana Measure Post Issue 1 Defeat
On August 8, 2023, Ohio voters defeated a proposed amendment to the state’s Constitution that would have required at least ...
Bradley: Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Awards 24 Licenses, Appeals to Follow
Last Thursday was License Award Day 2.0 for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. The more things change, the more they ...
Harris Bricken: Predictions for Future Federal Cannabis Laws
Most Americans favor federal cannabis legalization. Nearly all Americans support medical cannabis legalization. This is not a new development. It has been that ...
Larkin Hoffman: Navigating the Legalization of Marijuana: Update Your Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies
On August 1, 2023, recreational marijuana and cannabis products became legal in the state of Minnesota. Employers are now asking ...
Baker McKenzie: Argentina: Medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp Regulation of Law No. 27,669
On 7 August 2023, Decree 405/2023 (“Decree“) was published to regulate Law No. 27,669 that states the regulatory framework for ...
Arnold & Porter: Complex Hemp Processes Need Nimble Regulatory Approach
The 2018 Farm Bill1 legalized hemp and products derived from hemp so long as they contain less than 0.3% Delta-9 THC ...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Shoebridge’s National Legalise Cannabis Bill Covers All Grassroots Wants and Concerns
After Australia legalised medicinal cannabis nationwide in October 2016, people who use the plant recreationally have been hesitant of political initiatives to ...
Troutman Pepper: California AG Petitions State Court for Order to Seize Assets From an Unlicensed Cannabis Dispensary
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to enter a civil forfeiture order ...
CDF Labor Law LLP: New Rules For California Employers Testing for Marijuana Use Are Approaching Fast
California has officially, and for the first time, provided protections for users of recreational marijuana within the employment context. California Assembly ...
Bradley: Alabama Medical Cannabis Update: August 10 Appears to Be the Day
In a court hearing yesterday in the Montgomery County Circuit Court, it appeared that the staff of the Alabama Medical ...
Prince Lobel: New York’s CAURD Cannabis Program Temporarily Enjoined
On August 7, 2023, a New York state judge halted the state’s conditional adult use dispensary (“CAURD”) program by issuing ...