November 2023

Dentons: Current Developments in the German Legalization Process

Dentons: Current Developments in the German Legalization Process

On September 29, 2023, the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) officially commented on the German Federal Government’s (Bundesregierung) cannabis legalization plans ...
mcglinchey: Navigating the Complexities of Cannabis Insurance

mcglinchey: Navigating the Complexities of Cannabis Insurance

The cannabis industry, just like any other industry, requires insurance coverage. Insurance is often required for plant-touching businesses such as ...
mcglinchey: SAFER Act: Marijuana May Soon Become a Bigger Deal

mcglinchey: SAFER Act: Marijuana May Soon Become a Bigger Deal

Proponents of marijuana reform have had cause for celebration in 2023. Despite challenges facing the industry, the political and social momentum surrounding cannabis is ...
Emerge: NJ Expands Edibles with Resolutions 2023-143 and 2023-144 

Emerge: NJ Expands Edibles with Resolutions 2023-143 and 2023-144 

Hey there, fellow ganjaprenuers and curious minds! We have some exciting news, fresh from the Garden State! Last month, on ...
Cultiva Law:  California’s Thriving Unlicensed Market

Cultiva Law: California’s Thriving Unlicensed Market

Over the past fiscal year, the California cannabis industry has seen tremendous financial and economic hardship. Many large-scale cultivators and ...
Philip Snow / Rod Kight: Virginia Hemp Industry Suffers Major Loss In Court Ruling

Philip Snow / Rod Kight: Virginia Hemp Industry Suffers Major Loss In Court Ruling

On October 30, 2023, Judge Leonie Brinkema in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued ...
Husch Blackwell: Cannabis Litigation Alert: Commerce Clause Back on Blast

Husch Blackwell: Cannabis Litigation Alert: Commerce Clause Back on Blast

Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services recommended to the Drug Enforcement Administration that cannabis be rescheduled on the Controlled Substances ...
Bradley: This is the End: Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Sets End Game Scenario – Will it Work?

Bradley: This is the End: Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Sets End Game Scenario – Will it Work?

Last Thursday, the AMCC voted to adopt an emergency rule that, by its terms, would (1) attempt to address most, but not ...
Sheppard Mullin: High Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis Use

Sheppard Mullin: High Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis Use

On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newson signed SB 700 into law, amending the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). SB 700, ...
Littler: California Laws Come into Effect Regarding Off-Duty Marijuana Use

Littler: California Laws Come into Effect Regarding Off-Duty Marijuana Use

Two new laws will take effect next year that restrict how employers may respond to worker off-duty cannabis use.  One ...
Venable: New California Employment Laws For 2024

Venable: New California Employment Laws For 2024

Now that California’s 2023 legislative session has closed and the governor’s October 14 deadline to sign or veto new legislation ...
Bricker Graydon: The Possible Demise of 280E in the World of Cannabis

Bricker Graydon: The Possible Demise of 280E in the World of Cannabis

The Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S. Code §280E, is the bane of any business associated with the “trafficking” of Schedule ...
Harris Sliwoski: Oregon Cannabis: The OLCC License as Security

Harris Sliwoski: Oregon Cannabis: The OLCC License as Security

Can a creditor, landlord or other third party take a security interest in an OLCC license? Can an OLCC licensee ...
Sheppard Mullin: United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc.

Sheppard Mullin: United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc.

UCANN filed suit in the District of Colorado in July 2018, accusing Pure Hemp of infringing the ’911 patent, entitled ...
mcglinchey: Is THCA Legal? The State Line is the Bottom Line

mcglinchey: Is THCA Legal? The State Line is the Bottom Line

Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) is one of the most misunderstood and controversial cannabinoids in the Cannabis sativa (cannabis) plant. While booming in popularity, ...
Troutman Pepper: Colorado’s Excise Taxes on Recreational Marijuana: A Revenue Boon for the State That Disadvantages Vertically Integrated Cannabis Operations

Troutman Pepper: Colorado’s Excise Taxes on Recreational Marijuana: A Revenue Boon for the State That Disadvantages Vertically Integrated Cannabis Operations

Since its first recreational marijuana dispensary opened in 2014, Colorado has been at the forefront of the burgeoning adult-use cannabis industry, setting ...
Bridge West: Decoding Section 280E: Impact on the Legal Landscape of Cannabis Businesses

Bridge West: Decoding Section 280E: Impact on the Legal Landscape of Cannabis Businesses

As the cannabis industry flourishes, a complex set of regulations and tax codes has emerged, shaping the financial landscape for ...
Ogletree Deakins: California Expands Marijuana Employment Antidiscrimination Law

Ogletree Deakins: California Expands Marijuana Employment Antidiscrimination Law

On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) No. 700 into law, expanding California’s Fair Employment and ...
Vicente: Cannabis and Hemp Developments in North Carolina

Vicente: Cannabis and Hemp Developments in North Carolina

Public support for medical cannabis in North Carolina is quite strong. In fact, according to a Meredith College poll conducted ...
Seyfarth: Bankruptcy Court Approves Cannabis Debtor’s Chapter 11 Plan

Seyfarth: Bankruptcy Court Approves Cannabis Debtor’s Chapter 11 Plan

On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (“Court”) confirmed a plan for a ...
Husch Blackwell: The New York marijuana business application window has opened, but will be over in a ‘New York minute’

Husch Blackwell: The New York marijuana business application window has opened, but will be over in a ‘New York minute’

After months of anticipation, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management began accepting applications for five (5) types of ...
Harris Sliwoski - Oregon Marijuana: OLCC Announces Changes to Certificate of Tax Compliance Rule

Harris Sliwoski – Oregon Marijuana: OLCC Announces Changes to Certificate of Tax Compliance Rule

The OLCC announced several changes to the tax compliance rule this weekend at the Cannabis & Psychedelic Section of the ...

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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