January 2024

Dentons: Update on the Current Developments in the German Legalization Process

Dentons: Update on the Current Developments in the German Legalization Process

In August 2023, the Federal Cabinet passed the “Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis and on the Amendment of ...
Phillips Lytle LLP: New Drug Application is a Major Milestone for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Phillips Lytle LLP: New Drug Application is a Major Milestone for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

On December 12, 2023, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) announced their submission of a ...
Dentons: Amy Rubenstein: Cannabis Cos.Must Heed PFAS Risks In Products, Packaging

Dentons: Amy Rubenstein: Cannabis Cos.Must Heed PFAS Risks In Products, Packaging

Most operators in states that have legal, medical or adult-use cannabis sales have become familier with the stringent packaging and ...
Cultiva Law: David Joyce & States 2.0

Cultiva Law: David Joyce & States 2.0

While the federal government continues to postpone or otherwise delay any meaningful cannabis reform from happening on that very crucial ...
Cultiva Law: ConBud in New York – Taking Social Equity to New Heights

Cultiva Law: ConBud in New York – Taking Social Equity to New Heights

Given the decades of socio-economic damage and incarceration caused by the somehow still ongoing drug war, the long path of ...
Lisa Pittman: 2023: Year in Texas Cannabis Legal Developments and National Hemp Litigation Trends

Lisa Pittman: 2023: Year in Texas Cannabis Legal Developments and National Hemp Litigation Trends

2023 saw a number of consequential legal developments for the cannabis industry despite the failure of any law, pro or con, related ...
Cultiva Law: Santa Cruz Dispensary Self Defense

Cultiva Law: Santa Cruz Dispensary Self Defense

In the past two years, the crime rate in California has risen by a significant degree. In a 2022 report from ...
PRINCE LOBEL: VARISCITE 2.0? LAWSUIT CHALLENGES NEW YORK CANNABIS RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

PRINCE LOBEL: VARISCITE 2.0? LAWSUIT CHALLENGES NEW YORK CANNABIS RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

On December 18, 2023, a pair of applicants for adult use cannabis licenses filed a lawsuit challenging the residency requirements ...
Harris Sliwoski:  Oregon Cannabis: State of the State (2023)

Harris Sliwoski: Oregon Cannabis: State of the State (2023)

Welcome to the eighth annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. Last year was memorable for Oregon the industry, ...
BGM: Cannabis Industry Predictions for 2024

BGM: Cannabis Industry Predictions for 2024

Let’s look at the latest insights and 2024 predictions for the cannabis industry. This blog addresses the changing landscape, including ...
Seyfarth: What’s the Delta? How Delta-8 Can Provide Trademark Rights for Hemp and Marijuana

Seyfarth: What’s the Delta? How Delta-8 Can Provide Trademark Rights for Hemp and Marijuana

A Texas appellate court recently upheld a decision to prevent a ban on the sale of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products ...
Husch Blackwell: Top Cannabis Scams of 2023

Husch Blackwell: Top Cannabis Scams of 2023

Overall, 2023 was a tough economic year for the entire cannabis industry. And with lean economic times comes a myriad ...
Bradley: AMCC Awards Five Integrated Licenses, Chaos to Follow

Bradley: AMCC Awards Five Integrated Licenses, Chaos to Follow

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission(AMCC) awarded the five coveted licenses in the Integrated Facility category. The five licenses were awarded ...
McGuire Woods:  FDA Warning Letter Declares Delta-8 and CBD Gummies ‘Adulterated Foods’

McGuire Woods: FDA Warning Letter Declares Delta-8 and CBD Gummies ‘Adulterated Foods’

On Dec. 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to the owners of online hemp, tetrahydrocannabinol ...
Bond Schoeneck & King: NY’s Cannabis Control Board Settles with Plaintiffs in 2 Suits that will End

Bond Schoeneck & King: NY’s Cannabis Control Board Settles with Plaintiffs in 2 Suits that will End

On Dec. 1, 2023, a New York State Supreme Court Justice in Ulster County approved the settlement by the New ...

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Cannabis Law Journal – Contributing Authors

Editor – Sean Hocking

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