July 2024
GrayRobinson: The DEA Proposes Rescheduling of Marijuana: What It Means for Businesses and the Road Ahead
Recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) took a significant step in the ongoing dialogue about marijuana regulation in the United ...
Susan Burns: What is hemp? An industry guide
Hemp is in the headlines in mid-2024, prompting the question: has the wider world finally awoken to the potential of ...
mcglinchey: Paid or Incurred: Marijuana Rescheduling, Taxes, and Section 280E
The cannabis industry knows well the economic burden imposed by Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code) ...
Osler: Cannabis in safety sensitive positions: guidance from the Alberta Court of King’s Bench
Employers can find some reassurance about the enforceability of their drug and alcohol policies, especially where those policies are reasonable, ...
Harris Beach: Does Rescheduling Cannabis Make it Eligible for Interstate Commerce?
Even with the expected rescheduling of cannabis from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, it will take ...
Harris Sliwoski: Oregon Hemp Alert: New Vendor License Requirement Takes Effect July
New Oregon hemp rules take effect next week. As of Monday, July 1, 2024, all hemp retailers or wholesalers who ...
Troutman Pepper: Bridging Federal and State Cannabis Laws: Understanding the Impact of Proposed Changes and North Carolina’s Legislative Actions
Among the two most widely reported federal changes to cannabis regulation are the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed regulation for ...
Dickinson Wright: Cliffs Without Fences And Fences Without Cliffs: Exploring The Emerging Conflicts Between Quasi-Legal Intoxicating Hemp And Regulated State-Legal Cannabis
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “Farm Act”) sparked the proliferation of Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives throughout interstate commerce. Sales ...
Husch Blackwell: Minnesota Cannabis Update: What’s Next?
As the 2024 Minnesota Legislative Session came to a chaotic close on May 20, numerous changes to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 342 were ...
FOLEY HOAG: DOUBLE DUTY – NORTH CAROLINA ATTEMPTS TO TACKLE INTOXICATING HEMP AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN SINGLE BILL
In what was ostensibly a bill to impose restrictions on intoxicating hemp products, the North Carolina legislature has revived its ...
Greenberg Glusker: Cannabis Reclassification: Timeline and Impact
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) has initiated the process to recategorize cannabis from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule ...
Brennan Manna & Diamond: Trulieve Tax Announcement And The ICLC Growth Spurt
On March 12, leading cannabis tax lawyer James Mann made an extremely timely virtual presentation to ICLC participants regarding the ...
Mandelbaum Barrett: Reclassifying Cannabis as Schedule III: Unpacking the Impact on Taxation, Medical Research, and Social Justice
On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press reported a significant development in cannabis policy: the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) is recommending ...
Earth Law LLC: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the Senate Republican-drafted framework of the Farm Bill.
While the framework does NOT specifically mention hemp, this release signals that the committee is serious about getting a Farm ...
Akerman LLP: 2024 California’s New Drug Testing Rules Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use
With expanding legalization and commercialization—including several state initiatives in 2024 and perhaps even federal legislation—the chances are good that your ...
The Regulatory Review: Article: Off-Label Drug Use Liability Julia Englebert
Doctors commonly prescribe drugs for purposes other than their intended use, but the legal implications of this practice remain unclear. If patients are injured ...
mcglinchey: Marijuana Rescheduling Could Open The Door To The Development Of Botanical Drugs
As the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) moves marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, a new pathway for the development ...
Zuber Lawler: Evolving Legal Landscapes: The Impact of Proposed THC-A Regulation and Hemp Definition Changes
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has recently clarified its stance, indicating that THC-A, a precursor to the psychoactive compound THC, ...
Harris Sliwoski: What Hunter Biden’s Verdict Means for Cannabis Users
I wrote about Robert Hunter Biden’s indictment for violation of federal gun laws in a post entitled “What the Hunter ...
Fox Rothschild LLP: High Time for Cannabis Businesses to Start Tax Planning
Cannabis businesses should prepare now for certain tax benefits since the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) recent recommendation to reschedule cannabis ...
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP: Will Rescheduling Cannabis Open the Industry to Increased Financing, Real Estate and Banking Opportunities?
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its proposed rules to transfer cannabis from Schedule I ...
Harris Sliwoski: California’s Cannabis Lounges and Assembly Bill 374: Food, Fun, Weed
As California continues to pioneer in the cannabis industry, a new trend is taking the scene by storm: cannabis consumption ...
Harris Sliwoski: Bad News for Hemp THC Beverages in California
At some point in the last few years, people seemed to realize that getting a cannabis (marijuana) license is not ...
McGlinchey: Marijuana Reclassification Impacts Bank Servicing Of Businesses
The Department of Justice’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, on which it began formal proceedings on ...
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