August 2024

Susan Burns:  What is the Miller Amendment? Republican Miller’s Hemp Killer Explained 

Susan Burns: What is the Miller Amendment? Republican Miller’s Hemp Killer Explained 

In May, Representative Mary Miller of Illinois introduced an amendment to the 2024 Farm Bill (co-sponsored by California’s Representative Doug ...
Alex Timbas assisted by Robert Hoban: The Future State of Medical Cannabis Legalization:  The US Must Move Past Absurdity and into Healing

Alex Timbas assisted by Robert Hoban: The Future State of Medical Cannabis Legalization: The US Must Move Past Absurdity and into Healing

Regulation of medical cannabis in the United States has always been a racial, moral, and political crusade, rather than a ...
Peter Homberg: New Regulation on Industrial Hemp in Germany

Peter Homberg: New Regulation on Industrial Hemp in Germany

On 8 July 2024, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft - „BMEL”) published ...
Peace Officers Research Association of California : Law Enforcement’s Role in Federal Cannabis Policy Reform

Peace Officers Research Association of California : Law Enforcement’s Role in Federal Cannabis Policy Reform

The cannabis policy landscape in America is changing rapidly, and law enforcement must adapt to this new reality. As President ...
Earth Law:  2024 USDA Hemp Production Report

Earth Law: 2024 USDA Hemp Production Report

The USDA’s 2024 Hemp Production Report shows that overall across sectors, while hemp production continues to outpace sales, the value of many ...
Amber Lengacher / Rod Kight: Tennessee Issues Sweeping New Hemp Regulations

Amber Lengacher / Rod Kight: Tennessee Issues Sweeping New Hemp Regulations

Last year, the Tennessee legislature passed a law that contained many new requirements for the hemp industry. As of July 1, 2024, ...
Amber Lengacher / Rod Kight: Absent a Veto, a New Jersey Bill Will Kill the State’s Hemp Industry

Amber Lengacher / Rod Kight: Absent a Veto, a New Jersey Bill Will Kill the State’s Hemp Industry

In a trend popping up across the country, the New Jersey legislature recently passed a bill to regulate intoxicating hemp products. NJ ...
Holland & Knight: Congress Advances Cannabis and Hemp Proposals

Holland & Knight: Congress Advances Cannabis and Hemp Proposals

Recent congressional activity highlights the changing environment for cannabis regulation. Specifically, U.S. Congress is moving forward with legislation that will ...
Foley Hoag: New York Improves Cannabis Advertising Rules

Foley Hoag: New York Improves Cannabis Advertising Rules

New York’s Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) proposed amendments to cannabis advertising and marketing rules and regulations. If approved, these new ...
Vicente: The Current State of Cannabis Reform and Marijuana Policy in European Union Nations

Vicente: The Current State of Cannabis Reform and Marijuana Policy in European Union Nations

I recently traveled to Amsterdam to participate in an expert seminar on European cannabis and drug policy. The seminar covered ...
DLA Piper: Australia Regulator Cracks Down on Unlawful Advertising of Medicinal Cannabis

DLA Piper: Australia Regulator Cracks Down on Unlawful Advertising of Medicinal Cannabis

Recent enforcement by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) indicates that the regulator is actively monitoring and taking legal action ...
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP: The Impact of Cannabis Rescheduling on State Laws and Regulations: Insights From CANNRA

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP: The Impact of Cannabis Rescheduling on State Laws and Regulations: Insights From CANNRA

In May, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to transfer cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule ...
Harris Sliwoski: Lighting Up The Legal Scene: How Cannabis Arbitration Can Ease The Burden On California Courts

Harris Sliwoski: Lighting Up The Legal Scene: How Cannabis Arbitration Can Ease The Burden On California Courts

When California opened up for recreational cannabis licensing in 2018, cannabis businesses began sprouting up like wildflowers. This growth has been ...
Lustberg: What is the Law for Paraphernalia in New Jersey?

Lustberg: What is the Law for Paraphernalia in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, the use or possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to use it is governed by Section ...
Bradley: Because I Got High: Settlement Reached in Terminated Hemp User’s Disability Bias Suit

Bradley: Because I Got High: Settlement Reached in Terminated Hemp User’s Disability Bias Suit

When can you rely on a positive drug test to terminate an employee? If the employee suggests a reason for ...
Rivkin Radler - Tax Considerations and the Reclassification of Marijuana – We’re Not There Yet

Rivkin Radler – Tax Considerations and the Reclassification of Marijuana – We’re Not There Yet

Having been swept along for nine days “by the force of the hostile winds on the fishy sea,” Odysseus and ...
Bilzin Sumberg: Potential Impacts of the Federal Reclassification of Marijuana

Bilzin Sumberg: Potential Impacts of the Federal Reclassification of Marijuana

In May, President Biden announced the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s proposed rule reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule ...
Blank Rome: CCC’s Model HCA & Approval Process

Blank Rome: CCC’s Model HCA & Approval Process

In May, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC” or the “Commission”) released a bulletin (the “Bulletin”) regarding some administrative license extensions in ...
Fox Rothschild: Cannabis Companies Must Wait to Seek Relief From Section 280E, IRS Says

Fox Rothschild: Cannabis Companies Must Wait to Seek Relief From Section 280E, IRS Says

It is still too early for cannabis companies to try and take advantage of potential tax relief should the Justice ...
Emerge Law Group: Understanding The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act

Emerge Law Group: Understanding The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act

The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”) is a recent state-level privacy law designed to give Oregon consumers greater control over ...
Harris Sliwoski: Lighting Up the Legal Scene: How Cannabis Arbitration Can Ease the Burden on California Courts

Harris Sliwoski: Lighting Up the Legal Scene: How Cannabis Arbitration Can Ease the Burden on California Courts

When California opened up for recreational cannabis licensing in 2018, cannabis businesses began sprouting up like wildflowers. This growth has ...
Mandelbaum Barrett PC: U.S. Senators Reintroduce Proposed Legislation Seeking to End Federal Prohibition of Cannabis

Mandelbaum Barrett PC: U.S. Senators Reintroduce Proposed Legislation Seeking to End Federal Prohibition of Cannabis

On May 1, 2024, Senators Booker, Schumer, and Wyden reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (“CAOA”), a groundbreaking piece ...
Matt Zorn: Chevron Demise Vis-a-Vis Cannabis Rescheduling

Matt Zorn: Chevron Demise Vis-a-Vis Cannabis Rescheduling

Depending on who you read, Chevron’s demise is either the first step toward the Republic’s downfall or restoration. Let’s start with ...
Gray – Robinson: The DEA Proposes Rescheduling of Marijuana:  What It Means for Businesses and the Road Ahead

Gray – Robinson: 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 ...
Foley Hoag: And They're Off! Kentucky Cannabis Business License Application Window Opens

Foley Hoag: And They’re Off! Kentucky Cannabis Business License Application Window Opens

As expected, today the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis’ online application portal went live. The office is now accepting applications for cannabis ...
Bradley: It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over: IRS reminds Taxpayers That Section 280E Applies to Marijuana Companies Until Rescheduling Becomes Law

Bradley: It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over: IRS reminds Taxpayers That Section 280E Applies to Marijuana Companies Until Rescheduling Becomes Law

While marijuana advocates celebrate the potential rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, the taxman has made clear that marijuana ...
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia: Is weed legal in Australia?

Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia: Is weed legal in Australia?

In Australia, there is support for decriminalising marijuana as well as legalising growing cannabis plants at home for personal use ...

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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