By Brian Michaelis, Matthew Brekus, JC Zwisler & Sydney Jenkins on July 18, 2023 A recent lawsuit alleging trademark infringement by AmerikanWeed illustrates the importance of protecting intellectual property in the cannabis industry. Complaint at 9-10, Palmer, et...
17 July 2023 Legal News: Cannabis Industry Publication Author(s):James G. LundyJason Mehta During the past few months, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Enforcement has continued to police the areas of the cannabis industry that roll...
Agustin Rodriguez, Christina Sava Troutman Pepper Virginia’s new hemp-derived products statutes (Va. Code § 3.2-5145.1 et seq.) went into effect as of July 1, standing to drastically alter the availability of hemp-derived products in Virginia. What the New Laws...
Jennifer Benda, Rachel Gillette Holland & Hart LLP The cannabis industry is in distress. Despite continued market expansion and the increasing number of states legalizing adult use, business owners still grapple with lingering supply-chain issues from the...
Author: Hilary Bricken Table of Contents Cannabis investment and NBA playersThe fine print is mostly in the definitions Translation for NBA players and cannabis investments Cannabis endorsement and promotions Bad cannabis investments What happens now? In case you...
Hillary Campbell, Whitt Steineker Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP We’ve been tossing this idea around in our heads ever since research about microdosing psychedelics entered the mainstream media a few years ago. And the more we think about it, the more we think...