In a welcome opinion that proves courts can be reasonable when addressing legal and policy shifts regarding cannabis, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal ruled on October 1, 2025 that the mere smell of cannabis, standing along (ie, without other factors), does...
Yes, Hemp Pre-rolls Remain Lawful in Georgia (but not THCa Flower) The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) issued a Declaratory Ruling (DR) on the legal status of hemp prerolls. A copy of the DR is below. The bottom line is that hemp “pre-roll cigarettes”, which...
Hemp industry advocates (TN Healthy Alternatives Association) and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) have reached an agreement to clarify rules for hemp-derived cannabinoid product (HDCP) businesses as new state regulations approach. Signed on October...
The NSW Labor Carr government set the precedent for visionary drug law reform delivered by a state government at risk of unpopular civil society response, because it was of most benefit to the people of NSW in 1999. Yet, with the delivery of its response to the 2024...
The United States Supreme Court added another significant Second Amendment dispute to its 2025-26 calendar. On October 20, 2025, the Court granted certiorari in United States v. Hemani, a case that could shape the legal landscape for millions of Americans who use...
In what has become a pivotal moment for the still nascent yet booming national market for intoxicating hemp edible products and beverages, a coalition of Attorneys General (“AG”) have called on the Congress to close the exception in the 2018 Farm Bill that enabled the...