Arent Fox Schiff: District of Columbia Medical Cannabis Amendment Act Makes Sweeping Changes to Local Cannabis Laws
David Grosso, Shahiedah Shabazz ArentFox Schiff Medical marijuana has been legal in DC since 2011. In recent years, the District has adopted piecemeal amendments to its medical cannabis program, largely through temporary emergency legislation and mayoral rulemaking....
Altius: EU harmonizes THC limits in hemp seed (food) as from 1 January 2023
January 5, 2023 Hemp seeds have been eaten in the EU for a long time. The seeds may contain trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) because this cannabinoid is a natural constituent of the cannabis plant from which the seeds originate. The EU regulator has decided...
Harris Bricken: New York’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary Regulations, Part 3: Hiring and Training Your Employees
As we previously broadly summarized on October 31, 2022, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released its “Guidance for Adult-Use Dispensaries” (the Regulations) on Friday, October 28, 2022. The Regulations provide guidance for Conditional Adult-Use Retails...
AEON Law: Patent Poetry: Can cannabis patents be enforced?
Can pot patents be Enforced in federal courts? It’s up in the air… Adam Philipp AEON Law Under the illegality doctrine, courts won’t enforce contracts or claims based on illegal acts. As Bloomberg Law notes, The illegality doctrine comes from the Highwayman’s case, a...
Tonkon Torp LLP: Why Struggling Cannabis Companies May Want to Turn to a Receivership
Yalda Bahramian, Ferdinand Ruplin Tonkon Torp LLP The cannabis industry in Oregon has been struggling in recent years. In addition to being impacted by inflation and an ailing economy, vast overproduction of cannabis in the state has caused prices to fall. As the...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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