Introduction The interplay between the unintentional federal legalization of intoxicating hemp-derived products under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) and state regulatory frameworks is increasingly testing the limits of jurisdictional...
The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) released a report on 23 October 2024 which found that the number of people charged with drug driving offences over the past decade has increased from 1,409 to 13,815 annually. But notably, the BOCSAR concluded that,...
October 24, 2024 By Stephen L. Bartlett With certain hemp operators and trade groups enjoying varying degrees of success challenging new state laws and regulations governing intoxicating hemp products, copycat lawsuits are being filed around the country, including,...
Table of Contents The proposed suspension and cancellation notices A long time coming What happens next? Is this just a problem for labs? On September 25th, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) sent notices to seven licensed testing laboratories, proposing...
On September 23, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced emergency regulations that, among other things, prohibited hemp products containing any “detectable” amount of THC. The next day, September 24, several small businesses operating in the California...
With the entry into force of the Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis (Federal Law Gazette 2024 I No. 109 – CanG) on 01.04.2024, the legislator partially legalised the use of cannabis, whereby a distinction is made between use for medical (Medical Cannabis Act –...