Rod Kight: 8th Circuit Reverses Key Hemp Industry Victory in Arkansas
Back on September 7, 2023, the Arkansas hemp industry scored a significant legal victory when the plaintiffs in Bio Gen LLC v. Sanders secured a federal injunction prohibiting enforcement of Act 629. (I wrote about it here.) That injunction allowed the industry to...
Susan Burns: What is the Harris Hemp Amendment?
Harris Hemp Admendment revised
Sydney Criminal Lawyers: NSW inquiry into cannabis laws recommends staged reforms leading to legalisation
The NSW parliamentary inquiry into state laws governing cannabis released its final report on 20 June 2025, and its central issue, that the fairly innocuous psychoactive plant remains illegal, was found to be causing harm in the community and the committee members...
Harris Sliwoski: Cannabis Branding and Trademark Protection
By Elijah Hartman on June 26, 2025 This would be a good time to review the branding protection avenues available to cannabis business owners, and to discuss celebrity branding. There are three main ways a brand owner can establish trademark rights: By using the mark...
Husch Blackwell: ESOPs for Cannabis Companies
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) have been used as a business succession strategy by employers across many industries. In the cannabis industry, ESOPs have come and gone and come again as a trendy topic promising to fix many of the tax and liquidity issues...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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