On May 25, 2022, Rhode Island enacted The Rhode Island Cannabis Act (the “Act”), becoming the nineteenth state in the country to legalize cannabis for recreational adult-use. It is expected that cannabis sales will be big business in Little Rhody, given that medical...
Raymond G. Lahoud, Esquire Norris McLaughlin, P.A. As of July of 2022, thirty-eight (38) states in the United States have legalized the medical use of cannabis to differing degrees. Each state has its own criteria regarding what conditions cannabis can be prescribed...
HAS THE GREEN RUSH GONE BUST? The View from the 50 States and a Glimpse into the International Future © Douglas Smurr Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. cannabis market are taking a major pause compared to last year. Following Tilray’s purchase of Aphria for $2.4...
Senior Associate David Hardstaff and Partner John Binns of BCL Solicitors LLP, share their views on a blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry The UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cannabidiol (CBD) Products has published ‘A Plan for a Legal and Regulated UK...
Certain states where cannabis (or marijuana) is legal have long been getting away with a practice that has been declared unconstitutional in almost all other contexts: giving their residents preferential treatment over nonresidents when issuing permits to operate a...
By Jennifer L. Mora on August 22, 2022 The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Last month, on July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the...