December 2022

Dentons - Amy Rubenstein & Brian Cohen : Can Federal Courts Enforce Contracts in the Cannabis Industry?

Dentons – Amy Rubenstein & Brian Cohen : Can Federal Courts Enforce Contracts in the Cannabis Industry?

Although most states have some legal cannabis structure—38 for medical purposes and 21 for recreation, after Maryland and Missouri voted ...
Dentons - Peter Homberg: Marketability of CBD products in Germany and the European Union

Dentons – Peter Homberg: Marketability of CBD products in Germany and the European Union

The popularity of the cannabis plant has grown enormously in recent years. Thus, cannabis found its way into medical care ...
Susan Burns: Hemp-Derived Cannabis Removed From Schedule I but Still Carries Risks

Susan Burns: Hemp-Derived Cannabis Removed From Schedule I but Still Carries Risks

The Agricultural Act of 2014 a/k/a “The Farm Bill” defined industrial hemp as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any ...
Michael Sassano & Antonio Guedelha: GMP #15 - Quality Control Laboratory Optimization in GMP

Michael Sassano & Antonio Guedelha: GMP #15 – Quality Control Laboratory Optimization in GMP

The management of a Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory is a complex task that contributes to monitoring and supporting every part ...
Marks & Clerk:  Regulation And Trade Mark Protection For CBD Novel Foods: Has It Gone To Pot?

Marks & Clerk:  Regulation And Trade Mark Protection For CBD Novel Foods: Has It Gone To Pot?

The BBC’s‘Good Food’ publicationreported earlier this year that Cannabidiol (CBD) is becoming increasingly popular in the health world. It is ...
Keller & Heckman: United States: California OEHHA Adopts Safe Harbor Warning Regulations For Cannabis Smoke And Delta-9-THC

Keller & Heckman: United States: California OEHHA Adopts Safe Harbor Warning Regulations For Cannabis Smoke And Delta-9-THC

Recently, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) adopted safe harbor warning regulations for cannabis smoke and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) ...
Troutman Pepper: Bipartisan Marijuana Research Bill Heads to Biden’s Desk

Troutman Pepper: Bipartisan Marijuana Research Bill Heads to Biden’s Desk

The Senate recently passed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (the Act) by a voice vote after the House of ...
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman: A Complete Breakdown Of New York’s Latest Cannabis Guidance

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman: A Complete Breakdown Of New York’s Latest Cannabis Guidance

At the end of last week, the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) released new guidance for their upcoming Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries. This guidance reiterates ...
Prince Lobel:  New York Issues First Recreational Dispensary Licenses and Approves Proposed Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations

Prince Lobel: New York Issues First Recreational Dispensary Licenses and Approves Proposed Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations

On November 21, 2022, the New York State Cannabis Control Board (Board) approved 36 provisional Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) ...
Bradley: Off to the Races: Executive Order Allows Use of Medical Marijuana in Kentucky

Bradley: Off to the Races: Executive Order Allows Use of Medical Marijuana in Kentucky

On November 15, 2022, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued Executive Order 2022-798 authorizing the use of medical cannabis in the ...
Dykema:  Legal Options for Investors and Owners of a Financially Struggling Marijuana Business

Dykema: Legal Options for Investors and Owners of a Financially Struggling Marijuana Business

The adult-use marijuana market in Michigan has seen a plunge in the price of marijuana. According to the Cannabis Regulatory ...
Frank Legal & Tax: "HIGH” Standards in Thailand; Regulations to Unlock Cannabis Industry

Frank Legal & Tax: “HIGH” Standards in Thailand; Regulations to Unlock Cannabis Industry

In the wake of shared global challenges, tourism and green growth is the way forward for Thailand’s sustainable economy. Specifically, ...
Seyfarth Shaw: Intellectual Property and Cannabis – Where do we Stand?

Seyfarth Shaw: Intellectual Property and Cannabis – Where do we Stand?

The state of intellectual property is in flux within the cannabis industry. On the eve of MJBizCon, below is a ...
Green Light Law Group: 5 Key Terms in New York Cannabis Leases

Green Light Law Group: 5 Key Terms in New York Cannabis Leases

If you are entering New York’s regulated cannabis market—as a cannabis producer, processor, retailer, or otherwise—there’s a good chance at ...
Harris Bricken: California Cannabis Company Hit With False Advertising Claims

Harris Bricken: California Cannabis Company Hit With False Advertising Claims

We’ve anticipated this for a while, but a recent lawsuit indicates that certain marijuana company mislabeling antics are getting called ...
Womble Bond Dickinson: Cannabis Legalization on the Ballot: Maryland and Missouri Join Growing List of States Legalizing Recreational Cannabis

Womble Bond Dickinson: Cannabis Legalization on the Ballot: Maryland and Missouri Join Growing List of States Legalizing Recreational Cannabis

While President Biden recently announced a shift in how cannabis legalization may move forward at the federal level, voters in five ...
Bradley: American Cannabis Policy Is the Definition of Insanity

Bradley: American Cannabis Policy Is the Definition of Insanity

I was relieved to learn that Albert Einstein never actually said that “[i]nsanity is doing the same thing over and over again ...
Clark Howell: SB-1326 Cannabis Interstate Agreements

Clark Howell: SB-1326 Cannabis Interstate Agreements

The chatter around interstate cannabis commerce has lately become louder, with the Governor’s approval of California’s Interstate Agreements legislation (SB-1326), ...
Ward & Smith P.A.: Lawful Use of Cannabis in North Carolina’s Workplace   The employer/employee relationship is among the most regulated.

Ward & Smith P.A.: Lawful Use of Cannabis in North Carolina’s Workplace The employer/employee relationship is among the most regulated.

There are many (some argue too many) federal and state laws that govern how employers may and may not treat applicants and ...
Harris Bricken: Brazil’s Elections and Cannabis

Harris Bricken: Brazil’s Elections and Cannabis

Brazil’s elections recently took place, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voted into a third term as Brazil’s president. To learn ...
Davis Malm & D’Agostine: Highlights Of The New Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Act

Davis Malm & D’Agostine: Highlights Of The New Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Act

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law all but one section of Senate Bill S3096, “An Act Relative to Equity ...
Prince Lobel:  New York Eases Testing Requirements for Cannabis Flower Products

Prince Lobel: New York Eases Testing Requirements for Cannabis Flower Products

On November 2, 2022, the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) updated its Laboratory Testing Limits for unextracted cannabis products ...
Prince Lobel - New York State Office of Cannabis Management Issues Guidance for Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries

Prince Lobel – New York State Office of Cannabis Management Issues Guidance for Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries

On Friday, October 28, 2022, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released its first Guidance for Adult-Use Retail ...
Morrison & Foerster LLP: Germany - Ministry Of Health Grants First Glimpse On The Upcoming Cannabis Legalization And Seeks Green Light From The European Commission

Morrison & Foerster LLP: Germany – Ministry Of Health Grants First Glimpse On The Upcoming Cannabis Legalization And Seeks Green Light From The European Commission

In November 2021, in its coalition agreement, the newly elected German Federal Government announced its plans to legalize cannabis for ...

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Author Bios

Canada
Matt Maurer – Minden Gross
Jeff Hergot – Wildboer Dellelce LLP

Costa Rica
Tim Morales – The Cannabis Industry Association Costa Rica

Nicaragua
Elvin Rodríguez Fabilena

USA

General
Julie Godard
Carl L Rowley -Thompson Coburn LLP

Arizona
Jerry Chesler – Chesler Consulting

California
Ian Stewart – Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Otis Felder – Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Lance Rogers – Greenspoon Marder – San Diego
Jessica McElfresh -McElfresh Law – San Diego
Tracy Gallegos – Partner – Fox Rothschild

Colorado
Adam Detsky – Knight Nicastro
Dave Rodman – Dave Rodman Law Group
Peter Fendel – CMR Real Estate Network
Nate Reed – CMR Real Estate Network

Florida
Matthew Ginder – Greenspoon Marder
David C. Kotler – Cohen Kotler

Illinois
William Bogot – Fox Rothschild

Massachusetts
Valerio Romano, Attorney – VGR Law Firm, PC

Nevada
Neal Gidvani – Snr Assoc: Greenspoon Marder
Phillip Silvestri – Snr Assoc: Greenspoon Marder

Tracy Gallegos – Associate Fox Rothschild

New Jersey

Matthew G. Miller – MG Miller Intellectual Property Law LLC
Daniel T. McKillop – Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

New York
Gregory J. Ryan, Esq. Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP
Tim Nolen Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Oregon
Paul Loney & Kristie Cromwell – Loney Law Group
William Stewart – Half Baked Labs

Pennsylvania
Andrew B. Sacks – Managing Partner Sacks Weston Diamond
William Roark – Principal Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin
Joshua Horn – Partner Fox Rothschild

Washington DC
Teddy Eynon – Partner Fox Rothschild