December 2022
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
In November 2021, in its coalition agreement, the newly elected German Federal Government announced its plans to legalize cannabis for ...
