January 2024
Dentons: Update on the Current Developments in the German Legalization Process
In August 2023, the Federal Cabinet passed the “Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis and on the Amendment of ...
Phillips Lytle LLP: New Drug Application is a Major Milestone for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
On December 12, 2023, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) announced their submission of a ...
Dentons: Amy Rubenstein: Cannabis Cos.Must Heed PFAS Risks In Products, Packaging
Most operators in states that have legal, medical or adult-use cannabis sales have become familier with the stringent packaging and ...
Cultiva Law: David Joyce & States 2.0
While the federal government continues to postpone or otherwise delay any meaningful cannabis reform from happening on that very crucial ...
Cultiva Law: ConBud in New York – Taking Social Equity to New Heights
Given the decades of socio-economic damage and incarceration caused by the somehow still ongoing drug war, the long path of ...
Lisa Pittman: 2023: Year in Texas Cannabis Legal Developments and National Hemp Litigation Trends
2023 saw a number of consequential legal developments for the cannabis industry despite the failure of any law, pro or con, related ...
Cultiva Law: Santa Cruz Dispensary Self Defense
In the past two years, the crime rate in California has risen by a significant degree. In a 2022 report from ...
PRINCE LOBEL: VARISCITE 2.0? LAWSUIT CHALLENGES NEW YORK CANNABIS RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
On December 18, 2023, a pair of applicants for adult use cannabis licenses filed a lawsuit challenging the residency requirements ...
Harris Sliwoski: Oregon Cannabis: State of the State (2023)
Welcome to the eighth annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. Last year was memorable for Oregon the industry, ...
BGM: Cannabis Industry Predictions for 2024
Let’s look at the latest insights and 2024 predictions for the cannabis industry. This blog addresses the changing landscape, including ...
Seyfarth: What’s the Delta? How Delta-8 Can Provide Trademark Rights for Hemp and Marijuana
A Texas appellate court recently upheld a decision to prevent a ban on the sale of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products ...
Husch Blackwell: Top Cannabis Scams of 2023
Overall, 2023 was a tough economic year for the entire cannabis industry. And with lean economic times comes a myriad ...
Bradley: AMCC Awards Five Integrated Licenses, Chaos to Follow
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission(AMCC) awarded the five coveted licenses in the Integrated Facility category. The five licenses were awarded ...
McGuire Woods: FDA Warning Letter Declares Delta-8 and CBD Gummies ‘Adulterated Foods’
On Dec. 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to the owners of online hemp, tetrahydrocannabinol ...
Bond Schoeneck & King: NY’s Cannabis Control Board Settles with Plaintiffs in 2 Suits that will End
On Dec. 1, 2023, a New York State Supreme Court Justice in Ulster County approved the settlement by the New ...