June 2023
Cultiva Law: California Cannabis Grant
As has been heavily and thoroughly reported by now, the once-mecca of cannabis named California is suffering setback after setback ...
Cultiva Law: Washington-Oregon Cannabis Trade Bill
Despite all the economic benefits and billions of dollars in annual sales and tax revenue that the American cannabis industry ...
Rod Kight / Philip Snow: Is the DEA About To Issue A Rule About Delta – 8 THC & Other Hemp Derivatives
On May 4, 2023, during its annual Supply Chain Conference, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that it is “in the ...
Navigating the Cannabis Maze: Discrepancies in Legalization Within Canada and the United States
Throughout North America, recreational cannabis is viewed through the lenses of varying conflicting perspectives. Over the past few decades, both ...
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl: Pork, Cannabis, State Law & the Dormant Commerce Clause
The U.S. Constitution’s dormant Commerce Clause has been the basis for a number of – mostly successful – challenges to ...
mcglinchey: CBD & The Workplace, A Word To The Wise
Federally legal CBD products may – under some circumstances - cause consumers to fail drug tests. And an employer’s right ...
Dentons: Legalization in Germany – Concrete Draft Law Leaked
Germany is currently in the process of implementing the plan to legalize cannabis for recreational purposes. In April 2023, Federal ...
Green Check Verified: The Future of Financial Compliance for Cannabis Businesses
In 2014 the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued “BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana Related Businesses,” a document that laid out ...
Greenbridge Corporate Counsel:Cannabis Cannibalism: How Federal Rescheduling Could Consume the State-Licensed Industry Without Safe Harbors Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Rescheduling cannabis and THC to Schedule III of the federal controlled substances act (“CSA”) seem like well-intended efforts to support ...
Susan Burns: Cannabis: Where Industry Meets Law – What’s In A Name? Cannabis, Marijuana, Hemp, CBD, Medical, Recreational
This is the first in a series of articles on the rapidly growing cannabis industry. They are designed to provide background information and ...
Collateral Base: Two Different Visions of Social Equity Cannabis
After helping many clients get Illinois licenses for dispensaries or craft grows, New Mexico legalized it about two years later ...
Steven Groce: Update – Drug Intoxication, under influence of Cannabis/Marijuana:”Study: No Correlation Between THC Detection and Driving Impairment”
Consumption of Marijuana can absolutely impair your ability to safely drive; but the fact that you might test positive for ...
Fox Rothschild: Minnesota to Legalize Recreational Cannabis: What You Need To Know
Minnesota is set to become the nation’s 23rd state to legalize recreational cannabis. The Minnesota State Senate approved on May ...
Fisher Phillips: Washington State Restricts Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing: 4 Key Takeaways for Employers
Washington state is joining the growing trend to provide some level of protection for off-duty recreational cannabis use and will ...
Arnold & Porter: United States: What The Modernization Of Cosmetics Regulation Act Means For Hemp And CBD Cosmetic Manufacturers
On Dec. 23, 2022, Congress passed sweeping measures intended to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of cosmetics ...
Tilleke & Gibbins: Thailand: Cannabis And Hemp Business Guide
Cannabis and hemp have been classified as category 5 narcotics under the Narcotics Act since 1979. All activities related to ...
Bradley: Mississippi Department of Health Revises Medical Cannabis Regulations: Feels Like I’ve Been Here Before
I sound like a broken record, but I will say it again: To remain compliant in the cannabis industry requires ...
Harris Bricken: The Real OLCC Scandal Is There Are Two Sets of Rules
We have been working with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission incessantly since 2015, when rulemaking commenced for the adult ...
Douglas Berman: Marijuana legalization in Minnesota includes creation of expungement board to aid reforms and collect data
In a couple of articles (see here and here, also flagged below), I have advocated that modern marijuana reform efforts should include the ...
Eisner Amper: New Jersey Cannabis Business Owners: Let’s Celebrate
On May 8, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A-3946/S-340 into law, which decouples the state from the ...
Harris Bricken: Maryland Joins the Club
Maryland recently became the latest state in the United States to legalize adult-use cannabis, joining an ever-growing club. Following a ...
Cozen O’Connor: Minnesota Adult-Use Cannabis Bill Emerges from Reconciliation
On April 25, 2023, the Minnesota House passed House File 100 (HF100), a bill authorizing adult-use cannabis, by a vote ...
Silk Legal: Dr Paul Crosio: Thailand- Cannabis: The fat lady is about to sing!
The ease of buying marijuana on the streets of every province in Thailand will soon come to an end, as ...
mcglinchey: Use of Cannabis by Workers in Safety-Sensitive Positions
While states continue to regulate employers’ right to refuse to hire, discipline, or terminate employees based on their on- and ...
Prince Lobel: Alert: New Law Allows New York Cannabis Office to Curb Illicit Cannabis Stores
The State of New York has passed new legislation to increase penalties for the sale of cannabis by unlicensed and ...
Seyfarth: Clearing the Haze: The Method and the Madness Behind the New Cannabis Laws in California and Washington
On September 18, 2022, California amended its primary employment discrimination law to specifically regulate the drug testing methodologies that employers ...
Bradley: Delta Great? Tennessee Legislature Passes Industry-Friendly Bill to Regulate Psychoactive, Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids
While it appears likely that Tennessee will be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis (as we wrote ...
Jackson Lewis: Washington State to Bar Employers From Relying on Off-Duty Use of Marijuana in Hiring Decisions
The state of Washington will prohibit employers from making hiring decisions based on off-duty use of cannabis or positive pre-employment ...
Husch Blackwell: Federal Trademark Decision Impacts Cannabis Industry
On May 3, 2023, the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”)—the entity responsible for handling disputes over the ...
TramaTM: Cannabis trademarks: Navigating the challenges of the legal grey area
The cannabis industry is growing rapidly, with global sales expected to reach nearly $149 billion by 2031. Considering the ongoing ...
Harris Bricken: Delaware Legalizes Cannabis
Delaware has joined the ranks of jurisdictions with legal adult-use marijuana, with the recent enactment of two bills by the ...
Troutman Pepper: Mid-Atlantic Cannabis Regulatory Update
Several mid-Atlantic state legislatures recently took significant action on the cannabis front, setting the stage for a major expansion of ...
Littler: New York City Adopts Final Regulations On Use Of AI In Hiring And Promotion, Extends Enforcement Date To July 5, 2023
After several rounds of public comment and revision, on April 5, 2023 New York City published final regulations implementing its first-in-the-nation ordinance that ...
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP: New York’s Cannabis Market Sees New Advertising Rules
The Cannabis Control Board, a subset of the Office of Cannabis Management charged with overseeing marijuana regulations statewide, approved a ...
Husch Blackwell: Legislators Make Another Run at Cannabis Banking Law
Earlier this week, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate reintroduced legislation that would allow regulated financial ...
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