May 2022

Dentons: Legalization in Europe? – Candidates for the legalization of recreational cannabis in the near future

Dentons: Legalization in Europe? – Candidates for the legalization of recreational cannabis in the near future

Recently, the political landscape in several European countries has moved towards the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in various ...
Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP: After Legal Pot Bill Killed in Delaware House, Legislator Adopts Vermont’s 2-Pronged Approach

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP: After Legal Pot Bill Killed in Delaware House, Legislator Adopts Vermont’s 2-Pronged Approach

On March 10, 2022, H.B. 305, which would have become the “Delaware Marijuana Control Act,” was narrowly struck down on ...
Jeffrey Hoffman: New York's Journey to Cannabis Legalization and Licensing

Jeffrey Hoffman: New York’s Journey to Cannabis Legalization and Licensing

On March 31, 2021, the Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA), key parts of which are known as the Cannabis ...
Michael Sassano & Antonio Guedelha: GMP Article 10: Production Cost Calculation Systems in GMP

Michael Sassano & Antonio Guedelha: GMP Article 10: Production Cost Calculation Systems in GMP

When you look to the future of your company’s life cycle, financial health in planning your exact production costs will ...
Green Light Law Group: New Oregon Marijuana Testing Requirements

Green Light Law Group: New Oregon Marijuana Testing Requirements

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) adopted new marijuana testing rules that went into effect on March 31, 2022. OHA released ...
Sheppard Mullin: California: Starting April 1st, Cannabis Operators Face CEQA Compliance Requirements for State Licenses

Sheppard Mullin: California: Starting April 1st, Cannabis Operators Face CEQA Compliance Requirements for State Licenses

For many in the cannabis industry, April 1, 2022 is seen as a day of reckoning following the July 2021 ...
Clark Howell Update On California Cannabis Legislation In Play – April 2022

Clark Howell Update On California Cannabis Legislation In Play – April 2022

This bulletin unpacks five of the most interesting market-access related bills – bills that help licensees connect with consumers and diversify ...
Rivkin Radler: The Deduction of Cannabis Business Expenses Following New York’s 2023 Budget

Rivkin Radler: The Deduction of Cannabis Business Expenses Following New York’s 2023 Budget

Although the Budget includes the usual categories of expenditures we have come to expect from Albany, it also introduces certain ...
Green Light Law Group: DEA Declares Marijuana Seeds Below THC Limit are Legal Hemp

Green Light Law Group: DEA Declares Marijuana Seeds Below THC Limit are Legal Hemp

A January letter from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) revealed its official stance that marijuana seeds with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol ...
Clark Hill: Cannabis and the Environment: Seven Significant Side-Effects

Clark Hill: Cannabis and the Environment: Seven Significant Side-Effects

Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across ...
McGlinchey Stafford: Proposed Federal Marijuana Reform: Financial Services Industry Primer

McGlinchey Stafford: Proposed Federal Marijuana Reform: Financial Services Industry Primer

On Friday, April 1, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act for the second time ...
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Navigating the Cannabis Fog: Litigation Ensues Over Legality of Delta-8 and Delta-10

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Navigating the Cannabis Fog: Litigation Ensues Over Legality of Delta-8 and Delta-10

The stratospheric rise of products containing ∆8-tetrahydrocannibol (Delta-8 THC) and ∆10-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-10 THC), both of which can cause psychoactive effects ...
Arent Fox Schiff: Cannabis Goes to the Metaverse, Creating New Opportunities and Business Questions

Arent Fox Schiff: Cannabis Goes to the Metaverse, Creating New Opportunities and Business Questions

Following in the footsteps of Californians, Coloradoans, Arizonans, and Bay Staters, denizens of the Metaverse can now step inside a ...
Parlatore Law Group: Cannabis Trademarks in the Metaverse

Parlatore Law Group: Cannabis Trademarks in the Metaverse

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it is likely you have recently heard the term, metaverse. Indeed, with Facebook’s ...

Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers

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Cannabis Law Journal – Contributing Authors

Editor – Sean Hocking

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