November 2021

Jim Plamondon: Precision fermented cannabinoids: Disrupting cannabis flower (3rd of 3 Articles)

Jim Plamondon: Precision fermented cannabinoids: Disrupting cannabis flower (3rd of 3 Articles)

Will cheap neo-Gelato pre-rolls sell in high-enough volume to threaten the cannabis flower market? Of course they will, because of ...
Fyllo: What Every General Counsel in Highly-Regulated Industries Needs to Know About Compliance Now

Fyllo: What Every General Counsel in Highly-Regulated Industries Needs to Know About Compliance Now

Not long ago, the role of the General Counsel with regard to compliance in highly-regulated industries was largely about setting ...
Miller Nash: Cannabis Coverage Alert: Oregon Court Distills the Science of Cannabis to Find Insurance for a CBD Claim

Miller Nash: Cannabis Coverage Alert: Oregon Court Distills the Science of Cannabis to Find Insurance for a CBD Claim

Although the 2018 Farm Bill carved out hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, few court rulings have addressed the ...
Cozen O'Connor: California Splits from the FDA: CBD Now Permitted in Food, Beverages and More

Cozen O’Connor: California Splits from the FDA: CBD Now Permitted in Food, Beverages and More

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 45 (AB-45) that “prohibit[s] restrictions on ...
PLMJ: Three Years of Portuguese Medical Cannabis Law

PLMJ: Three Years of Portuguese Medical Cannabis Law

Three years have passed since the approval of the Portuguese medical cannabis law. In this period, many changes have taken ...
Alexander Hymowitz: The NBA’s Ending of Cannabis Testing is a Step in the Right Direction, but Misses the Rim

Alexander Hymowitz: The NBA’s Ending of Cannabis Testing is a Step in the Right Direction, but Misses the Rim

Authored By: Alexander Hymowitz The National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association have jointly agreed to continue to refrain ...
Robert Thomas, Scientific Solutions: The Role of ICP-MS in Understanding the Toxicological Link Between Lead Contamination in Cannabis and Hemp Consumer Products and Human Disease

Robert Thomas, Scientific Solutions: The Role of ICP-MS in Understanding the Toxicological Link Between Lead Contamination in Cannabis and Hemp Consumer Products and Human Disease

The majority of the thirty-six (36) states in the US where medicinal and recreational cannabis is legal regulate four heavy ...
Effects of cannabis oil extract on immune response gene expression in human small airway epithelial cells (HSAEpC): implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Effects of cannabis oil extract on immune response gene expression in human small airway epithelial cells (HSAEpC): implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly associated with both a pro-inflammatory and a T-helper 1 (Th1) immune response ...
Harris Bricken:  There is No Such Thing as Boilerplate in a Cannabis Contract

Harris Bricken: There is No Such Thing as Boilerplate in a Cannabis Contract

If you’re still at the point where you are playing lawyer sometimes or all of the time with your cannabis ...
Brownstein: The Current Landscape of Federal Law Governing Cannabis

Brownstein: The Current Landscape of Federal Law Governing Cannabis

For the past 50 years, federal law has prohibited the use, cultivation, and distribution of cannabis. These prohibitions have had ...
Green Light Law Group: USPS Final Rule Prohibits Mailing Marijuana and Hemp Vapor Products

Green Light Law Group: USPS Final Rule Prohibits Mailing Marijuana and Hemp Vapor Products

After months of delay, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued its final rule (USPS Final Rule) pursuant to the Prevent ...
Jackson Lewis P.C: New York Department of Labor Publishes Guidance Addressing Recreational Marijuana In The Workplace; Most Drug Testing For Marijuana Is Prohibited

Jackson Lewis P.C: New York Department of Labor Publishes Guidance Addressing Recreational Marijuana In The Workplace; Most Drug Testing For Marijuana Is Prohibited

The New York Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published guidance and FAQs entitled “Adult Use Cannabis And The Workplace – New ...
Clark Hill: California Breaks With the FDA, Poised to Legalize Hemp Cannabinoids in Food and Beverage Products

Clark Hill: California Breaks With the FDA, Poised to Legalize Hemp Cannabinoids in Food and Beverage Products

The California Legislature has passed a bill that will allow California consumers to purchase food, beverage, dietary supplements, and cosmetics ...
Matson Driscoll & Damico: Lost Profits Measurement In The Cannabis Industry 22 October 2021

Matson Driscoll & Damico: Lost Profits Measurement In The Cannabis Industry 22 October 2021

We could speak forever just about the cannabis industry and the road to 2021, but as forensic accountants who specialize ...
Michael Sassano: GMP Series #8: Manufacturing Startup

Michael Sassano: GMP Series #8: Manufacturing Startup

Your journey maneuvering through the start-up phase of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) will finish with certification of your building, processes ...

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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