September 2022
Judge Mary Celeste (Ret.) (Lead Author) & Francesca Jenkins (Co-Author): Cannabis Connundrum
Marijuana and hemp are varieties of the cannabis plant. The marijuana plant appears in three types: sativa, indica, and a ...
Dentons: The Fate of the German Medicinal Cannabis Industry Post-Legalization
Since December 2021, when the current German government signed the coalition treaty pledging to legalize cannabis for recreational use, the ...
S Burns Legal PLLC: Costa Rica’s New Cannabis Law: “Opportunities For Business Development”
After several months of discussion between the legislative and executive powers, partial vetoes by the president, and expressions of public ...
Justin Kahn: Cannabis Drug Test Variability — The Science and the Implications
Legal adult-use and medical cannabis consumption is rising rapidly, but the shortcomings in cannabis drug testing have not caught up ...
Michael Sassano & Antonio Guedelha: GMP #13: Preventive Maintenance in GMP
Consistent and reliable pharmaceutical manufacturing depends on many factors, but a critical one is the process equipment. If the process ...
Travis Studdard: Uniformity Up In Smoke: How The Controlled Substances Act Treats Similarly Situated Debtors Differently
Cannabis-related debtors have been continuously prevented from accessing relief in bankruptcy. The Controlled Substances Act functions as the key culprit ...
Kelly, Souza, & Parmenter, P.C: Rhode Island Hybrid Cultivation License Applications Now Open with Hybrid Retail License Applications Coming This Fall
On May 25, 2022, Rhode Island enacted The Rhode Island Cannabis Act (the “Act”), becoming the nineteenth state in the ...
Norris McLaughlin, P.A: Marijuana Legalization and its Impact in United States Immigration Law
As of July of 2022, thirty-eight (38) states in the United States have legalized the medical use of cannabis to ...
Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani: Has The Green Rush Gone Bust? The View from the 50 States and a Glimpse into the International Future
Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. cannabis market are taking a major pause compared to last year. Following Tilray’s purchase ...
BCL Solicitors: UK: A blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cannabidiol (CBD) Products has published ‘A Plan for a Legal and Regulated UK ...
Troutman Pepper: Cannabis Residency Rules Toppling? First Circuit Is the First Domino to Fall
Certain states where cannabis (or marijuana) is legal have long been getting away with a practice that has been declared ...
Seyfarth: District of Columbia Provides Employment Protections to Cannabis Users
The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug ...
Prince Lobel: New Legislation Signed by Governor Baker Includes Significant Reforms for the Cannabis Industry in Massachusetts
On August 11, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed S. 3096, An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry ...
Gray Robinson: Know your rights as an employer in terms of legal marijuana use
The legalization of medical marijuana use in 33 states and recreational marijuana use in 11 states has led to hazy ...
Husch Blackwell: That Ninth Circuit Delta-8 Opinion and What’s Followed – It’s Not a Green Light for Intoxicating Hemp
The debate surrounding delta-8 THC and the proper regulation of intoxicating hemp products has accelerated greatly over the last several ...
Husch Blackwell: First Circuit Says Dormant Commerce Clause Applies To Medical Marijuana
A split First Circuit panel affirmed yesterday that the US Constitution’s dormant commerce clause applies to the federally illegal medical marijuana industry ...
mcglinchey: Federal Discrimination Statutes and the Cannabis Industry: An Illegal Industry Still Subject to Federal Laws
On its face it appears to be counterintuitive: United States federal courts recognizing and enforcing workplace rights for employees working ...
Ogletree Deakins: The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Marijuana Compliance
Legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use continues to spread across the United States despite the drug remaining a Schedule ...
Allen Matkins: Despite Decriminalization Of Adult Recreational Use Of Marijuana, Court Finds Its Use Is Not Lawful
Nevada’s voters decriminalized adult recreational use of marijuana by voter initiative. See Secretary of State, Statewide Ballot Initiative Question No. 2, 14 ...
Green Light Law Group: OLCC Task Force Develops Legislative Proposals For 2023 on Water Rights, Cannabinoids, and Illegal Production
An Oregon legislative task force established pursuant to HB 3000 (2021) and SB 1564 (2022) is developing policy proposals for 2023 relating to ...
Baker Hostetler: Advertising and Regulation of CBD Products
If you have been to any kind of spa, beauty supply store or health food store in the past four ...
Hard Money To Owe: Gotham Green Partners v. iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc.
A dispute making its way through Canadian courts shows how cannabis companies in the United States face stiff challenges raising ...
Michael Kyprianou Advocates & Legal Consultants: Trademark Caselaw Report: The Rise Of CBD
In the recent judgement, Christoforatos IKE v. CBD OIL SHOP LTD and others, Claim No. 1422/21, 6/7/2022, the District Court of ...
Nishimura & Asahi: Upcoming Control for the Safe Usage of Cannabis and Hemp
Thailand has paved the way for a more relax usage of cannabis and hemp, e.g., for medical purposes, promote of ...
Bond Schoeneck & King: General Counsel’s Corner: Cannabis Use in Hospitals
As our firm’s prior information memos on cannabis have shown1, the legalization of marijuana for recreational or medical use in ...
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