Recently enacted Pennsylvania Senate Bill 773 (SB773) introduces several amendments intended to expand opportunities and increase competition among existing cannabis licensees in Pennsylvania. The bill seeks to support...more
1/23/2024
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Business Licenses ,
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Licensing Rules ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Monopolization ,
Multistate Corporations ,
Pennsylvania ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
As a result of a legal challenge by the Oregon Cannabis Industry Alliance and cannabis cultivators in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) aspergillus fungus testing rule for marijuana, marijuana products, and...more
10/25/2023
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Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Oregon ,
Recreational Use ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
Testing Requirements ,
Zero Tolerance Policies
On October 2, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy posted a general notice indicating that it had voted to rescind the request for applications (RFA) for a Pharmaceutical Processor license in Health Service Area I. The RFA will now...more
10/11/2023
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HSA ,
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Medical Marijuana ,
Patient Access ,
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Virginia
Several mid-Atlantic state legislatures recently took significant action on the cannabis front, setting the stage for a major expansion of the cannabis market in the region. The impact of these laws varied widely, as shown by...more
Is delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) legal to sell in Virginia? We previously reported that the legislature rejected the governor’s attempts to stymie sales of delta-8 THC, but recent developments in the commonwealth call...more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Troutman Pepper attorneys Nick Ramos, Christina Sava, and Stephen Piepgrass offer thoughts on how to incorporate, or not incorporate, regulatory approaches from the alcohol industry...more