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Hochul Signs Law to Revive Cannabis Farmers’ Markets (Growers’ Showcases) via New Event Permit

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Heading into 2025 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two new cannabis related bills, one of which would bring back the previously discontinued Cannabis Growers’ Showcase program, effectively allowing adult-use cannabis...more

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Budding Issues? The Fading Smoke of One Union at a Cannabis Workplace in Massachusetts

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Massachusetts recently made an unexpected and significant decision: they chose to say goodbye to their union membership just shy of their first...more

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A Win for Cannabis Industry Workers

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On September 20, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in Robert Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc. that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) applies to workers in the cannabis industry. This is a...more

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Hemp Crop Insurance Update: "Whole-Farm" Coverage to Include Hemp

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The unavailability of crop insurance for hemp has long been a source of frustration and risk for growers in North Carolina, especially in the wake of recent disaster events like Hurricane Florence....more

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USPS Revises Policies on Shipment of Hemp and Hemp-Related Products

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Effective June 6, 2019, the United States Postal Service (USPS) revised its rules and regulations to provide new mailing standards for hemp and products derived from hemp – identified by the USPS as "Hemp-based Products." ...more

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Compliance Inspections for CBD Retail Operations in NC

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In February, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (the "Department") disclosed its intent to issue CBD Advisory Letters to hemp and CBD industry participants within our state. Since then, letters...more

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USDA Accepting Plant Variety Protection Applications for Hemp

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ("USDA") announced that it will accept plant variety protection applications from breeders of seed-propagated hemp. This is a major step forward for the industry and will allow...more

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