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On August 14, 2025, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (the “Commission”) voted to formally release its draft amended Social Consumption Establishment regulations, marking a significant step towards finally...more
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) recently published a notice of intent to adopt expedited rules and opened a 30-day public comment period. ...more
On December 13, 2024, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) voted to receive public comments to proposed Social Consumption Establishment Regulations until January 23, 2025, at 5:00 p.m....more
On Thursday, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced its intent to adopt expedited rules without a public hearing. According to the OCM, the expedited rules are “designed to regulate the adult-use cannabis,...more
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (the “Commission”) voted on December 17, 2024 to release its initial draft amendments to the Social Consumption Establishment regulations and accept informal public comments on...more
No, it’s not (just) a cruel play on words. Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a much-anticipated public hearing on the proposal to reschedule marijuana from early December until the first quarter of...more
Welcome to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry. - This month's highlights include: ...more
As we at Budding Trends reported last week, the DEA is set to finally accept the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the...more
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of the Texas Department of State Health Services, recently announced that it was accepting public comments to the current rules governing consumer hemp products in the...more
On July 18, 2023, the Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) hosted the second in a series of three public listening sessions on social consumption licenses. This session, the only one of the three sessions that will be...more
In the gift-giving spirit of the season, the Mississippi Department of Health has dropped proposed additions and revisions to the agency’s regulations for medical cannabis cultivators, processors, testing facilities,...more
The specific location of a product’s origin is more important with some products than others. Wine is the classic example, as the dirt and surrounding climate in which grapes are grown can have a profound effect on the nature...more
In late October, the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) announced the release of the state’s long-awaited cannabidiol (“CBD”) guidelines. Reversing the state’s ban from last year on the sale of hemp-derived...more
On August 20, 2020, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) pertaining to the classifications of marijuana and hemp under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) in...more
The DEA published an interim final rule (IFR) late last week conforming its own regulations to meet Congress’ 2018 de-criminalization of hemp. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”) removed hemp from...more
December 19th, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of 10 new pesticides for use on hemp products. EPA’s approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide provides greater...more
Since late February 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been promising to publish guidelines regarding hemp production. Aside from the obvious importance of these guidelines to hemp farmers, the guidelines are...more
On October 31, 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an Interim Final Rule (84 FR 58522) establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program and outlining a regulatory framework for monitoring hemp...more
Effective upon Publication, USDA’s Interim Final Rule Sets Forth One Important Part of the Regime for Marketing Hemp Products in the United States - This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - AGs Submit Comment to FDA on Cannabis - A group of 38 state attorneys general have submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s...more
In its April 3, 2018 Federal Register Notice, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced its May 31, 2019 public hearing for the scientific data and information about products containing cannabis and cannabis derived...more
While it was ostensibly convened to gather scientific input from stakeholders on how to appropriately regulate cannabis-infused products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also used the May 31, 2019 public hearing as a...more
On Friday May 31, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public hearing on the topic of cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds. The FDA held the hearing to gather information regarding the safety risks and health...more
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently changed its policy on hemp-derived products. Products and medications that contain lawfully produced hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) are now permitted on flights....more
On May 31, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held its first public hearing concerning products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds (in particular, cannabidiol (CBD), a popular additive to food,...more