Dispensaries, State Attorneys General, Cannabis Products

Attorneys general urge including a safe harbor provision in the SAFER Banking Act

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/2/2025

Recently, U.S. attorneys general from 32 states and territories authored a bipartisan letter urging Congress to advance the SAFER Banking Act of 2025, which would increase access to regulated banking and financial services...more

Mississippi Attorney General Deems Hemp Beverages Impermissible in Controversial Opinion, Highlighting Ongoing Tension Between the...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/26/2024

I guess if you do this job long enough, you’ll see just about everything. This time, it’s the attorney general of Mississippi wading into the legality of beverages containing hemp. And it’s a doozy....more

The Week in Weed: May 2024 # 5

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/31/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have updates on two stories from last week: the hemp loophole in the Farm Bill and the legalization...more

The Week in Weed: January 2024 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/22/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we note that HHS released the full text of its report on cannabis rescheduling. ...more

Warning to Cannabis Companies: Your Goods Or Sale Proceeds May be Seized When Crossing State Lines

Cozen O'Connor on 2/21/2022

A recent lawsuit highlights the underlying conflicts between neighboring state laws that cannabis companies, and companies operating peripherally to cannabis companies, must consider. Key among them is: how do I protect my...more

The Week in Weed: May 2020 #4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/22/2020

The news getting the most attention this week is the reopening of Massachusetts’ recreational marijuana shops, scheduled for May 25. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized the cannabis banking provisions in the latest...more