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Vicente LLP

Texas Cannabis Legalization: What the SB 3 Veto Means for Hemp Businesses - UPDATED

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What is Texas Senate Bill 3? As it stands, current Texas law permits hemp-derived products with less than 0.3% THC content, which are widely available at more than 8,000 locations throughout the state. In comparison to a...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Proposed Bill from Joint Cannabis Committee Would Adopt Meaningful Reforms to Struggling Mass. Cannabis Industry

Nearly nine years after voters authorized the regulated sale of adult use cannabis in Massachusetts, the Joint Cannabis Committee is addressing the challenges (and that’s an understatement) the industry is facing with a very...more

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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q1 2025

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Movement on legalizing cannabis inches ahead on a federal level - Cannabis rescheduling hearings began on January 21, 2025, to evaluate moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act as...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New Cannabis Litigation Questions New York’s Compliance with Governing Laws

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A new lawsuit recently commenced within the Onondaga County Supreme Court alleges the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) and the New York State Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) have allegedly handled New York...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Update: DC Cannabis Enforcement

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The DC Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (“ABCA”) Enforcement Division continues to exercise its enforcement authority against allegedly unlawful cannabis and entheogenic mushroom businesses in the District. A...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

NY’s Crackdown on Illicit Cannabis Shops Also Hurting Legitimate Businesses

New York’s recent crackdown on illicit cannabis retailers is achieving its goal of aiding legal cannabis operators, but those being targeted are saying the state is violating their right to due process and killing legitimate...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Hochul Implements Sweeping Leadership Changes at Office of Cannabis Management

Gov. Kathy Hochul has overhauled leadership at the state’s Office of Cannabis Management in an effort to speed up the licensing process, improve communication with applicants and licensees, and reaffirm the state’s commitment...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

CCC Quietly Issues Guidance to Greatly Disrupt Advertising Practices

On May 21, the Cannabis Control Commission quietly published a bulletin on its website that will immediately impact retailers already struggling to maintain footing in the competitive Massachusetts market. The bulletin, which...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

A Well-Informed Start to 2024: BBK’s Guidance for New Laws in California – Part Four

In Part Four of the New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new legislation for 2024 related to election law, density bonus law, parking, labor law, microenterprises, cannabis and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Cannabis Enforcement Continuing to Grow this Past Spring

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During the past few months, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Enforcement has continued to police the areas of the cannabis industry that roll over into the SEC’s jurisdiction. In March, the...more

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10 Legal Challenges for the Cannabis Industry in 2023

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1. Cannabis Entering the Metaverse - As we discuss in greater detail here, the Metaverse provides expansive marketing and sales opportunities for cannabis companies due to its decentralized nature and the varied regulatory...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York Legislation Strengthens Efforts to Curb Illicit Cannabis Market

The “gray” marijuana market of pop-up storefronts, smoke shops, bodegas, and mobile stores throughout the New York state have been illegally selling marijuana while the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) finalizes...more

Perkins Coie

New York Cannabis Co. Investor Suit Survives Motion To Dismiss

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The District Court for the Western District of New York denied a motion on January 6, 2023, to dismiss claims alleging that a publicly traded company misled investors regarding an investigation by the U.S. Securities and...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York’s “Gray” Marijuana Market Target of Enforcement as Legal Cannabis Sales Ramp Up

Call it a conundrum: the passing of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”) allowed New Yorkers 21 years or older to use recreational marijuana legally but provided no legal way to purchase it. The result was...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Warning Sign? A New Round of FDA Warning Letters Over CBD Consumer Confusion May Signal a Shift in Government Enforcement

FDA warning letters are nothing new in the cannabis industry. In fact, we here at Budding Trends have covered this topic a number of times (here, here, and here). Not resigned to playing the hits, however, the FDA issued a...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

OLCC Escalates Minor Decoy Activity in Effort to Increase Compliance

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Cannabis retailers in Oregon should be on high alert, as inspectors from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s (OLCC) Marijuana Program have begun to ramp up the number of Minor Decoy Operations (MDOs) being conducted...more

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California Finally Breaks From FDA On CBD: Governor Newsom Signs AB-45

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On October 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-45, creating an explicit framework for the manufacture and sale of hemp-derivative products in the state of California. While hemp was legalized at the federal...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Webinar] The Buzz on Understanding the FDA Regulatory Landscape for Cannabis - October 5th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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In this webinar, we’ll discuss what we know about FDA regulation of cannabis and cannabis-derived products and look at trends in recent FDA enforcement over CBD products. Topics include: - Pathways for FDA...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bank Fraud Trial Highlights White Collar Enforcement Risks for Cannabis Industry

The trial of two men associated with an online cannabis marketplace began last week in the Southern District of New York. Prosecutors seek to prove that Hamid Akhavan and Ruben Weigand, two businessmen who worked with the...more

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