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Congressional Briefing Highlights Growing Bipartisan Consensus on the Need for Federal Clarity in Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid...

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On July 17, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture hosted a closed-door roundtable briefing focused on the regulatory gray areas surrounding hemp-derived cannabinoid products. The session, convened in response to ongoing...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Cannabis Reform Legislation Reintroduced in House as DEA Proceedings Stall

With DEA’s marijuana rescheduling hearing now delayed indefinitely, the most promising prospect for meaningful cannabis reform may lie in the hands of Congress. Seemingly undeterred by the strong headwinds that have scuttled...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cannabis Summer Recap: Potential Rescheduling, Congressional Requests for Information, and Enforcement Activity

Summer 2023 saw dynamic executive, legislative, and enforcement activity in the cannabis and cannabidiol space. While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) took steps to reschedule cannabis as a Schedule III...more

Perkins Coie

Cannabis Legal Report - July 2023

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FDA and FTC Issue Cease and Desist Letters to Companies Selling Delta-8 Edibles - On July 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly sent cease and desist letters to six companies...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

Butler Snow LLP

Half-Baked: An Overview of Current Cannabinoid Laws & Regulations

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Over 50 years ago President Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” leaving housewives over the country proclaiming marijuana to be the devil’s lettuce and urging sweet Billy to steer clear of the gateway drug...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA Cites Five Companies for Illegally Selling Delta-8 THC and CBD Products

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The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued Warning Letters to five companies selling products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). In addition to the various violations...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

COVID and CBD Prove to be a Powder Keg for Federal Regulators

Cannabis operators (from marijuana to hemp-derived products such as CBD) often get the sense they are one of the central targets of the federal government’s reach. But they are not in the same league lately as the COVID-19...more

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The ABCs of CBD and Hemp: A Primer

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Hemp and marijuana both come from the cannabis sativa plant but as a result of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis sativa with a THC content of less than 0.3% was removed from the federal...more

McAfee & Taft

Franchising cannabis businesses

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Since the adoption of state legal medical marijuana in Oklahoma in 2018, commercial licenses in the industry have proliferated. Many prospective licensees lack the relevant cannabis experience to fully develop their business...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Some Things Never Change: COVID-19’s Impact on CBD (or Lack Thereof)

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Hemp production, unlike much of the farming industry, has not declined due to COVID-19.  Meanwhile, certain CBD companies have wasted no time in making unsubstantiated claims related to COVID-19.  In turn, FDA and FTC...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning? The FDA Issues 15 New Warning Letters to CBD Companies - Cannabis Industry...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a shot across the bow of the cannabidiol (CBD) industry on November 25. The FDA disclosed that it issued warning letters to 15 companies “for illegally selling products...more

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