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The Week in Weed: August 2025 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is that Delaware’s retail market has opened. There are problems with dispensary locations in...more

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The Week in Weed: July 2025 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, another cannabis legalization measure cropped up in Pennsylvania. ...more

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The Week in Weed: June 2025 #3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, hemp is on the agenda, both in Texas and in Congress. SAFER Banking, less so. And finally, it was so hot...more

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Texas Senate Bill 3: A Sweeping Ban on Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products — Implications for the Industry

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On May 27, the Texas Legislature sent Senate Bill 3 (SB3) to Gov. Greg Abbott for signature, marking a potentially seismic shift in the legal landscape for hemp-derived cannabinoid products in the state. If signed into law –...more

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Connecticut Cannabis 2025: Key Legislative Changes

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Connecticut’s cannabis market is poised for notable changes following a 2025 legislative session that saw text amendments being made into the 11th hour. The proposed updates have passed both legislative chambers and now await...more

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The Week in Weed: May 2025 # 5

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the White Earth Nation signed a compact with the state of Minnesota allowing off-reservation cannabis...more

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The Week in Weed: March 2025 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, legislation that would ban intoxicating hemp is moving through the Texas legislature. We applaud the state...more

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The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see California dealing with intoxicating hemp products. The Eastern Band of Cherokee opens their...more

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What’s the Delta?  How Delta-8 Can Provide Trademark Rights for Hemp and Marijuana

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A Texas appellate court recently upheld a decision to prevent a ban on the sale of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products in the state.  Tex. Dep’t of State Health Servs. v. Sky Mktg. Corp., No. 03-21-00571-CV, 2023 BL...more

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Maryland Cannot Require Hemp Producers to Obtain State Cannabis License, for Now

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On October 12, hemp producers and retailers notched an early win in litigation challenging the legality of Maryland’s cannabis licensing program as it applies to hemp. By way of background, the Maryland General Assembly...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

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USDA and DEA interim final rules on hemp – Major issues remaining to be resolved

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While the hemp industry eagerly awaits FDA’s Cannabidiol (CBD) Enforcement Policy draft guidance, both the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have active comment periods ongoing...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l May 2020 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Releases Reopening Guidelines for Food Establishments - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a food-safety checklist for retail food establishments that...more

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Bipartisan Bill for Federal Regulation of CBD in Foods and Dietary Supplements

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 13, 2020, that (1) would allow hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to be regulated as a dietary supplement, if all of the other applicable...more

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Hemp Food – Italy Sets Maximum THC Content

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The use of hemp for the production of foodstuffs is contemplated by the Law No. 242 of 02 December 2016 (Law 242/2016), bearing provisions for the promotion of the hemp cultivation and of the agro-industrial hemp chain in...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2020 #3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ll start off with Congress, where the House Energy & Commerce Committee held a hearing on marijuana on...more

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A Budding Opportunity—Why the CBD Industry Requires Regulation

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Manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of CBD products should embrace and participate in reform to address public health concerns, write Bilzin Sumberg attorneys. Consumer groups like the Arthritis Foundation are stepping...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l December 2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letters, Consumer Update On CBD, Sparking Litigation Against CBD Cos. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a consumer update on cannabidiol...more

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FDA Stresses CBD Safety Concerns in 15 Warning Letters and Revised Consumer Update

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In its largest mass enforcement action involving cannabidiol (CBD) yet, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced on November 25 the issuance of 15 warning letters to various companies for illegally selling products...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2019 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Oregon Sens. Request Changes To USDA Hemp Rule - In a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have requested changes...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Receives Hundreds Of Comments On Hemp Interim Rule - Two weeks after opening a comment period on an interim final rule on hemp farming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Issues Interim Rule On Hemp Production - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued an interim final rule “specifying the rules and regulations to produce hemp.” The...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l September 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - U.S. Lawmakers Urge FDA to Act on CBD - A group of U.S. lawmakers, led by Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and James Comer (R-Ky.), have urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more

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FTC Issues Additional Three Warning Letters to CBD Companies

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On September 10, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters to three companies that sold cannabidiol (CBD) products marketed with misleading claims that they could treat serious diseases. The FTC aims to...more

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