Recreational Marijuana Use Legalized in NYS – Your Questions Answered
Welcome back 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. In this edition of the buzz,...more
On August 27, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a memorandum clarifying its licensure requirements for Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and Day Treatment...more
In a Dear Administrator Letter (DAL) issued by the New York State Department of Health (DOH), Licensed Home Care Services Agencies (LHCSA) were notified of "updated" and "streamlined" policies and procedures for the...more
Oregon is expanding licensing requirements for businesses that lease employees. This legislative session, the Oregon legislature enacted HB 2800, which amends Oregon’s employee leasing law. Starting at the end of September,...more
Nevada, perhaps more than any other state, understands the importance of readily available credit to its licensed casinos and gaming manufacturers. The Nevada Gaming Control Act, which forms the basis for all gaming...more
In Nevada, four tiers of registration or licensing capture almost all individuals and companies involved in the gaming industry. The overall policy for registration and licensing is to protect the public’s confidence and...more
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
Everything’s bigger in Texas, unless you’re talking about the medical cannabis program. It’s no secret that Texas has the potential to be a behemoth in the space, but for years, Texas’ medical cannabis program has lagged...more
ACI’s virtual Annual Passport to Proficiency on the Essentials of Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA equips early-career professionals with the legal and regulatory fluency needed to contribute meaningfully to product strategy and...more
The question frequently arises for participants in a nationwide construction contracting industry. Simply stated, is a licensed contractor in good standing in State A permitted to offer to contract for or to perform work...more
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., 5th Floor Auditorium and via livestream. Board members present at...more
Two states have recently finalized significant updates to their money transmission laws, signaling continued nationwide alignment with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ Model Money Transmission Modernization Act...more
More than two years after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed legislation legalizing adult-use cannabis, and eleven years after the establishment of the state’s medical cannabis program, adult-use cannabis businesses are...more
The Trump Administration is aiming to eliminate loopholes in the U.S. export controls system, expand the scope of the EAR, and ramp up enforcement. Get the insights you and your team need to strengthen your compliance program...more
Big news in Washington State this week, folks! The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“WSLCB”) is going digital!...more
The US Virgin Islands (“USVI”) is finally inching closer to launching a dual medical and adult-use cannabis program. Earlier this week the USVI Office of Cannabis Regulation (“OCR”) announced that applications for cultivation...more
On March 18, 2025, Alvotech and Dr. Reddy’s announced that the FDA accepted their Biologics Licensing Application (BLA) for AVT03 (denosumab), referencing Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA®. ...more
Like many others, we were caught up in filing a slew of Minnesota adult use cannabis applications for our clients by March 14 (which, if you were paying attention, that deadline was extended to March 15 by midnight because of...more
What if I told you that you could get a license to test medical cannabis in Alabama this July? Now is that something you might be interested in? Lost amidst the torrent of confusing messages and general circus surrounding...more
We are now less than one week away from the long-awaited commencement of Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis business licensing round and prospective applicants are earnestly preparing to file business license applications as...more
The Israel Securities Authority recently published a legal staff position aimed at clarifying the applicability of the Payment Services and Payment Initiation Regulation Law to activities conducted within trust/escrow...more
In the wake of a prior statement disavowing a schedule that had been widely circulated and purported to outline the Office of Cannabis Regulation’s (“OCR”) timeline for opening cannabis license applications, on December 16,...more
The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced Dec. 13, 2024, that the Albany County Supreme Court issued a preliminary injunction in the case of Organic Blooms, LLC, et al. v. The New York State Cannabis Control Board, et...more
At the beginning of 2024, Nevada began to require companies that service student loans to obtain a license and comply with numerous operational requirements. The law also regulates companies that make or hold private...more
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more