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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

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Maryland Adult-Use Cannabis: Updated Packaging and Labeling Requirements

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Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved Question 4, a ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis, on November 8, 2022. The Cannabis Reform Act ‒ which was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore on May 3, 2023 and went into...more

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New Day, Same Story: FDA Issues Additional Warning Letters for Sale and Marketing of Hemp-Infused Human and Animal Products

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This week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) posted warning letters to five hemp companies for, in the words of the FDA, "illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD)."  The warning letters and additional...more

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Proposition 65 – Changes That Will Impact the Cannabis Sector

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The Grass is Always Greenberg welcomes Greenberg Glusker Environmental Law Partner, Sedina Banks, to discuss changes to California’s Proposition 65, officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of...more

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Prop 65 Plaintiffs Set Their Sights on Cannabis Industry

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As the cannabis industry and its associated sectors have gained increasing social and legal acceptance, these businesses have started to face an issue that has been plaguing traditional Consumer Packaged Goods companies in...more

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MarkIt to Market® - July 2021: Budding Legislation – The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

On July 14, 2021, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, together with Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden and Senator Cory Booker, released a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (the...more

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MarkIt to Market® - July 2021

[co-author: Richa Patel, Summer Associate] The July 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses fluid trademarks and the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Plus, check out the answer key...more

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Cannabis Counsel Cast: What Cannabis Companies Need to Know About California’s Prop. 65 (Even if They Aren’t in California)

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In our first Cannabis Counsel Cast episode, Partners Emily Leongini and Lynn Fiorentino discuss the potential impact of California’s Prop. 65 on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of cannabis products, particularly in...more

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FDA Delivers Latest CBD Study to Congress

On July 8, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) delivered the results of its most comprehensive sampling study on the current cannabidiol (“CBD”) marketplace to the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations and...more

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California Enacts New Warning Requirements Applicable to Cannabis and CBD Products

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California’s Proposition 65 – which already poses daunting compliance challenges for a wide range of industries – is now set to apply more broadly to cannabis and cannabidiol (“CBD”) products. Beginning January 3, 2021,...more

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California Adds THC to Prop 65 List

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California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, more frequently referred to as Prop 65, requires businesses whose products reach California consumers to notify consumers about the presence of certain...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2020 #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. The big news in cannabis this week comes from New Mexico.  Legislation introduced last Thursday would legalize...more

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CBD Industry Experiences Wave of New Consumer Lawsuits

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The cannabidiol (CBD) industry has been on the receiving end of over a half dozen new consumer class actions in recent weeks, which is likely only the beginning for the emerging industry....more

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FDA Issues Warning Letters to 15 Companies, Consumer Update on CBD Safety

On November 25, 2019, FDA issued Warning Letters to 15 companies illegally marketing cannabidiol (CBD) products. On the same day, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published a revised consumer update, “What You Need to...more

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Brand Protection for Illinois’ Budding Cannabis Industry

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On January 1, 2020, the recreational use of marijuana will be legal under Illinois law. With the formal enactment of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, it is expected that numerous new companies will be gearing up to enter...more

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FDA Explains Current Thinking on CBD and Issues Targeted Warning Letters

On November 25, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued 15 warning letters to companies selling products containing hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) and released a summary of its approach to the regulation of CBD...more

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FDA Issues Warnings to 15 Companies for Illegally Selling Products Containing CBD

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On November 25, 2019, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration ("FDA") published a press release, published a revised Consumer Update, and announced the issuance of new warning letters to 15 companies for illegally selling and...more

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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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