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Medical Marijuana refers to the use of marijuana to treat or alleviate symptoms of certain illnesses. A growing number of states permit individuals to use marijuana on the recommendation of a physician. Despite state laws to the contrary, Federal law still prohibits the use or possession of marijuana. The conflict between state and federal law on this issue has created interesting enforcement issues and significant legal hurdles for medical marijuana providers. less -

Native American Tribal Sovereignty and the Cannabis Industry

Vicente LLP on 6/3/2025

Native American Tribal sovereignty and the budding cannabis industry have intersected in a unique way, giving rise to an evolving landscape. Exercising their inherent rights to self-governance, many Tribes are exploring and...more

Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q1 2025

Benesch on 3/28/2025

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

Navigating Cannabis Leasing: Legal and Practical Considerations for Landlords

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/26/2024

The cannabis industry in the United States has experienced rapid growth, with an increasing number of states legalizing the use of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes. As of 2023, nearly half of the U.S....more

Intoxicating Hemp in Wisconsin

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/16/2024

America’s Dairyland does not currently have any form of either medical or adult-use cannabis. The state has tried and failed at least a couple of times on convening medical cannabis legislation (see here on the latest attempt...more

The End of Zero-Tolerance Drug Policies

McGlinchey Stafford on 9/26/2024

Zero-tolerance drug policies in the workplace are an endangered species. Traditional drug laws and policies as they relate to the workplace are being upended, and employers are increasingly struggling to grapple with the...more

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Recommends Rescheduling Marijuana To Schedule III, Similar to Tylenol With Codeine

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/2/2024

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will recommend that marijuana should be rescheduled from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, according to an announcement made April 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Justice. ...more

Law of the Land? Cannabis, Preemption, and SCOTUS [More with McGlinchey Ep. 37]

McGlinchey Stafford on 4/13/2022

Cannabis is illegal under federal law, but legal for certain uses in many states. Might the U. S. Supreme Court resolve this conflict in a Workers’ Comp case? In this episode of the "More with McGlinchey" podcast, attorneys...more

MarkIt to Market® - December 2020: Watching the Pot™

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 12/30/2020

Trailblazing Legislation to Watch in 2021 - Welcome to our first installment of Watching the Pot™, which will provide summaries on recent buzz-worthy cannabis information, including decisions, legislation, news, and cases...more

MarkIt to Market® - December 2020

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 12/28/2020

[co-author: Joseph Diorio, Law Clerk] The December 2020 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses the implications of Brexit on .eu domain names owned by UK registrants, recent cannabis legislation,...more

Global Developments and Considerations for Registering Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Trademarks

Haug Partners LLP on 3/5/2020

This article discusses the global developments for the registration of cannabis and cannabis-related trademarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union....more

Department of Transportation Cautions Employers About CBD Use By Regulated Workers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/20/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: As we reported here, the CBD (cannabidiol) craze is sweeping the nation. By 2022, it is expected to be a $22 billion per year industry. That said, if a CBD product has a concentration of more than 0.3% of...more

The House Passes Cannabis Banking Legislation: Implications for the Financial Services Industry

White & Case LLP on 10/9/2019

On September 25, 2019, the US House of Representatives ("House") passed, by a vote of 321 to 103, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act ("SAFE Banking Act"), bipartisan legislation designed to secure and regulate...more

America's Growing Embrace of Cannabis

Lathrop GPM on 8/8/2019

The laws and regulations of the U.S. and each individual state are evolving at a significant pace concerning one genus of flowering plants, and mostly with a tender embrace. Despite being criminalized for the greater part...more

What Is CBD Oil and Why Should Employers Care to Know?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/30/2019

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a nonintoxicating compound found in both marijuana and hemp that can be extracted and combined with oil for ingestion or inhalation through the use of a vaporizer. In recent months, retailers in many...more

MarkIt to Market - March 2019: What’s the Answer: Does the 2018 Farm Bill Create a Path for Federal Trademark Registration of CBD...

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/8/2019

Consumer products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are part of a growing market segment that—legal or not—is booming. Because cannabis is largely viewed as a commodity, branding and intellectual property in this space are...more

Hemp Poised for Resurgence Following Farm Bill's Passage - The National Law Journal

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/25/2019

Centuries after American colonists were required by law to grow hemp, and decades after it was then outlawed by Congress, one of the nation’s oldest and most versatile crops is poised for a resurgence. The 2018 Farm Bill,...more

Legalization of Hemp Opens Door to Federal Trademark Registration for Hemp and CBD Products

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 12/18/2018

The proposed amendment to remove hemp from the federal government's list of Schedule 1 drugs is likely to trigger a wave of federal trademark registrations. ...more

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