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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 -

Cannabis Day: Top 10 Weed Roundup of Budding Trends’ Trendiest Blog Posts of the Year

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/20/2025

As the hallowed cannabis holiday for stoners-turned-business-entrepreneurs falls upon us, we find ourselves in the shifting sands of change in the cannabis industry as usual. Not surprisingly, many states have seen...more

Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Markets: Using Tax Data to Assess Growth in Louisiana, Minnesota and Tennessee

Vicente LLP on 1/23/2025

With 2024 behind us and new state legislative sessions ahead, it is a perfect time to discuss one of the most frequently asked questions received by the Vicente Economics and Research Department: How large is the intoxicating...more

High Stakes and Political Blazes: Top 10 Cannabis Trends of 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/31/2024

2024 was a banner year for cannabis lawmakers and business operators. From Kamala Harris advocating for marijuana reforms to California’s clash of titans between hemp and marijuana markets, there was no shortage of drama in...more

Goin’ Down South: How the Southeastern U.S. Became the Current Hotbed of Cannabis Activity

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/6/2024

Part of the reason we started a Cannabis Industry team at a Southeastern-based law firm before any Southeastern state had adopted a marijuana program was because we had a hunch that the expansion of cannabis would eventually...more

The Week in Weed: July 2024 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the House Appropriations committee weighed in on protecting state legal markets and rescheduling. A...more

Cannabis Legal Report – September 2023

Perkins Coie on 9/15/2023

New York State Regulators Approve Final Adult-Use Regulations as Judge Bars New York State From Issuing New Cannabis Licenses - On September 12, state regulators approved final adult-use regulations and set October 4 as...more

Some of It’s Magic, Some of It’s Tragic: Jimmy Buffett and American Cannabis Policy

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/11/2023

Jimmy Buffett was a spirit animal of the Budding Trends blog. We don’t quote from him as often as we do the Grateful Dead, Phish, Widespread Panic, or popular movies, but maybe because in many ways his lyrics are too good for...more

Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q2 2023

Benesch on 7/27/2023

There Has Been Little Movement in Federal Legalization. This has led to cannabis investors and companies to downgrade expectations for federal legalization and focus their strategies on state reform. Federal lawmakers...more

Alabama Medical Cannabis Update: Requests for Applications Accepted Beginning September 1

Butler Snow LLP on 8/19/2022

September 1 will see the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (“AMCC”) begin accepting requests for applications pursuant to the “Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act,” or the “Alabama Compassion Act” (hereinafter referred...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

Cannabis Legislation Wrap Up for 2021

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 1/21/2022

Over the past 12 months, dozens of cannabis and cannabis-related bills were introduced to Congress. Some measures were renewed, others were introduced for the first time; however, each legislation dealt with a niche aspect of...more

Massachusetts Cannabis Retailers Can Now Sell Hemp Products: What Retailers Need To Know

Vicente LLP on 5/24/2021

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission recently voted to issue Guidance for the Retail Sale of Hemp to clarify requirements and restrictions on the retail sale of certain types of hemp products by licensed adult-use...more

Canine Cannabis? Probably Not Just Yet

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 4/21/2021

Should medical marijuana be given to animals? A bill is pending in the Rhode Island General Assembly that would make Rhode Island the first state in the country to permit veterinarians to prescribe medical marijuana to a...more

5 Things You Need To Know Before Entering The Cannabis Industry

Vicente LLP on 4/19/2021

From afar, the cannabis industry can look a bit like Oz: It’s full of excitement, colorful characters, and there’s green stuff everywhere. But a closer look behind the green curtain reveals a complex wonderland of regulatory...more

What Cannabis, Hemp, and CBD Companies Need to Know about the PACT Act

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 3/25/2021

Vape product sellers face a new legal landscape after Congress recently expanded the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (“PACT”) Act to cover vaping devices. The amendments to the PACT Act came in the waning days of 2020 as a...more

New Jersey Cannabis – Right Place, Right Time

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 3/1/2021

New Jersey Cannabis had itself a week. Following a recent decision permitting the New Jersey Department of Health, Medical Marijuana Division (“DOH”) to continue scoring its 2019 Request for Applications (“2019 RFA”) and...more

The Stay is Lifted – NJ Medical Cannabis Expands

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 2/18/2021

As many are well-aware, the cannabis industry has been plagued by litigation, and New Jersey’s recent experience is no different. Indeed, New Jersey has taken great strides to expand its medical marketplace, with the patient...more

City of Northampton Nixes 3% Impact Fee in Host Community Agreements

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 2/3/2021

In what appears to be a win-win for the city and cannabis businesses, the City of Northampton announced it is dropping the 3% community impact fee it collects from marijuana establishments and medical marijuana treatment...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

House Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 12/7/2020

One of the most debated cannabis bills in the history of Congress is H.R.3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. Sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the bill...more

Regulatory Changes to Cannabis Industry in The United States

Benesch on 11/24/2020

In recent weeks it seems every U.S. map has been shaded in red and blue. But when it comes to legalization of cannabis, the color should be green. On Election Day, five states, some “red,” others “blue” and even one that went...more

The Green Wave: Cannabis Legalization Sweeps in 2020

Goodwin on 11/5/2020

It was a Green Wave on election night, with every cannabis-related legalization measure on the ballot passing, some by surprisingly large margins of victory. As a result of the November 2020 election, the number of states...more

New York Department Of Health Releases Draft Hemp Regulations

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 10/30/2020

In the evening of October 27, 2020, the New York Department of Health released the long-awaited proposed hemp regulations. The regulations are codified at 10 NYCRR Part 1005, titled “Medical Use of Marijuana & Cannabinoid...more

The State of Cannabis in New York

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 10/21/2020

New York state seemed poised to legalize marijuana in 2020 – but those efforts, like so many others, were thwarted by COVID-19. However, we can expect this unfinished business to remain on the radar – with legalization seen...more

What Does the New Jersey Cannabis Ballot Question Actually Mean – and What are the Next Steps?

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 10/9/2020

Cannabis is on the ballot in New Jersey for the November 3, 2020 election (the “Referendum”), but what does that actually mean? Assuming it passes, does that mean I can grow at home? Open my own shop? Sell at my leisure? This...more

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