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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

The Week in Weed: April 2025 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/11/2025

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Delaware dealing with a delay in setting up a retail market. A move to put a legalization...more

The Week in Weed: March 2025 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/28/2025

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

Georgia Legislature Considering Substantial Overhaul to Medical Marijuana, Hemp Laws

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/12/2025

I’ve had Georgia on my mind these days. I needed to get that out immediately because otherwise I would have been hearing that song in my head the entire time I was writing. As is the case in many capitals around the...more

Alabama Legislature Weighs Substantial Cannabis Reforms: Let’s All Take a Deep Breath

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/4/2025

Well, it’s officially crazy season. An annual tradition in the Alabama statehouse since the inception of Alabama’s medical cannabis program, last week we saw a flurry of cannabis-related bills introduced with great fanfare...more

It’s The Hope That Kills You: My Experience with Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Experiment

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/20/2025

If you haven’t seen Ted Lasso, you need to do that immediately (after reading this). In the final episode of the first season, Ted Lasso – an American football coach hired, for reasons that don’t matter here, to coach an...more

The Week in Weed: January 2025 # 5

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/3/2025

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Senator Elizabeth Warren offers the Department of Government Efficiency a marijuana-related way to save...more

Weed-ing Through the Laws: A Snapshot of US Cannabis Legislation

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/24/2025

Marijuana legislation is continuing to evolve in the new year across jurisdictions throughout the U.S. Below, we dive into a brief survey of notable changes to marijuana legislation across the U.S. during the first three...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

Alabama Court Signals Possible Willingness to Allow Medical Program to Move Forward in Part

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/10/2024

Over the past nearly two years, I have been talking to friends, clients, and basically anyone at parties about the slow progress (if I might be permitted to use that word in this context) of the Alabama medical cannabis...more

Alabama Awards Two Additional Cannabis Cultivation Licenses

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/13/2024

The Alabama medical cannabis program has been FUBAR for a while now, but there was at least some good news for two applicants last week....more

And They’re (Almost) Off! Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Applications Due Soon

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/3/2024

Thoroughbreds shouldn’t be the only ones racing towards a finish line in Kentucky in the near future. Those vying for a precious medical cannabis business license in Kentucky’s new medical cannabis program will also need to...more

Proposal to Revamp Alabama Medical Cannabis Program Met with Near-Unanimous Opposition

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/4/2024

During a hearing today on SB276, a proposal released only yesterday that would fundamentally change the landscape of Alabama’s nascent medical cannabis program, would have probably been less one-sided if the proposal called...more

Kentucky Issues First Tranche of Regulations for Medical Cannabis Program

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 1/8/2024

The published draft regulations are now subject to a public review and comment period. Individuals have until March 31, 2024 to submit written comments on the draft regulations to the Cabinet. In turn, if requested, the...more

AMCC Awards Five Integrated Licenses, Chaos to Follow

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/13/2023

Yesterday the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission(AMCC) awarded the five coveted licenses in the Integrated Facility category. The five licenses were awarded to: 1. Trulieve AL 2. Sustainable Alabama 3. Wagon Trail...more

Third Time a Charm for Alabama Medical Cannabis Awards?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/4/2023

I feel like Bill Murray’s character in Groundhog Day. I keep writing the same blog post in some way heralding the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission’s awarding of licenses to would-be operators. Well, on Friday it happened...more

This Will Be Our Year, Took a Long Time to Come: Will 2024 Be the Year for Marijuana Legalization in North Carolina?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/9/2023

Once hailed by observers as the southern state most likely to legalize marijuana first, North Carolina has not kept pace with its northern neighbors in adopting laws to promote the growth of a vibrant medicinal and...more

Alabama Medical Cannabis Licensing Program Halted (Again): Is the Levee Goin’ to Break?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/1/2023

I have literally (yes, literally) lost track of the number of times that the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission or a court has ordered a halt to the AMCC’s efforts to issue licenses to medical cannabis operators. If you...more

Wow: Alabama Commission Pauses Medical Cannabis License Awards

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/19/2023

In a shocking development only four days after announcing its intent to issue 21 licenses to cultivators, processors, dispensaries, secured transporters, laboratory testing facilities, and integrated facilities, the Alabama...more

Texas Legislature Poised to Expand Access to Medical Patients as Texas Dispensing Organization License Round Closes

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/26/2023

Texas may soon dramatically expand its medical cannabis market and increase access to medical cannabis products to thousands of additional patients across the state. Currently, there are only three licensed “Dispensing...more

Mid-Atlantic Cannabis Regulatory Update

Troutman Pepper Locke on 5/5/2023

Several mid-Atlantic state legislatures recently took significant action on the cannabis front, setting the stage for a major expansion of the cannabis market in the region. The impact of these laws varied widely, as shown by...more

Is Texas Getting Ready to Expand Its Compassionate Use Program?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/18/2023

On January 16, 2023, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Regulatory Services Division (RSD) announced it would begin accepting new applications for medical cannabis dispensaries in Texas, under the Lone Star State’s...more

Cannabis Ballot Measures Post-Election Follow-Up

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 11/11/2022

As discussed in our recent cannabis coverage, going into this week’s midterm election, five states had ballot measures giving their constituents an opportunity to weigh in on cannabis legalization. As the votes are tallied,...more

Cannabis Laws & the Southern States

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/15/2022

The changes in the cannabis industry in Southeastern United States represent some of the most surprising and remarkable changes in the history of the industry... Originally published by Bloomberg Law....more

Senators Schumer, Booker, and Wyden File Long-Awaited Federal Cannabis Bill

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 7/25/2022

On July 21, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) formally filed the much-anticipated Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act...more

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