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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, a bill headed to the President’s desk may ease restrictions on cannabis research. Facebook and Instagram...more
Connecticut’s cannabis market is poised for notable changes following a 2025 legislative session that saw text amendments being made into the 11th hour. The proposed updates have passed both legislative chambers and now await...more
Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Update - We assisted multiple clients in completing and submitting their adult-use cannabis license applications to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”), and we continue to monitor how and...more
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
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
Earlier this month, the office of the Attorney General of Connecticut announced that the state had reached a settlement with HighBazaar over allegations that the organization allowed the unlicensed sale of cannabis, and the...more
In 1989’s Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Keanu Reeves plays a stoner who gets caught up in historical shenanigans. By 2014, Mr. Reeves progressed past his teenage high jinks to become a James Bond-like action hero in his...more
A major update in cannabis law was announced by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Attorney General (AG) this past Tuesday, April 30, 2024 regarding their intent to ease restrictions on cannabis. The DEA plans to...more
After months of anticipation following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recommendation to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, we finally have insight into the...more
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will call for cannabis to be rescheduled according to a report by the Associated Press. The anticipated rescheduling follows the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) August...more
Federal trademark registration is typically unavailable for goods and services related to the sale of cannabis. But a combination of federal copyright registration and state trademark registration for these goods and...more
The cannabis industry has witnessed significant growth in recent years, marked by the legalization of medical and/or recreational marijuana in 38 states, Washington D.C., and three territories. Alongside this expansion comes...more
On November 7, 2023, voters in Ohio approved Ohio Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative (the Initiative), which legalizes marijuana for recreational use in Ohio. Among its key provisions, the Ohio Initiative creates...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a stakeholder call on May 25, 2023 to provide additional information related to the agency’s January 26 announcement that it believes a new regulatory framework for cannabidiol...more
Facing a deadline that would have forced the state’s conditional cannabis supply chain to cease operations, New York extended conditional adult-use cultivators and processors’ ability to minimally process and distribute...more
On February 3, 2022 the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) released its first set of cannabis license applications which is the first step for licensee hopefuls who wish to participate in the state lottery...more
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) has just released important guidance regarding the Adult Use Cannabis Statute, clarifying that communities with under 25,000 residents may host one licensed retail...more
Hemp and marijuana both come from the cannabis sativa plant but as a result of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis sativa with a THC content of less than 0.3% was removed from the federal...more
While the country wrestles with the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government and many state governments recently made key determinations that could shape the future of the cannabis, hemp, and CBD industries for years to...more
Let’s start off with the DEA. On Monday, they released a proposed rule to expand marijuana research. For the first time, more than one institution would be permitted to register with the agency and grow cannabis. The...more
A point of sale vendor for at least three cannabis dispensaries in the United States exposed the personal data of at least 30,000 cannabis users, including full names, photo IDs, dates of birth, telephone numbers, home...more
If you are in the cannabis industry, you should already know Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code. It consists of only one sentence...more
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
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ll start off with Congress, where the House Energy & Commerce Committee held a hearing on marijuana on...more
Manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of CBD products should embrace and participate in reform to address public health concerns, write Bilzin Sumberg attorneys. Consumer groups like the Arthritis Foundation are stepping...more