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Tennessee Update: TABC to Honor Existing Agriculture Licenses for Hemp-Derived Products

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We are pleased to provide an update to our recent Client Alert regarding Tennessee’s new law transferring oversight of hemp-derived cannabinoid products (HDCPs) from the Department of Agriculture to the Tennessee Alcoholic...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

From Beauty Trend to Sweeping State Mandates: What Brands Need to Know about the Rise of "Toxic Free" Laws

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FDA Stalls, But States Push to Keep It Clean Congress and FDA lauded the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), enacted in 2022, as sweeping federal legislation to increase cosmetic safety and quality standards....more

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What to know about Illinois’s 2025 amnesty programs

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On May 31, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 2755, which contains three amnesty programs the state estimates will substantially increase its coffers. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill into law...more

Adams & Reese

Tennessee Toughens Law for Underage Tobacco and Vape

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A new Tennessee law means big changes for Tennessee retailers that sell tobacco and vapor products. The new law becomes effective July 1, 2025, with some parts kicking in later. If you sell cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cloud Control: Alabama’s Newest Nicotine Regulation That’s Just Too “Juicy” to Ignore

On May 14, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed Alabama HB8 into law. Effective June 1, HB8 introduced sweeping changes that will reshape how nicotine products are sold, marketed, and regulated in Alabama. You heard that right,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

And Now the Rest of the Story: Alabama’s New Hemp Restrictions Also Legitimize Segments of the Industry

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. That’s been the tenor of what I’ve heard and read from stakeholders in the Alabama hemp industry in response to the enactment of comprehensive hemp reform legislation earlier this...more

Burr & Forman

Alabama THC Bill

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Alabama has enrolled legislation regulating the sale of consumable products (including beverages, edible products, and topical creams) containing THC or CBD derived from hemp, and has designated the Alabama ABC Board as the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Tennessee Enacts Sweeping Changes to Regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

At the conclusion of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators passed SB1413/HB1376, a lengthy bill overhauling the regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products (HDCPs). The bill was controversial and while some...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Aloha to Increased Hemp Product Oversight? Hawaii Bill Would Require Registration of all Hemp Product Distributors and Retailers...

Given that Hawaii is often considered synonymous with “hang loose” counterculture, perhaps it is unsuprising that the state’s consumable hemp product market has crested in recent years as legislators continue to balk at...more

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New Colorado law limits grocery stores’ ability to sell hard alcohol

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Colorado Senate Bill 33 was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on April 10 after passing the legislature with sizable bipartisan support. The new Colorado law blocks the state from issuing additional liquor licenses to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: November 2024 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ve got one story this week, so let’s just get to it. Cannabis had a bad night on November 5....more

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North Carolina ABC Omnibus Bill 2024 Becomes Law

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The North Carolina General Assembly passed the ABC Omnibus bill, Senate Bill 527, and it was signed into law by Governor Cooper on Monday, July 8, 2024. Most of the provisions of the bill go into effect immediately. The bill...more

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Changes to alcohol distribution laws put some franchise protections on ice

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Massachusetts franchise protection laws may be the furthest thing from our minds while enjoying a cold beverage this summer, but recent legal developments have changed the way that alcoholic beverages make their way from...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - January 2020 #9

At the midpoint of a five-session day workweek, neither the House nor the Senate took up any legislative business on the floor today. Legislators quickly dispersed from both chambers to begin an active afternoon of committee...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Unclaimed property — What’s new for gift, payroll, loyalty and stored-value cards?

A wave of new unclaimed property statutes and rules is changing whether and when businesses should escheat gift, payroll, loyalty, and other stored-value cards. Ten states have adopted new statutes or rules in this area over...more

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Washington State Buttons Up Two New Laws Addressing Worker Harassment and Assault in Hospitality and Adult Entertainment...

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently signed two bills addressing sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Both bills require covered hospitality employers and adult entertainment establishments to provide panic...more

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PublicCEO: California Clears Way for Sidewalk Vending - BB&K’s Marco Martinez and Albert Maldonado Write About SB 946

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Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed legislation that clears the way for sidewalk vendors to legally operate statewide and requires cities to establish a permitting process if they wish to regulate the industry. Originally...more

Littler

The Regular Rate Riddle in the Massachusetts "Grand Bargain" Legislation

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The new “grand bargain” legislation Governor Charlie Baker signed into law last week gradually phases out the requirement that Massachusetts retailers pay time-and-a-half for work on Sundays or certain holidays....more

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Five Important Employment Trends for Massachusetts Retailers in 2018

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Having survived the holiday shopping season, retailers should begin to prepare for any new employment laws that will go into effect in the coming year (and, of course, should ensure that they are complying with existing...more

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California Environmental Law and Policy Update - October 2014

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Environmental and Policy Focus - California becomes first state to ban plastic bags: SFGate.com - Sep 30: Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday that makes California the first state in the nation to ban single-use...more

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