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10 Legal Challenges for the Cannabis Industry in 2023

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1. Cannabis Entering the Metaverse - As we discuss in greater detail here, the Metaverse provides expansive marketing and sales opportunities for cannabis companies due to its decentralized nature and the varied regulatory...more

Perkins Coie

First Circuit Strikes Down Maine Residency Requirement Under Dormant Commerce Clause

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On Wednesday, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit panel applied the U.S. Constitution’s Dormant Commerce Clause (DCC) to the medical cannabis industry in a 2-1 decision, striking down local laws requiring state...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Says Current Federal Cannabis Prohibition is "Contradictory and Unstable"

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review of a case out of Colorado dealing with a medical marijuana dispensary’s challenge to a tax code provision. After denying review, Justice Thomas—one of the Court’s most...more

Carlton Fields

You Can Transport Hemp Across State Lines, But State Governments May Object

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The federal government will not stop you from transporting hemp around the country. Unlike marijuana, which has high THC concentration, hemp has only 0.3 percent of the delta-9 THC concentration on a dry-weight basis. The...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

CBD in Foods and Beverages? Not Quite Yet

The 2018 Farm Bill may have laid the groundwork for getting CBD products on the shelves. On Oct. 27, 2018, the New York Times ran an article with the headline Why is CBD Everywhere?, noting that products infused with...more

Payne & Fears

Nevada Supreme Court Affirms that Arbitration Agreements in CC&Rs are Binding and Enforceable

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In a win for residential developers seeking an alternative forum to resolve construction-defect claims, the Nevada Supreme Court rules that arbitration agreements in CC&Rs are enforceable. Based on the following, the court...more

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Traveling with Medical Marijuana Across State Lines?

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I live in Arizona and I have a medical marijuana card, is it possible to bring medicine from out of state? In recent years, two of Arizona's neighbors (Colorado and California) have changed their laws to allow adults to...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

When "Made in the USA" Means . . . Something Different

As most manufacturers are aware, the Federal Trade Commission sets the rules for the Made in the USA designator. The current FTC standard requires that “all or virtually all” of all significant parts and processing that go...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - May 2016 #3

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases on May 19, 2016: CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, No. 14-1375: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) brought a suit in its own name...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Torres v. Lynch

On May 19, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Torres v. Lynch (No. 14-1096), holding that a state criminal offense counts as an “aggravated felony” under § 1101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it...more

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