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In a concerted effort to combat the illegal sale of delta-8 THC edibles packaged to look like popular snacks, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have recently begun issuing...more
When Minnesota legislators passed House File 4065 in 2022 — legalizing the sale of certain hemp-derived THC edibles and beverages — few could have predicted that a multimillion-dollar THC-infused beverage market would result....more
Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers has announced four additional settlements in a series of lawsuits filed against retailers for allegedly selling mislabeled and harmful products containing synthetic THC in violation of Nebraska’s...more
On July 16 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued warning letters to five companies for illegally selling “copycat” food products containing delta-8...more
The FTC and the FDA have sent cease-and-desist letters to five companies alleging that their marketing of edible products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) violates Section 5 of the FTC Act because the packaging...more
With one of the largest consumable hemp markets in the country, Texas is a key state to watch in the ever-evolving world of hemp regulation. While many other states regulate or prohibit synthetics, establish THC mg limits on...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 Janet Yellen expressing support for the SAFE Banking Act. Germany legalizes cannabis, but not a...more
A Colorado manufacturer of cannabis-infused edible products is suing the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) of the Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) to challenge the validity of recent revisions to its inventory...more
On Dec. 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to the owners of online hemp, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) retailer Hemp-xr.com for introducing adulterated foods into...more
Last week the Ohio House proposed legislation designed to revise a number of aspects of Issue 2, the Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative, passed by over 57% of Ohioans in November. Today, the Ohio Senate proposed its own...more
Minnesota will begin issuing licenses under the new Adult-Use Cannabis Law in March of 2025. If you are operating or intend to operate in the hemp space and are looking to enter the Minnesota cannabis industry at that time,...more
Much attention has recently been placed on hemp-derived products marketed in packaging that mimics popular snack foods. Originally published in Law360 - August 15, 2023....more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Ohio legalized adult-use marijuana. Could Virginia’s elections mean a retail market? What’s happening with the...more
With the passage of Issue 2 in the November 7, 2023, general election, a new chapter of the Ohio Revised Code will be created: Chapter 3780, Adult Use Cannabis Control. While the new law in Ohio authorizes what is referred to...more
Many states with cannabis legalization have manufacturer and dispensary licenses that make and sell cannabis-infused beverages and even cannabis-infused drink mixes. What you don’t usually see is a major liquor retailer...more
Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers filed a series of coordinated lawsuits against a number of retailers selling edible THC-containing products in the state alleging that the retailers have violated Nebraska’s consumer protection...more
Public support for medical cannabis in North Carolina is quite strong. In fact, according to a Meredith College poll conducted in February 2023, 73% of North Carolina voters, including 64% of Republicans, support a law...more
Unlike so many other state cannabis laws that impose separate and distinct regulatory frameworks for hemp and cannabis, Minnesota’s newly enacted recreational cannabis law (“Adult-Use Act”) incorporates hemp-derived...more
The FTC and the FDA teamed up to send cease-and-desist letters to six companies alleging that their marketing of edible products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) may violate Section 5 of the FTC Act because the...more
I sound like a broken record, but I will say it again: To remain compliant in the cannabis industry requires an almost constant state of diligence. This point was reinforced earlier this month when the Mississippi Department...more
On April 28th join INCBA's foremost thought leaders and impactful cannabis industry professionals for our INCBA Hemp Symposium. Featuring legal experts and regulators with an overview of what to expect from regulations to...more
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) identified this week that it considers certain types of novel cannabinoids to be federally illegal schedule I substances, even if they were derived from hemp....more
Earlier this month, the medical journal Pediatrics published a new study analyzing reports of accidental child exposure to cannabis edibles from 2017 – 2022, finding that the number of young children accidentally ingesting...more
Creating further confusion and uncertainty in the hemp derived cannabidiol (CBD) markets, the FDA has determined that the existing regulatory frameworks for food and supplements are not appropriate for CBD....more
Many of us following the ever expanding cannabis industry in the United States have seen more and more CBD-infused food and drink products hitting the market and becoming readily available for consumers. There are CBD...more