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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 -

The Week in Weed: July 2024 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the House Appropriations committee weighed in on protecting state legal markets and rescheduling. A...more

HB 1053 Proposes Tripling Medical Marijuana Facility Proximity Rules

Lowndes on 2/8/2024

A newly proposed piece of Florida legislation, HB 1053, aims to triple the required “buffer” distance between schools and medical marijuana treatment centers that cultivate, process, or dispense medical cannabis....more

The Week in Weed: November 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/3/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see cannabis companies filing a lawsuit over the federal marijuana ban. We check in on the situation in...more

The Week in Weed: October 2023 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/13/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Georgia pharmacies selling medical marijuana. We have an update on the Ohio legalization ballot...more

Maryland Releases Draft Cannabis Regulations in Preparation for Legalization on July 1, 2023

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/31/2023

Last week the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MSA) released its draft emergency regulations for the state’s adult-use marijuana market which is set to come online on July 1. The draft regulations are subject to review by...more

Southeast U.S. Regional Cannabis Update: January 2023

Vicente LLP on 2/3/2023

VS has been keeping a close eye on the cannabis industry in the Southeast. After years of slow development, we are thrilled to say that the region is poised to experience its own green industry boom, with several states...more

Cannabis: Goin’ to Carolina in My Mind

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/26/2023

We have long suspected that North Carolina may be the next great cannabis market. In describing North Carolina as “the sleeping giant of the South,” we wrote recently: From Murphy to Manteo, North Carolina is a state that...more

Midterm Elections: Establishing New Cannabis Markets

Burns & Levinson LLP on 9/8/2022

The cannabis market in America has expanded and continues to grow with each election cycle. State lawmakers and their respective voters continue to propose and pursue the passage of ballot referendums, constitutional...more

High Cotton: The Emergence of a Southern Cannabis Industry

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/16/2022

When Neil Young wrote that “Southern change gonna come at last,” he wasn’t talking about cannabis— but he might as well have been in light of the recent and extraordinary developments in the cannabis industry in the southern...more

South Carolina’s Medical Marijuana Bill Ruled Unconstitutional, but Sponsor Vows to Keep Fighting

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/9/2022

On May 4, 2022, South Carolina’s medical marijuana bill — SB 150, also known as the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act — was ruled unconstitutional by the state’s House of Representatives. The constitutional challenge...more

Alabama on the Brink of Adopting Medical Cannabis

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/27/2021

When Alabama’s Legislature convenes for its annual session on February 2, lawmakers will once again be asked to consider a bill that would provide certain Alabamians with access to medical cannabis. And this time, supporters...more

The Week in Weed: May 2020 #5

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/31/2020

The news is mostly happening in the states this week. Oklahoma is having some medical marijuana issues. Massachusetts recreational shops reopened. Virginia decriminalized marijuana. Ohio may not put cannabis on the ballot...more

The Dome Report - 2020 West Virginia Legislature Updates, Issue 4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/7/2020

The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature just reached the 30th day, or its half way point. As of today, the House has introduced 1289 bills, while the Senate introduced 725. We will continue reporting on...more

The Week in Weed: January 2020 #4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/24/2020

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

The Week in Weed: January 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/3/2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Let’s start off with Illinois, where recreational marijuana became legal on January 1, 2020....more

The Week in Weed: December 2019

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/6/2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Regular readers will doubtless recall that legalization...more

Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission Holds Final Meeting - Cannabis Industry News Alert

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/12/2019

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission held its fourth and final meeting in Montgomery on November 7. As in the previous meetings, the meeting was organized around presentations from individuals representing different...more

Alabama Legislature Considering Medical Marijuana Bill with Bipartisan Support

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/10/2019

[This is the first in a series of client alerts regarding the status of medical marijuana efforts in Alabama.] Is Alabama poised to join the growing number of states allowing the use of medical marijuana under state law?...more

New York: The (H) Empire State?

Foster Garvey PC on 2/19/2019

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Proposed Legislation on Legalization of Cannabis - Under the leadership of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (whose party also controls the State legislature), the Empire State appears...more

Financial Services and the Marijuana Industry: the U.S. House Mulls Regulatory Reform for Financial Institutions and...

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/19/2019

Federal legislators continue to struggle over the growing disconnect between increasing State legalization of the cannabis industry, and the continued illegality of cannabis under federal law....more

Banking Pot: How Financial Institutions Can Prepare for Changing Regulations

K2 Integrity on 2/5/2019

History may view 2018 as a pivotal year for marijuana legalization. Although the year started with then U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions creating a haze over the industry and legalization supporters when he rescinded...more

Buds and Booze: Lessons from Prohibition Could Inform Marijuana Industry

K2 Integrity on 6/8/2018

Reading the leaves regarding the potential decriminalization of marijuana is confusing and contradictory; however, one certainty is that the intoxicating combination of a cash-rich industry and a multitude of sometimes...more

Cannabis Industry Update – April 2018

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 4/25/2018

With so much happening in the cannabis industry we thought we’d take this time to highlight some of the industry’s most recent happenings. ...more

Medical Marijuana – Latest Draft Regulations

Akerman LLP on 8/1/2014

Below is a summary of the changes made by the Florida Department of Health (DOH) to the draft rules to implement the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014 (SB 1030)....more

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