On March 31, 2021, New York became the 16th state in the U.S. (with New Mexico poised to become the 17th any day now) to legalize the recreational use of cannabis by people 21 years old or older, paving the way for the...more
4/13/2021
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Earlier this year, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued additional guidance on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in the area of scientific health research.
In key takeaways...more
3/5/2021
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In the waning days of the legislative session, the California Legislature this month passed several notable measures amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). While the Legislature surprised many by rejecting a...more
In the late afternoon of December 12, 2018, both houses of Congress passed the $867 billion-dollar Farm Bill (“2018 Farm Bill”), which, among other things, removes industrial hemp and its byproducts from the definition of...more