Recently, President Biden announced that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office to issue clemency actions intended to nullify prison terms...more
Heading into 2025 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two new cannabis related bills, one of which would bring back the previously discontinued Cannabis Growers’ Showcase program, effectively allowing adult-use cannabis...more
1/23/2025
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Tax Reform
Recently, the Committee on Finance of the New York City Council held a hearing to discuss the City’s ongoing enforcement efforts targeting unlicensed retailers selling cannabis and other similarly regulated products through...more
10/8/2024
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Asset Seizure ,
Business Licenses ,
Cannabis Products ,
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will call for cannabis to be rescheduled according to a report by the Associated Press. The anticipated rescheduling follows the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) August...more
5/3/2024
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Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Controlled Substances ,
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Legalization ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Devices ,
Plant Based Products ,
Popular ,
Recreational Use ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Retail Market ,
Schedule I Drugs ,
Trademark Application ,
USPTO