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Germany Set To Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

On February 23, 2024, the German Bundestag passed the Cannabisgesetz, or Cannabis Control Bill, making it the third member of the EU to legalize adult-use cannabis. Once in effect, this law will legalize adult-use cannabis...more

Another Domino Falls: Ohio Voters Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters voted in favor of Ohio Issue 2, An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis, over the strong objections of Ohio’s governor. Ohio becomes the 24th state to legalize adult-use cannabis and...more

Department of Health and Human Services Recommends that Cannabis be Rescheduled as a Schedule III Drug Under the Controlled...

On October 6, 2022, President Biden pardoned all Federal offenses of simple possession of cannabis. On that same day, Biden directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to commence the...more

A Mini-Green Wave? Two More States Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Over the past month, both Delaware and Minnesota have legalized adult-use cannabis. They are the first two states to legalize in 2023 and represent the 22nd and 23rd states to allow for adult-use commercial cannabis markets. ...more

New York Releases Significant Changes to Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations

On May 11, 2023, the New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB) of the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced revised proposed adult-use cannabis regulations. The revised regulations contain some significant changes...more

No Green Wave this time, But Two More States Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Five states voted yesterday on adult-use cannabis legalization. It was not the Green Wave of 2020, but two more states did join the growing number of states that have legalized cannabis for adult-use....more

President Biden Announces a Three-Step Approach to Cannabis Reform: Federal Pardons, an Appeal to the States, and a Review of...

​​​​​​​On October 6, 2022, President Biden announced that his Administration granted unconditional pardons to individuals charged with or prosecuted for simple cannabis possession and urged all state governors to do the same....more

Mississippi Becomes 37th State to Legalize Medical Cannabis

On February 2, 2022, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed legislation authorizing cannabis for medical use. Mississippi is now the 37th state to legalize medical cannabis. The passage of SB 2095 (the "Act") comes more than...more

New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Approves Specially Adopted Personal Use Cannabis Rules

On August 19, 2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) approved the Specially Adopted Personal Use Cannabis Rules (the “Rules”). The Rules will be effective until at least August 19, 2022. The Rules...more

New Mexico Becomes The 17th State To Legalize Recreational Cannabis

On April 12, 2021, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, signed House Bill 2, the Cannabis Regulation Act (the “Act”), which legalizes recreational cannabis in the state. In addition to legalizing recreational...more

Virginia Becomes First Southern State and 16th in the U.S. To Legalize Adult Recreational Cannabis

On April 7, 2021, a majority of both houses of the Virginia legislature voted to legalize adult recreational use of cannabis. The approval made Virginia the 16th U.S. state – and the third state this year – to legalize adult...more

Despite Legalization, Cannabis Retailers Still Face Telecom Backlash

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

South Dakota’s Legalization of Adult-Use Cannabis Hits Significant Roadblock

On February 8, 2021, South Dakota Circuit Court Judge Christina Klinger struck down Amendment A, the constitutional amendment legalizing adult-use cannabis that was approved by state voters at the ballot box this past...more

Arizona Kicks Off Adult-Use Cannabis Sales in Record Time

Last Friday, on January 22 — less than three months after voters approved Proposition 207 legalizing recreational marijuana — the Arizona Department of Health Services (“ADHS”) opened the state to recreational cannabis sales....more

The Green Wave: Cannabis Legalization Sweeps in 2020

It was a Green Wave on election night, with every cannabis-related legalization measure on the ballot passing, some by surprisingly large margins of victory. As a result of the November 2020 election, the number of states...more

Hurry Up and Wait: California Passes New Help Law But Isn't Required to Submit Federal Plan Until 2020

On September 13, 2019 — the final day of the 2019 legislative session — both houses of the California Legislature unanimously passed SB-153, which may be California’s most significant industrial hemp legislation since the...more

Congress Decriminalizes Industrial Hemp, but CBD Is Not Yet Out Of The Weeds

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

The March Toward Full Legalization Continues: Marijuana Election Results in the 2018 Midterms

During this week’s midterm elections, binding marijuana-related referenda appeared on the ballot in four states. Three of the referenda passed, and one was defeated. Specifically, Tuesday’s election added Michigan to the list...more

Significant Developments This Week in Cannabis Law

This week saw three significant legal developments for the cannabis industry in the United States – the first FDA approval of a cannabis-derived drug, Oklahoma voters’ support of a medical marijuana bill, and the introduction...more

DOJ Rescinds Obama-Era Guidance on Prosecutions of State-Legalized Marijuana Businesses and Service Providers

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a memorandum in which it rescinded guidance issued during the Obama Administration related to the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, and related money laundering...more

Marijuana Election Results: Risks and Opportunities

Trump and Clinton grabbed all of this week’s headlines, but marijuana-related referenda were also on the ballots in nine states. The results of the referenda will dramatically change the landscape of state-legalized marijuana...more

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