As we enter another election year, cannabis legalization is sure to be a hot button issue at both the state and federal levels. A Gallup poll from November 2023 showed that public support for legalizing marijuana reached a...more
While President Biden recently announced a shift in how cannabis legalization may move forward at the federal level, voters in five states (Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota) went to the polls...more
While states continue moving to legalize cannabis, change has been slower to nonexistent at the federal level. That may have changed last week with President Biden’s statement on marijuana reform, announcing that he was...more
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Learn more about federal and state laws and regulations relevant to the cannabis industry and the ethical considerations of legal representation for cannabis businesses.
We will address:
- Current landscape of federal...more
North Carolina’s move to join the overwhelming majority of states that have legalized the use of medical marijuana recently took a small, but necessary step as the North Carolina Compassionate Care Act was advanced by the...more
We previously highlighted the Virginia Legislature’s move to legalize adult-use cannabis. This week the Virginia Legislature passed a bill legalizing adult-use cannabis. In doing so, Virginia greatly accelerated the...more
After years of debate, New York is poised to join a growing number of states, including neighboring New Jersey, in legalizing adult-use cannabis. Over the weekend, Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced an...more
While adult-use cannabis legalization has been gaining popular support across the country, many state legislatures have been slow to translate that support into legislative action. That is changing in Virginia. In 2020,...more
In a significant move forward for cannabis research and legalization, a United Nations Commission voted to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. What does the vote mean for the...more
Hemp growers in limbo between their states’ pilot regulatory programs and more restrictive USDA rules got a reprieve from Congress late last week when federal legislators tacked an extension of the deadline for states to seek...more
Does your morning coffee need a warning label other than “Caution: Contents Hot”? A California judge doesn’t think so.
In August, a California judge ended a decade long lawsuit alleging that dozens of coffee roasters and...more
The Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules will continue this fall its ongoing discussions on amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 702.
The two possible amendments being considered for FRE 702 include...more
A growing number of lawsuits and regulations are targeting PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and the companies manufacturing these chemicals....more
As the CBD industry continues to wait for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin the rulemaking process for the regulation of cannabis-derived products — which will hopefully provide some clarity regarding how...more