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California Shuts Down Illegal Cannabis Operation in Monterey County. Recently, officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) shut down an illegal cannabis and hemp operation...more
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Company to Expand Clinical Trial of Cannabis Therapy for Tourette Syndrome. A pharmaceutical company focusing on the development of therapies to treat disorders of the central nervous system...more
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D.C. Passes Emergency Bill Allowing Adults to Self-Prescribe Medical Marijuana. Recently, D.C. councilmembers unanimously voted to pass, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed, an emergency bill...more
On June 24, 2022, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state of Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Five justices joined Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion for the Court, with Chief Justice...more
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Medical Cannabis Workers’ Compensation Case. On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court denied two petitions for a writ of certiorari brought by injured workers in...more
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FDA Continues CBD Warnings; Sends Letters to Companies Selling CBD Products for Food-Producing Animals. On May 26, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to four...more
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FDA Warns Companies Selling Delta-8 Products. On May 4, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to five companies for selling products labeled as containing delta-8...more
On April 28, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two proposed product standards that would ban all characterizing flavors in cigars and menthol flavoring in cigarettes.
These proposed rules build...more
On April 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion (no. 22-07) regarding physician ownership of a medical device company that manufactures...more
In February 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a qui tam action alleging that the defendant had violated the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). In its...more
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Virginia Access to Medical Cannabis and Delta-8 Ban Moving Forward. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin approved Senate Bill 591, which eliminates existing requirements for medical cannabis patients to...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is accepting comment until June 6, 2022, on its proposed rule, National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-Party Logistics Providers....more
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MORE Act Passes House Again. On April 1, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives again passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (the MORE Act), a proposed piece of federal...more
On March 18, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Connecticut Attorney General announced that a Connecticut eye care practice and its owners had agreed to pay $192,699 to resolve allegations that the practice improperly...more
Connecticut Accepts Unlimited Applications Through Cannabis License Lottery In February 2022, Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) started accepting applications for certain cannabis licenses for a period of...more
On Feb. 9, 2022, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced S. 3620, the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act.
The bill proposes to create a Commission on Health Data Use and Privacy...more
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New Hampshire Opens Door to Accommodating Use of Medical Marijuana. On Jan. 14, 2022, a New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling opened the door to potentially allow cannabis prescribed in accordance with...more
On Feb. 23, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the Texas Medical Association and Dr. Adam Corley, striking down a portion of an interim final rule...more
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Bans Certain Vaporized Products. The Pennsylvania Department of Health Office of Medical Marijuana recently banned any cannabis product containing ingredients not...more
Every year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) releases an annual Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs: OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations. HHS...more
In January 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released finalized guidance on premarket pathways for combination products.
While the guidance is not binding, it provides industry participants with valuable...more
On Jan. 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enforce its interim final rule requiring many Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers to vaccinate...more
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Drug Enforcement Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Hemp Industries Association DEA Rule Challenge. On Nov. 29, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) filed a pair of briefs for separate...more
Update (Jan. 15, 2022): After the Jan. 14, 2022, publication of this alert, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued updated guidance to State Survey Agency directors providing 30 days (by Feb. 13) for facilities...more
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Happy 2022!
In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward...more