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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
On July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed new employment protections into law. Although currently unfunded, the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 will prohibit employers from taking...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
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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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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
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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
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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
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ASTM International Sets Quality Standards for Sampling Hemp Seed -
ASTM International, a nonprofit organization that sets voluntary standards for a variety of industries, recently approved new...more
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Oregon Landowners Cautioned About Leasing Property for Illegal Cannabis Cultivation. Landowners in Jackson County, Oregon, were advised to do their due diligence when leasing their property for...more
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SHRM Analyzes Workplace Cannabis Use by ‘Safety-Sensitive’ Employees. On Oct. 5, 2021, the Society of Human Resource Management analyzed how state workplace cannabis laws are applied to workers in...more
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FDA and CDC Issue Warnings on Delta-8 Use. In response to a marked uptick in reported adverse reactions and hospitalizations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA ) and the Centers for Disease...more
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• The National Institute of Standards and Technology published a 196-page report from the Cannabis Quality Assurance Program analyzing cannabis testing labs quantification of CBD and THC. The...more
In episode 9 of McGuireWoods' Edible Bites video webinar series, healthcare attorneys Kate Hardey, Royce DuBiner and Janice Suchyta discuss issues pertaining to cannabis and privacy laws, such as HIPAA and the California...more
8/12/2021
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Duty to Protect ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
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In episode five of McGuireWoods’ Edible Bites video series, topics of discussion center on employment law trends, how different state laws for medical and recreational cannabis impact employees, and how organizations should...more
4/13/2021
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Medical Marijuana ,
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Workplace Safety
Episode four of McGuireWoods’ Edible Bites video series features states that have come online related to the adult recreational-use marijuana market, including what’s happening in Illinois and newly legalized markets....more
Amid a sea of regulatory changes occurring in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, several states have temporarily suspended cannabis regulation to enhance consumer access to cannabis products during the...more