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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have more news from Virginia. Trulieve lists on Wall Street. Idaho could prohibit cannabis legalization...more
In the June edition of For Your Consumption, our food & beverage digest of court cases and litigation trends affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, corn is dressed up as apples, salsa is spicier...more
Shortly after announcing a case against a chemical supplier for failing to disclose imports of “hundreds of millions of pounds of toxic chemicals and their intended use,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Nestlé acquired the remaining stake in yfood Labs GmbH, a European "smart food" RTD meals brand, in a deal valuing yfood at $523 million....more
The Court of Appeals of Georgia (5th Division) (“Court”) addressed in a June 1st Opinion an issue arising out of the disposal of domestic septage. See Docket Number A26A0366. BOWEN et al., v. COWN....more
AGI SURETRACK LLC v. FARMERS EDGE INC. - Before Moore, Mayer, and Lourie. Appeal from the District of Nebraska. Patents claiming data collection, processing, and transmission using generic computer components are...more
Addressing patent eligibility and attorneys’ fees, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that five farming data patents were directed to patent-ineligible subject matter, but...more
In The Usual Suspects, Verbal Kint explains the final reveal of the film, and I stress the world “film”: “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”...more
On June 5, 2026, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued California Notice 2026-05 announcing the availability of the semiannual report summarizing the reevaluation status of pesticide products during...more
On May 4, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Judges Lourie, Prost, and District Judge Burroughs) affirmed a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas...more
Businesses using food and agricultural packaging may apply for a categorical exclusion from SB 54, California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) program for packaging and plastic food service ware. But they must...more
In the last days of the Biden administration in January 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Draft Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group analyzes a sharp increase in California Proposition 65 enforcement activity targeting aflatoxins in food products and outlines practical steps companies can take to reduce...more
With the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) set to enter into application on 30 December 2026, the focus is rapidly shifting from the question of what the EUDR requires to the far more consequential question...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has initiated the rollout of its new pesticide application submission service within its MyPeST application. EPA plans to replace the...more
This update provides information about party filings with the district court and parallel rulemaking efforts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which provide potential insight...more
On June 1, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation reducing tariff rates on certain agricultural equipment, mobile industrial equipment and machinery, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) equipment under...more
Prater named new head of FDA Human Foods Program. Donald Prater, DVM, has been appointed Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He replaces Kyle Diamantas, who was named...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see lawsuits filed to block cannabis rescheduling. Minnesota is taking steps to overhaul their...more
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The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (“NSAC”) issued a May 15th report titled: Inside the House’s FY27 Agriculture Spending Bill (“Report”). ...more
After months of anticipation, on May 28, 2026, Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced a bill to legalize and tightly regulate consumable hemp products. The bill – entitled the Lawful Hemp Protection Act (“LPHA”) – was...more
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The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) FIFRA 25(b) Workgroup has released updated guidance intended to aid registrants in developing product efficacy data to support claims on products that qualify...more