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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 see lawsuits filed to block cannabis rescheduling. Minnesota is taking steps to overhaul their...more
It’s déjà vu all over again. In a move that surprised many — and disappointed more — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has vetoed legislation that would have finally established a regulated adult-use marijuana retail market in...more
In April, the New York legislature passed a bill that would reform the way many food ingredients used in the state are regulated. The "Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act," Senate Bill S1239F, now goes to Governor Kathy...more
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
For over forty years, Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code imposed a unique challenge on cannabis operators, unlike any other legal business: it taxed them on income they never actually retained....more
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
On May 21, 2026, Representatives April McClain Delaney (D-MD) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the Standards and Calibration for American Leadership in Engineering Biology (SCALE Biology) Act (H.R. 8981). According to...more
In Gramm v. Deere & Co., the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s judgment that the key claim in a combine‑header control patent was indefinite....more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on May 19, 2026, that it is extending deregulation to a corn variety, designated as DP51291, developed using genetic...more
We are going to white knuckle our way through a blog post about lawyers and guns without doing the obligatory Warren Zevon plug, but we want you to understand how hard this is for us....more
Summary: Due to tighter margins, variable profitability and reduced cash flow, many agricultural borrowers are seeking incremental credit expansions from Farm Credit lenders on their existing facilities, and we expect that...more
On May 26, 2026, the Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law the 2026 Omnibus Cannabis Bill. Sponsored by Representative Jessica Hanson (DFL-Burnsville), the law represents a sweeping set of reforms to the state’s...more
The United States recently filed a Statement by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 517 regarding the “Interests of United States in pending suits” in Corteva Agriscience...more
On May 15, 2026, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) announced a proposed rulemaking to harmonize its regulation of pesticide-treated seeds with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation...more
One week after the US House of Representatives passed a Farm Bill that expressly integrates food security into national security, Congressman John Moolenaar, Chairman of the Select Committee on China, and 13 bipartisan...more
In the summer of 2017, Phish lit up Madison Square Garden with a historic 13-night run. Your friends at Budding Trends believe the marijuana rescheduling decision calls for a rollout just as monumental, so we’ve created the...more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” are a large family of synthetic compounds that have been used since the 1940s in everything from nonstick cookware and food packaging to...more
One of the questions I have been asked most often since the Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed a final order moving FDA-approved marijuana products and state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III...more
In a recent precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit affirmed a ruling that patent claims directed to poultry treatment methods were invalid as indefinite because the term “about” failed to inform skilled artisans of the...more
BUILDING A UNIFIED TEAM FOR EFFECTIVE RESPONSE - Food product recalls are high-stakes events requiring fast, coordinated action. When teams work in silos, risks increase for consumers, operations, and brand reputation. ...more
Until recently, no state or federal law specifically governed ownership or rights in agricultural and livestock data. If ownership allocations were addressed at all, it was by contract....more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now faces a June 30, 2026, deadline to issue a final response to a citizen petition seeking enforceable per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) limits in or on certain foods....more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a Request for Information (RFI) on May 15, 2026, to solicit input on regulatory considerations related to the review of modified organisms subject to the Plant Protection...more
Key Takeaways - What Happened: On May 15, 2026, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) formally released a proposed regulation that would, for the first time, expressly define pesticide-treated seeds under...more