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States Poised to Take Action on Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids in 2024

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Over the last several years, there has been a dramatic increase in retail and online sales of products containing hemp-derived and synthetically created cannabinoids. As a result, an increasing number of states are poised to...more

Perkins Coie

Cannabis Legal Report – September 2023

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New York State Regulators Approve Final Adult-Use Regulations as Judge Bars New York State From Issuing New Cannabis Licenses - On September 12, state regulators approved final adult-use regulations and set October 4 as...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

The Tip of the Spear Piercing the Regulated Cannabis Industry: How Intoxicating Hemp Cannabinoids and the Illicit Market Pose...

Consumer demand and public support for cannabis legalization has led to sweeping reform across the Country. Unfortunately, this appetite combined with a lack of access to regulated marijuana has perpetuated both a robust and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – December 2021 #2

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Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: Hemp - USDA policy changes enhance insurance coverage for hemp producers - The USDA’s Risk Management Agency is making it so hemp...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – September 2021

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: Hemp - USDA will survey hemp producers - The USDA is expected to conduct its first hemp acreage and production survey. Sent to those...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Six Things You Need to Know About CBD and Other Hemp-containing Pet Products

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The trend toward state-level legalization of cannabis has led to a surge in cannabis-derived products and a continually evolving market with many types of cannabis products for people as well as their pets. Analysts predict...more

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Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act: What The Proposed Federal Cannabis Laws Would Mean For Hemp

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On July 14, 2021, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the discussion draft of historic federal cannabis legalization legislation, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act...more

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Massachusetts Cannabis Retailers Can Now Sell Hemp Products: What Retailers Need To Know

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The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission recently voted to issue Guidance for the Retail Sale of Hemp to clarify requirements and restrictions on the retail sale of certain types of hemp products by licensed adult-use...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

USDA Publishes Important Final Rule for the Domestic Production of Hemp

On Friday, the USDA published a long, long awaited Final Rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States. The Final Rule, which arrives more than two years after Congress first allowed for the widespread...more

Snell & Wilmer

Ownership and Financial Interest Issues in Cross-Borders Cannabis and Hemp Transactions

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The legalization of cannabis in Canada at a time when the Controlled Substances Act still applies in the United States has created a unique situation where Canada’s stock exchanges are attractive for United States cannabis...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

USDA Re-Opens Comment Period For Important Hemp Rule

Following sustained criticism from many aspects of the hemp industry, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday that it was reopening the comment period for the interim final rule (IFR) that was...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

11 Legal Considerations When Starting a Hemp Business in Mississippi

Now that Mississippi has enacted legislation legalizing the cultivation of hemp, you want to start a hemp company. You have your big idea and a business plan ready, but you begin to wonder whether you should be thinking about...more

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[Virtual Event] The Cannabis Regulatory Rounds - July 24th, 9:00 am - 3:10 pm PST

Join INCBA for our third annual presentation of The Cannabis Regulatory Rounds. We will present five hours of CLE focused on emerging issues in the US and Global Cannabis Markets... Regulating Alternative Means of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Some Things Never Change: COVID-19’s Impact on CBD (or Lack Thereof)

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Hemp production, unlike much of the farming industry, has not declined due to COVID-19.  Meanwhile, certain CBD companies have wasted no time in making unsubstantiated claims related to COVID-19.  In turn, FDA and FTC...more

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Global Developments and Considerations for Registering Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Trademarks

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This article discusses the global developments for the registration of cannabis and cannabis-related trademarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union....more

Burns & Levinson LLP

CBD as a Dietary Supplement – A Potential Regulatory Avenue for Retail Hemp Operators Selling THC Extracts

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On January 13, 2020, Representative Collin Peterson, the Chairman of the House Agricultural Committee, introduced a new bipartisan bill, H.R.5587 (Bill 5587), in the U.S. House of Representatives that would potentially...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Here We Go: USDA Approves First Round of State and Tribal Hemp Plans - Cannabis Industry News Alert

On December 27, just two months after issuing its long-awaited interim hemp rule, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the first round of state and tribal hemp production plans. Pursuant to the 2018...more

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EPA Approves Use of 10 Pesticide Products on Hemp

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December 19th, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of 10 new pesticides for use on hemp products. EPA’s approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide provides greater...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Cannabis Companies Face Increasing Consumer Protection Scrutiny

Even as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its interim rule for the domestic production of hemp, the last few months should stand as a strong reminder to the industry: in addition to complying with new rules and...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - November 2019: USDA's New Hemp Rules are a Step Towards Federal Trademark Registration

On October 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited interim final rule establishing a national regulatory framework for domestic hemp production, called the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Hemp/CBD Update- Federal and Florida Alert

The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued interim regulations establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program on October 31, 2019. The USDA anticipates that the interim regulations will help expand...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

INSIGHT: New USDA Hemp Rule May Propel Production Around the Country

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The USDA’s interim final rule on hemp provides needed clarity and certainty around its legal production. At the same time, producers must ensure they are not running afoul of state or tribal requirements. Foley & Lardner LLP...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2019 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Oregon Sens. Request Changes To USDA Hemp Rule - In a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have requested changes...more

Hogan Lovells

USDA Publishes Interim Final Rule on Hemp: Key Takeaways

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On October 31, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an interim final rule (IFR) on domestic hemp production. This rule establishes a regulatory framework for USDA oversight of domestic hemp...more

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USDA Releases Interim Hemp Regulations

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On October 31, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited regulations governing hemp. Those regulations provide critical guidance to the hemp industry following the Agriculture Improvement Act of...more

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