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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Massachusetts recently made an unexpected and significant decision: they chose to say goodbye to their union membership just shy of their first...more
There is a great line in the wonderful film Charlie Wilson’s War, where Charlie Wilson (played remarkably by the inimitable Tom Hanks) describes the successful, if relatively covert, involvement of the United States...more
FDA Rejects Citizen Petitions, Declines To Regulate CBD as a Dietary Supplement - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its conclusion that a new regulatory pathway for cannabidiol (CBD) is needed on...more
The 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized the cultivation and possession of hemp at the federal level by removing it from the list of controlled substances, is set to expire in September 2023 (the Farm Bill expires and is updated...more
The New Jersey Division of Taxation recently provided guidance on registration and licensing requirements, Social Equity Excise Fees, and the Sales & Use tax applicable to companies operating in the cannabis industry. ...more
Cannabis is big business in California. Last year, tax revenue from sales was $1.2 billion and is expected to be at least $1.3 billion this year. Of course, you cannot sell products if you do not have it and you must raise...more
As the cannabis industry grows and farms and farming operations expand, concerns around water use, wastewater discharge, land use and related nuisance issues, among others, rise as well. Our panel of industry experts and...more
After more than four years in operation, the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Pilot Program will be eliminated at the end of 2021. The decision, announced in August, will also wrap up operations for the North Carolina...more
For some time, North Carolina's hemp farmers and growers have questioned the fate of our hemp cultivation pilot program, authorized and adopted under the Agricultural Act of 2014 ("2014 Farm Bill"), and how the eventual end...more
When it comes to whether unions have a right to enter an employer’s premises over the employer’s objections, California’s law is the polar opposite of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the law in most other states....more
For months, farmers and growers of hemp have faced a difficult decision: What to do at the end of October as the North Carolina industrial hemp pilot program expires and we phase into hemp production under the USDA's Interim...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana....more
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
The DEA published an interim final rule (IFR) late last week conforming its own regulations to meet Congress’ 2018 de-criminalization of hemp. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”) removed hemp from...more
We are excited to announce a groundbreaking program scheduled for April 2, 2020: The Path to Cannabis Appellations. The Cannabis Industry Club at the Hass School of Business and the Cannabis Law Society at the Berkeley...more
On January 7, 2019, the Illinois Department of Agriculture posted applications for Cannabis Craft Growers, Cannabis Infusers, and Cannabis Transporters. Applications in all three categories are due March 16, 2020....more
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
Less than one year after hemp production was legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its proposed industrial hemp regulations. These eagerly anticipated regulations establish a...more
Part II - This article is the second in a three-part series discussing the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Interim Final Rule on the establishment of a domestic hemp production program recently published...more
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently took another step towards expanding the industrial hemp market in the United States by releasing their interim final rules labeled Establishment of a Domestic Hemp...more
In the rapidly growing multi-billion dollar cannabis industry, new developments frequently occur in capital markets, investments, M&A, and regulation. Attendees of the Third Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference...more
As previously blogged last week, Burns & Levinson hosted its third annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference on October 23rd, with over 200 attendees present. The conference featured a keynote address by Dr. Karen...more
After 10 months of anticipation from the American hemp industry, on October 31, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its interim final rule (Rule) establishing the regulatory framework for hemp...more
On October 31, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") published its Interim Final Rule establishing the nation's Domestic Hemp Production Program, and providing regulations on testing, sampling, and the...more
On October 29, 2019, the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the text of its much anticipated interim final rule for regulations establishing a domestic hemp...more