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Troutman Pepper Locke

Federal Appeals Court Deals Another Blow to Intoxicating Hemp Products in Virginia

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On January 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that Virginia’s hemp product restrictions do not violate federal law. The ruling is the latest defeat for the Virginia hemp industry’s efforts to overturn...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Law of the Land? Cannabis, Preemption, and SCOTUS [More with McGlinchey Ep. 37]

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Cannabis is illegal under federal law, but legal for certain uses in many states. Might the U. S. Supreme Court resolve this conflict in a Workers’ Comp case? In this episode of the "More with McGlinchey" podcast, attorneys...more

Carlton Fields

In the Weeds With the Farm Bill: 7th Circuit Says States Can Regulate Smokable Hemp but Can't Go Too Far

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The 2018 Farm Bill made waves in the cannabis industry by descheduling some cannabis products from the Controlled Substances Act for the first time. While the bill removed restrictions under federal law, it also encouraged...more

Lathrop GPM

America's Growing Embrace of Cannabis

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The laws and regulations of the U.S. and each individual state are evolving at a significant pace concerning one genus of flowering plants, and mostly with a tender embrace. Despite being criminalized for the greater part...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legislative update - status and implications of proposed federal cannabis statutes

For years, many have argued that the federal government should legalize marijuana. Despite a vocal minority advocating for legalization, such efforts have largely fallen on deaf ears....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Debunking Myths About the 2018 Farm Bill and CBD

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The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill capped off a momentous year for cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive derivative of cannabis. As we wrote about here, the year kicked off with the rescission of the Cole Memo, the DOJ’s...more

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