Proposition 65 – Changes That Will Impact the Cannabis Sector
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
Cannabis Counsel Cast: Proposed Prop 65 Regulation Would Require Cannabis Products to Warn About Impacts on Child Behavior and Learning
Cannabis Counsel Cast: What Cannabis Companies Need to Know About California’s Prop. 65 (Even if They Aren’t in California)
Doing Business in California, Proposition 65, the California Green Chemical Initiative and the Rigid Plastic Packaging Regulations
It is not all doom and gloom for the cannabis industry this year; positive developments across states and the potential (albeit remote) for federal rescheduling means the cannabis industry can expect ongoing advancements....more
The American Conference Institute is hosting its first West Coast Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products in Santa Monica on September 28-29, 2023! This conference comes just in time to...more
1. Consumer Law Reforms - 2023 will see an increase in class action lawsuits targeting per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products as more PFAS-limiting laws go into effect. Specifically, we expect food...more
California is an epicenter of environmental policymaking and often a harbinger of laws and regulations adopted throughout the country, and there’s no reason to think this will change in 2023. Beveridge & Diamond closely...more
The Los Angeles area is home to iconic food innovators, family-run restaurants of every ethnic stripe, and competition-winning restaurateurs. A successful restaurant or food and beverage company is also a business enterprise...more
Key Takeaways: •On January 3, 2021, California’s cannabis (marijuana) smoke and delta-9 THC Proposition 65 reproductive toxicant listings take effect. •Cannabis products currently sold without warnings may need warnings....more
Does your morning coffee need a warning label other than “Caution: Contents Hot”? A California judge doesn’t think so. In August, a California judge ended a decade long lawsuit alleging that dozens of coffee roasters and...more
Ninth Circuit considers whether federal law takes precedence over California statute requiring warnings about chemicals. Hardeman v. Monsanto, pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, raises issues as to whether a...more
Coffee drinkers of the world rejoice! California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has signed off on a proposed rule that exempts coffee from the need to bear a cancer warning under Proposition 65 with every cup sold....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As of August 30, 2018, California businesses must provide the public with more information about dangerous chemicals present at the business location. ...more
In a remarkable and perhaps precedent-setting decision, a California appellate court sided with cereal manufacturers in ruling that Proposition 65 cancer warnings for acrylamide were preempted by federal policy encouraging...more
Cannabis businesses may be surprised to learn that Proposition 65, the California law that seeks to warn consumers of chemicals in the products they buy, may apply to many marijuana products. This law requires all parties in...more
California's Proposition 65 ("Prop 65") requires product manufacturers and sellers to provide a "clear and reasonable" warning before knowingly and intentionally exposing anyone in California to a chemical listed by the...more
Businesses in California have been thrown another curveball in following developments related to the state’s Proposition 65, the much-criticized statute requiring prolific warnings of exposure to toxic substances and fueling...more
With the 2014 holiday season fast approaching, businesses should not lose sight of what the Proposition 65 “bounty hunter” plaintiffs’ lawyers are eagerly awaiting. And that’s the opportunity to send out 60-Day Notice letters...more