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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers has announced four additional settlements in a series of lawsuits filed against retailers for allegedly selling mislabeled and harmful products containing synthetic THC in violation of Nebraska’s...more
The FTC and the FDA have sent cease-and-desist letters to five companies alleging that their marketing of edible products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) violates Section 5 of the FTC Act because the packaging...more
Much attention has recently been placed on hemp-derived products marketed in packaging that mimics popular snack foods. Originally published in Law360 - August 15, 2023....more
Many states with cannabis legalization have manufacturer and dispensary licenses that make and sell cannabis-infused beverages and even cannabis-infused drink mixes. What you don’t usually see is a major liquor retailer...more
Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers filed a series of coordinated lawsuits against a number of retailers selling edible THC-containing products in the state alleging that the retailers have violated Nebraska’s consumer protection...more
The FTC and the FDA teamed up to send cease-and-desist letters to six companies alleging that their marketing of edible products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) may violate Section 5 of the FTC Act because the...more
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) identified this week that it considers certain types of novel cannabinoids to be federally illegal schedule I substances, even if they were derived from hemp....more
Earlier this month, the medical journal Pediatrics published a new study analyzing reports of accidental child exposure to cannabis edibles from 2017 – 2022, finding that the number of young children accidentally ingesting...more
Many of us following the ever expanding cannabis industry in the United States have seen more and more CBD-infused food and drink products hitting the market and becoming readily available for consumers. There are CBD...more
On December 5, 2022, the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy filed a lawsuit against three affiliated Minnesota hemp companies seeking condemnation and destruction of several million dollars worth of gummy edibles. Ironically named...more
More than 20 state attorneys general (AGs) authored an open letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation that would regulate tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) edibles that mimic the packaging and names of popular...more
On May 13, the FDA issued a public warning regarding reports of accidental ingestion of food products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by children. The FDA warned that edible products containing THC “can be easily...more
On May 4, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to five companies for selling products labeled as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) in ways that violate the Federal Food,...more
Hemp was federally legalized nearly four years ago. Since then, the industry has dealt with constantly changing rules, despite being in regulatory purgatory due to snail-paced progress from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration...more
It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can't study the actual marijuana that people are...more