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• The National Institute of Standards and Technology published a 196-page report from the Cannabis Quality Assurance Program analyzing cannabis testing labs quantification of CBD and THC. The...more
In episode 9 of McGuireWoods' Edible Bites video webinar series, healthcare attorneys Kate Hardey, Royce DuBiner and Janice Suchyta discuss issues pertaining to cannabis and privacy laws, such as HIPAA and the California...more
8/12/2021
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In the newest episode McGuireWoods’ Edible Bites video series, Kate Hardey, Royce DuBiner and Rose Stern explore common questions and red flags for government contractors given the current conflict between state and federal...more
On July 1, 2021, Georgia’s new anti-kickback statute related to substance abuse patient brokering began prohibiting payment, or the offer of remuneration, to induce the referral of a patient to or from a substance abuse...more
In episode seven of the Edible Bites video webinar series, McGuireWoods’ Kate Hardey and Royce DuBiner examine all the facets of the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act, Measure 109. Tune in to their discussion of this Oregon law,...more
In episode 6 of the Edible Bites video webinar series, McGuireWoods’ Kate Hardey and Royce DuBiner had Kevin Michaelan, a senior manager at CohnReznick, drop in to dispel long-held assumptions of cannabis businesses and...more
In the first four months of 2021, numerous states, including Virginia, New Mexico, New York and New Jersey passed laws dismantling restrictions on recreational and medical cannabis. Employers in these states are raising...more
In episode five of McGuireWoods’ Edible Bites video series, topics of discussion center on employment law trends, how different state laws for medical and recreational cannabis impact employees, and how organizations should...more
4/13/2021
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Episode four of McGuireWoods’ Edible Bites video series features states that have come online related to the adult recreational-use marijuana market, including what’s happening in Illinois and newly legalized markets....more
A Jan. 27, 2021, McGuireWoods article discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s crackdown on deceptively marketed cannabidiol (CBD). The focus of the inquiry was to “send a clear message to the burgeoning CBD industry: Don’t...more
In episode three of McGuireWoods’ Edible Bites video series, the newly released U.S. Food and Drug Administration compounding pharmacy memorandum of understanding is hashed out, including discussion on key provisions and...more
While most cannabidiol (CBD) manufacturers and sellers focus on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), federal agencies outside the FDA have put their focus on the CBD industry....more
McGuireWoods’ Edible Bites video series serves up important information from the cannabis and life sciences industries. Episode two explores FDA guidance on microneedling products....more
McGuireWoods’ new Edible Bites video webinar series serves up important information from the cannabis and life sciences industries. Hosts Kate Hardey and Royce DuBiner focus their legal practice on regulatory and transaction...more
As the hemp-related product industry continues to grow, institutional lenders now have clarifying guidance to consider as they conduct diligence regarding potential borrowers. Specifically, the National Credit Union...more
On July 18, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for sample pooling of specimens when using the SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR diagnostic test from Quest Diagnostics....more
This second McGuireWoods alert discussing regulation of hand sanitizer manufacture and distribution addresses new considerations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in a June 2020 update to its March 2020...more
Blasting off into summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting feedback from the industry about what they would want to see added to the Orange Book. FDA’s Orange Book (also known by its less-used formal...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic and national emergency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a relatively relaxed approach to some of the more concrete regulations governing the nation’s food supply. This month,...more
On April 28, 2020, President Trump invoked powers under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), finding that COVID-19 has significantly disrupted the food supply chain with regard to the meat and poultry...more
COVID-19 has forced the healthcare system to adapt to a unique set of circumstances. As reported in prior McGuireWoods updates, a number of state and federal developments have affected the practice of pharmacy during the...more
The COVID-19 emergency has impacted all aspects of the food and beverage industry, and restaurants are no exception. Realizing the essential economic and food service roles restaurants play — and that restaurants’ needs have...more
Amid a sea of regulatory changes occurring in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, several states have temporarily suspended cannabis regulation to enhance consumer access to cannabis products during the...more
To provide relief during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on March 24, 2020, that it will not enforce certain veterinarian-client patient relationship (VCPR)...more
With COVID-19 dominating headlines and food manufacturers struggling to ensure that grocery store shelves remain stocked during this pandemic, manufacturers may have missed an important update from the U.S. Department of...more