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On June 5, 2025, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) held its first lottery for applicants seeking cannabis business license types that are available in limited quantities. This marks the first grant of...more
Investing in the cannabis industry is not without its risks, given the evolving regulatory landscape and the varying state and federal statuses of the product itself. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has...more
I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a TOYS R US kid. So, many of us grew up with this commercial jingle and it along with the brand brings back positive memories of celebrating birthdays and holidays. But what happens when a company...more
A federal judge in Oregon has struck down the requirement that cannabis companies enter into a labor peace agreement (LPA) as a condition of obtaining or renewing a license. See Casala v. Kotek, D. Oregon, May 20, 2025....more
“Equal is not fair, and fair is not equal. Equal is obtainable but fair is not.” The Montgomery County Circuit Court overseeing the launch of Alabama’s medical cannabis program has an interesting dilemma on its hands. It...more
In 2018, Congress enacted the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, referred to as the 2018 Farm Bill, legalizing the production and sale of hemp-derived cannabinoids at the federal level. Since doing so, the sale of food and...more
Connecticut’s cannabis market is poised for notable changes following a 2025 legislative session that saw text amendments being made into the 11th hour. The proposed updates have passed both legislative chambers and now await...more
The Trump administration’s 2025 drug policy agenda omits cannabis rescheduling, despite earlier signals of support, instead prioritizing fentanyl, border security, and addiction treatment. This omission, coupled with a...more
Could Congress stamp out the national intoxicating hemp product market through a routine spending bill? With Congress balking at direct regulation of the nearly $30 billion national hemp cannabinoid product market, certain...more
Most of the annual state legislative sessions have ended or are nearing an end, and it would be an understatement to say that the hemp industry has ever experienced a more widespread and seemingly coordinated effort to roll...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Texas is the center of gravity in the hemp world. The First Circuit rules against cannabis businesses. ...more
On May 20, 2025, the U.S. District Court for Oregon permanently prohibited Oregon state officials from enforcing Measure 119. In 2024, Oregon voters approved Measure 119, which became effective on December 5, 2024. Measure...more
On May 14, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser announced that the state reached a settlement with MC Global Holdings, LLC, its associated companies, and owners (collectively MC) to resolve allegations that MC’s...more
Texas is on the brink of expanding its medical cannabis program in a significant way. House Bill 46 (HB 46) passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature and now awaits action by Gov. Greg Abbott. He has until June 22 to sign...more
Native American Tribal sovereignty and the budding cannabis industry have intersected in a unique way, giving rise to an evolving landscape. Exercising their inherent rights to self-governance, many Tribes are exploring and...more
On Tuesday May 20, 2025, U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon, Michael H. Simon issued a decision in Casala LLC, d/b/a Bubble’s Hash and Rec Rehab Consulting LLC, d/b/a Ascend Dispensary v. Tina Kotek, in her...more
On the heels of the 2018 Farm Bill, some states have opted to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoid consumer products. One of the early movers in this area is the State of Minnesota. The regulations in Minnesota for hemp-derived...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the White Earth Nation signed a compact with the state of Minnesota allowing off-reservation cannabis...more
On May 16, the Colorado legislature sent HB25-1209 to Governor Jared Polis to sign into law. The prime sponsors of the bill—Representatives William Lindstedt and Jenny Willford, as well as Senators Julie Gonzales and Robert...more
Nearly nine years after voters authorized the regulated sale of adult use cannabis in Massachusetts, the Joint Cannabis Committee is addressing the challenges (and that’s an understatement) the industry is facing with a very...more
The past several weeks (May 11-27, 2025) saw a surge of activity targeting intoxicating consumable hemp products, as states move to enact new regulations. These are the latest developments in the field of consumable hemp...more
In this episode, Hilary Bricken sits down with Richard Ormond, one of the nation’s leading cannabis receivers and an expert in cannabis receiverships. Richard, a partner at Buchalter and the owner of Stone Blossom Capital,...more
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. That’s been the tenor of what I’ve heard and read from stakeholders in the Alabama hemp industry in response to the enactment of comprehensive hemp reform legislation earlier this...more
Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Update - We assisted multiple clients in completing and submitting their adult-use cannabis license applications to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”), and we continue to monitor how and...more
As discussed in multiple Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) meetings over the past several months, the Commission has finally moved to intervene in a pending Superior Court case – Theory Wellness, Inc. et al. v. Town...more