Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
DE Under 3: OFCCP Resurrects Proposal for Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: Updated EEOC COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Case Decision & Wage & Hour Division Proposed Rule
Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
III-44- A Little Help From The DOL
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender
Welcome to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry. - This month's highlights include: ...more
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of the Texas Department of State Health Services, recently announced that it was accepting public comments to the current rules governing consumer hemp products in the...more
To keep hemp businesses informed on regulations under Minnesota’s Adult-Use Cannabis Law, Vicente LLP created a series of Vicente Insights covering essential topics relating to Minnesota hemp. Our first blog of the series...more
California enacted statute AB 45 in October 2021, authorizing the use of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) in food, beverages, dietary supplements, and cosmetics at the state level. Now, state regulators have proposed...more
On November 23, 2021, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) released Draft Guidance on Hemp (Draft Guidance). Pursuant to a 2020 amendment, adult-use cannabis establishments licensed by the CCC are permitted...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially requested additional comments on its Hemp Interim Final Rule (IFR). USDA's request, made on Sept. 8, 2020, follows ongoing industry feedback concerning a list of IFR...more
Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (“MORE” Act)- In September, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the MORE Act. This would legalize marijuana at the federal level, which is...more
On September 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reopened the public comment period on its final interim regulations establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program....more
Following sustained criticism from many aspects of the hemp industry, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday that it was reopening the comment period for the interim final rule (IFR) that was...more
The DEA published an interim final rule (IFR) late last week conforming its own regulations to meet Congress’ 2018 de-criminalization of hemp. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”) removed hemp from...more
Let’s start off with the DEA. On Monday, they released a proposed rule to expand marijuana research. For the first time, more than one institution would be permitted to register with the agency and grow cannabis. The...more
On December 27, just two months after issuing its long-awaited interim hemp rule, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the first round of state and tribal hemp production plans. Pursuant to the 2018...more
December 19th, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of 10 new pesticides for use on hemp products. EPA’s approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide provides greater...more
This new action by EPA follows its Federal Register notice in August 2019, announcing receipt of 10 applications seeking to expand the permitted use of previously-registered pesticides to include hemp. Although not required...more
The big news on Capitol Hill this week was the Senate’s lack of action on the banking bill. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the chairman of the Senate banking committee, opposes legalization and seemed disinclined to move on...more
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will extend the period for comment on its final interim regulations establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program by thirty days, until January...more
Although more and more pet owners are turning to CBD products to treat their pets, new action by the FDA is a stark reminder that those CBD pet products found on-line and in stores are considered illegal at the federal level....more
While it appears very likely that CBD products will someday be cleared for wide-spread sale by federal regulators, that day has not yet come. Many industry participants thought that CBD products became legal when the Hemp...more
On October 31, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited regulations governing hemp. Those regulations provide critical guidance to the hemp industry following the Agriculture Improvement Act of...more
On October 31, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a long-anticipated interim final rule on the production of hemp - defined as cannabis plant with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not...more
On October 29, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (the “USDA”) issued interim rules for the domestic production of hemp and requested comments on the rules over the next 60 days. The rules provide minimum requirements for...more
On October 31, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its eagerly anticipated interim final rule governing the domestic production of hemp, pursuant to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly...more
On October 31, 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an Interim Final Rule (84 FR 58522) establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program and outlining a regulatory framework for monitoring hemp...more
Effective upon Publication, USDA’s Interim Final Rule Sets Forth One Important Part of the Regime for Marketing Hemp Products in the United States - This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim...more
The United States Department of Agriculture recently released interim hemp production regulations that lay the groundwork for legal hemp cultivation. The interim regulations, outlined below, tackle state and federal hemp...more