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In this episode, we hear from seasoned cannabis industry advisor, Marc Hauser, and host Hilary Bricken, about the top pitfalls and traps in today’s cannabis industry. Marc, a former practicing transactional and corporate...more
I can only assume that being a cannabis regulator is a challenging and usually thankless job. The laws are relatively new and constantly evolving. Operators are always pushing the science faster than regulators can promulgate...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the House Appropriations committee weighed in on protecting state legal markets and rescheduling. A...more
In 2023, Total Wine & More jumped into the cannabis drinks arena in Minnesota. Since then, there’s been an influx of “THC Beverages” hitting the marketplace, including in interstate commerce. How is this legally possible, and...more
New York State Regulators Approve Final Adult-Use Regulations as Judge Bars New York State From Issuing New Cannabis Licenses - On September 12, state regulators approved final adult-use regulations and set October 4 as...more
Jimmy Buffett was a spirit animal of the Budding Trends blog. We don’t quote from him as often as we do the Grateful Dead, Phish, Widespread Panic, or popular movies, but maybe because in many ways his lyrics are too good for...more
Adult-use cannabis is now legal and available in Maryland, but as so often happens, a group of businesses have filed a lawsuit because they do not like the way legalization has been implemented. Led by the Maryland Hemp...more
Over 50 years ago President Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” leaving housewives over the country proclaiming marijuana to be the devil’s lettuce and urging sweet Billy to steer clear of the gateway drug...more
On October 17th Burns and Levinson hosted its Sixth Annual Cannabis Industry Conference, where our very own Frank Segall sat down with Steven Hoffman to reflect on Steven’s time as the Chairman of the Cannabis Control...more
September 1 will see the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (“AMCC”) begin accepting requests for applications pursuant to the “Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act,” or the “Alabama Compassion Act” (hereinafter referred...more
Ward and Smith's Hemp and Cannabis Law attorneys recently attended the fifth annual Industrial Hemp Summit. After another year of adjustments and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and other global factors, it was refreshing to...more
The trend toward state-level legalization of cannabis has led to a surge in cannabis-derived products and a continually evolving market with many types of cannabis products for people as well as their pets. Analysts predict...more
Hemp and marijuana both come from the cannabis sativa plant but as a result of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis sativa with a THC content of less than 0.3% was removed from the federal...more
Latin America’s largest economy recently moved one step closer to allowing domestic medical cannabis and industrial hemp cultivation. On June 8, 2021, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies’ Special Commission approved PL...more
In December, President Trump signed a 5000+ omnibus bill into law titled the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA). The bill was highly publicized for extending certain COVID-relief measures to small businesses, such...more
Several members of our Hemp Law team attended the Industrial Hemp Summit in late February. The annual event is typically held in person at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, Virginia. This year,...more
World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Cannabis Guide that provides a brief overview of laws and policies regarding the use of cannabis in various jurisdictions. It briefly outlines information on the...more
This fall, New York state released long-awaited proposed regulations for the hemp industry that shed light on legal issues related to growing, testing, labeling and retailing hemp and its extracts such as CBD. In this...more
In recent weeks it seems every U.S. map has been shaded in red and blue. But when it comes to legalization of cannabis, the color should be green. On Election Day, five states, some “red,” others “blue” and even one that went...more
In February of 2020, the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) issued its first iteration of the Cannabis Appellations Program (CAP), which set forth proposed regulations for licensed cannabis cultivators to...more
With the 2020 Presidential election upon us, many members of the cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabis (marijuana) product industries, as well as consumers alike, are wondering if the election will result in policy changes that...more
New York state seemed poised to legalize marijuana in 2020 – but those efforts, like so many others, were thwarted by COVID-19. However, we can expect this unfinished business to remain on the radar – with legalization seen...more