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Medical Marijuana refers to the use of marijuana to treat or alleviate symptoms of certain illnesses. A growing number of states permit individuals to use marijuana on the recommendation of a physician. Despite state laws to the contrary, Federal law still prohibits the use or possession of marijuana. The conflict between state and federal law on this issue has created interesting enforcement issues and significant legal hurdles for medical marijuana providers. less -

Texas Politicians Take Aim at Hemp-Derived THC

McGlinchey Stafford on 4/29/2024

On April 11, 2024, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick released his 2024 Interim Legislative Charges. This list indicates his goals for the upcoming legislative session, and among his priorities ahead of the 2025 Texas Legislative...more

Why POTUS Should Take Reps. Mace and Lee's Proposal for UN to Deschedule Cannabis Seriously

Vicente LLP on 3/28/2022

Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) recently filed a resolution imploring President Joe Biden to push the United Nations (UN) to remove cannabis from the list of controlled substances in the Single Convention on...more

The Week in Weed: August 2020 #2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/14/2020

Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana....more

America's Growing Embrace of Cannabis

Lathrop GPM on 8/8/2019

The laws and regulations of the U.S. and each individual state are evolving at a significant pace concerning one genus of flowering plants, and mostly with a tender embrace. Despite being criminalized for the greater part...more

Texas Legislative Roundup: New Laws Impacting Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/15/2019

The Texas Legislature’s 86th session adjourned on May 27, 2019, and there is little likelihood that the governor will call a special session. The legislature primarily focused on educational reforms this year. Regarding...more

What Is CBD Oil and Why Should Employers Care to Know?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/30/2019

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a nonintoxicating compound found in both marijuana and hemp that can be extracted and combined with oil for ingestion or inhalation through the use of a vaporizer. In recent months, retailers in many...more

Hemp Poised for Resurgence Following Farm Bill's Passage - The National Law Journal

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/25/2019

Centuries after American colonists were required by law to grow hemp, and decades after it was then outlawed by Congress, one of the nation’s oldest and most versatile crops is poised for a resurgence. The 2018 Farm Bill,...more

Many Hearings, Few Recommendations Out of Indiana Legislative Study Committees

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/6/2018

Every year after the Indiana legislature adjourns, the leaders assign topics to be studied in the interim before the next session. (For more on this, check out our 2018 Legislative Wrap Up.) This year was no different, and a...more

Hip With Hemp: Illinois Governor Signs Bill Lifting Restrictions On Industrial Hemp Production

Amundsen Davis LLC on 8/30/2018

In the same week that Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the Alternative to Opioids Act (“AOA”), which allows patients with conditions traditionally treated with opioids to obtain medical cannabis, he signed the...more

CBD Rules Remain Murky After Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Decision

Akerman LLP on 5/7/2018

On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the Hemp Industry Association’s challenge to a 2016 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) rule that, among other things, classified cannabidiol (CBD)...more

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