Medical Marijuana, Marijuana, Regulatory Oversight

Psychedelics and Marijuana on the Ballot: How Should Employers Prepare for Potential Legalization?

Littler on 10/28/2024

Voters in several states will decide whether marijuana or, in one case, psychedelic substances should be legal in the upcoming November 5, 2024 general election. Employers should keep their eyes on these ballot measures and...more

HHS to DEA: Marijuana Should Be Schedule III – What This Means for The Cannabis Industry

DLA Piper on 9/10/2024

In a non-public letter sent earlier last week, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that marijuana be re-classified under the Controlled Substances...more

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with Research

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/10/2024

In a much-anticipated move, sources recently reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) will recommend rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance under the federal Controlled...more

From “High Potential for Abuse” to “Accepted Medical Use”: Tracking Developments and Possible Outcomes of Federal Cannabis...

Troutman Pepper on 2/7/2024

Whether you believe that cannabis legalization has occurred too quickly or too slowly, one thing is certain: recent developments herald a potentially seismic shift in federal cannabis policy in the U.S. Reflecting on our...more

Virginia Advances Toward New Medical Cannabis License Application With New Regulations

Troutman Pepper on 1/24/2024

The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA), which assumed oversight of Virginia’s medical cannabis program from the Board of Pharmacy as of January 1, has promulgated regulations to govern medical cannabis operations in...more

Tagging Out: The RFID Debate in Cannabis Compliance

Troutman Pepper on 11/15/2023

The cannabis industry has witnessed significant growth in recent years, marked by the legalization of medical and/or recreational marijuana in 38 states, Washington D.C., and three territories. Alongside this expansion comes...more

Oregon Aspergillus Testing No Longer Required, but Requirements Vary Across States

Troutman Pepper on 10/25/2023

As a result of a legal challenge by the Oregon Cannabis Industry Alliance and cannabis cultivators in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) aspergillus fungus testing rule for marijuana, marijuana products, and...more

The Week in Weed: October 2023 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/13/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Georgia pharmacies selling medical marijuana. We have an update on the Ohio legalization ballot...more

Georgia to Become First State in the Nation to Allow Medical Marijuana in Pharmacies

Troutman Pepper on 10/11/2023

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy has begun accepting applications from independent, licensed pharmacies for authorization to dispense authorized medical marijuana products, and nearly 120 pharmacies reportedly have agreed to...more

Like a Steam Locomotive, Rolling Down the Track: Biden Signs Marijuana Research Bill

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/9/2022

For decades, the federal government only allowed scientists to research marijuana grown on the campus of the University of Mississippi. While Mississippi-grown cannabis will continue to be the subject of federally sanctioned...more

Editors’ Roundtable: The Southern Cannabis Market

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/5/2022

Welcome to the second installment of the Editors’ Roundtable, in which our editors – Whitt Steineker, Jay Wright, Hunter Robinson, and Slates Veazey – discuss cannabis issues in the news and take a stab at where the cannabis...more

Don’t Tell Me This Town Ain’t Got No Heart: Mississippi’s Attorney General Opines on a City’s Ability to Regulate Medical Cannabis...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/25/2022

What promises to be the first of a litany of legal interpretations of the new Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act (MMCA), Attorney General Lynn Fitch released an official attorney general’s opinion on April 15, 2022, regarding...more

Ohio Prepares for Dispensary Application Round

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/14/2021

With much of the cannabis oriented media focusing on the flurry of adult use bills and opportunities, it is easy to overlook that many states are doubling down on their medical marijuana infrastructure. For instance, over...more