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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 -

The End of Zero-Tolerance Drug Policies

McGlinchey Stafford on 9/26/2024

Zero-tolerance drug policies in the workplace are an endangered species. Traditional drug laws and policies as they relate to the workplace are being upended, and employers are increasingly struggling to grapple with the...more

The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/13/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see California dealing with intoxicating hemp products. The Eastern Band of Cherokee opens their...more

The Week in Weed: September 2024

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/6/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. First, we have an update on the Missouri rules dealing with intoxicating hemp products. Then, we see the...more

Lawful Products Statutes Complicate Employers' Response to Employees' Claims of CBD Use

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/26/2024

Over the past year, we have encountered a growing number of claims raised by applicants and employees who allege that positive drug test results for marijuana were actually the result of their use of legal hemp products...more

The Impact of Cannabis Rescheduling on State Laws and Regulations: Insights From CANNRA

Troutman Pepper on 7/25/2024

In May, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to transfer cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a change that could significantly affect current...more

The Week in Weed: July 2024 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2024

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

Bridging Federal and State Cannabis Laws: Understanding the Impact of Proposed Changes and North Carolina’s Legislative Actions

Troutman Pepper on 6/26/2024

Among the two most widely reported federal changes to cannabis regulation are the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed regulation for the federal rescheduling of marijuana (the Proposed Rescheduling) and amendments to the...more

Federal and State Approaches to Therapeutic Cannabis

Troutman Pepper on 5/29/2024

Across states, lawmakers often embrace “medical” marijuana as a precursor to establishing a “recreational” marijuana market. Although marijuana remains illegal at the federal level — and would remain illegal even under the...more

How Cannabis Cos. Are Adapting in Shifting Bankruptcy Arena

Troutman Pepper on 3/4/2024

Although the possession and sale of cannabis remain federally illegal under the Controlled Substances Act, the U.S. Department of Justice has largely exercised a general policy of nonprosecution for state-regulated cannabis...more

Accommodating cannabis: A "how-to" for employers

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 2/9/2024

These steps could help keep you out of trouble. An employee in a safety-sensitive job who has been diagnosed with cancer is selected for a random drug test. The test result comes back positive for TCHA...more

Georgia’s Medical Marijuana Program: DEA Busts the Low-Dose THC Party Before It Starts

Troutman Pepper on 12/13/2023

Despite the federal ban on the sale, use, and possession of cannabis in the U.S., in October, Georgia became the first U.S. state to allow pharmacies to sell low-dose tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products. Pursuant to statutes...more

Top Five Countries to Watch for International Cannabis Reform in 2024

Vicente LLP on 11/8/2023

While the cannabis industry in the United States awaits a marijuana scheduling decision from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), many countries around the world continue to move forward with liberalizing their cannabis...more

The Week in Weed: November 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/3/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see cannabis companies filing a lawsuit over the federal marijuana ban. We check in on the situation in...more

The Week in Weed: October 2023 # 3

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/23/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we note the likely end of two Wyoming ballot initiatives. Then, we have an update on the Eastern Band of...more

Going to Pot? Georgia Pharmacies Permitted to Dispense Low THC Oil Products by Prescription

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 10/19/2023

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy recently published regulations that allow licensed independent retail pharmacies that meet certain location restrictions and other requirements to obtain a special permit for dispensing low THC...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

In Conversation with Dr. Steve Ivanoski

Burns & Levinson LLP on 9/25/2023

I recently sat down with wellness and cannabis entrepreneur, ex-pharmacist, podcaster, and my friend, Dr. Steve Ivanoski, to discuss the launch of his new cannabis product in Massachusetts and the mission of his company, Dr....more

The Week in Weed: September 2023 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/22/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We have some information on the SAFER Banking Act – will the “R” make all the difference? Nebraska voters may have...more

Right to Reef? The Growing Number of State and Local Laws Addressing Off-Duty Marijuana Use by Employees

Venable LLP on 8/24/2023

Few areas of the law have evolved more quickly than the quagmire of federal, state, and local laws governing employee use of marijuana. Although cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act,...more

Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q2 2023

Benesch on 7/27/2023

There Has Been Little Movement in Federal Legalization. This has led to cannabis investors and companies to downgrade expectations for federal legalization and focus their strategies on state reform. Federal lawmakers...more

Rescheduling Marijuana: Understanding the Legal Impacts

McGlinchey Stafford on 7/26/2023

Marijuana is currently listed as a Schedule I substance in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA); this scheduling means the federal government concluded marijuana has no currently accepted medical use in any setting. This could...more

The Week in Weed: June 2023 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/23/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off in the South, where Alabama is having some issues with its medical cannabis licenses....more

The Long and Winding Road to Adult-Use Cannabis in Ohio: An Update

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/16/2023

While the Ohio Legislature’s May 3, 2023, deadline to put forth adult-use legislation to avoid a ballot initiative went up in smoke, Ohioans have continued pushing forward in their attempt to legalize adult-use cannabis. And,...more

Cannabis Legal Report - March 2023 #2

Perkins Coie on 3/21/2023

Attorney General Garland Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee - U.S. Attorney General Garland testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 1, 2023. In response to a question from Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ),...more

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