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Recent amendments to Connecticut’s cannabis and hemp laws are providing great relief to DIA (Section 149) cultivators who have struggled to operationalize their licenses. The new rules provide the opportunity to convert to a...more
With the arrival of the unofficial annual holiday known as “4/20,” employers can celebrate by reminding themselves of the state laws that could protect employees’ off-duty 4/20 celebrations....more
Earlier this week, the Florida legislature passed a bill (SB 1698) that will limit the amount of THC in hemp-derived products and threatens to upend the novel cannabinoid industry in the state. For the past few years,...more
Cannabis industry participants are keeping close tabs on a potential breakthrough in the Virginia recreational cannabis market. Virginia legalized adult-use recreational cannabis in 2021, but legislation that would have...more
We told you it may be coming, though we were admittedly cynical about the ability to pass a bill funding psychedelic research given the current political landscape — a narrowly controlled Democratic Senate that is generally...more
Earlier this week, Ohio voters decided Issue 2, voting to enact Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3780, effective December 7, 2023. Chapter 3780 authorizes and regulates the recreational use of cannabis by adults over twenty-one...more
On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters voted in favor of Ohio Issue 2, An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis, over the strong objections of Ohio’s governor. Ohio becomes the 24th state to legalize adult-use cannabis and...more
Ohio voters just passed a statutory initiative to legalize adult use (and purchase) of recreational marijuana in the state, becoming the 24th state to do so. Specifically, Issue 2 – which passed on November 7, permits Ohioans...more
On November 7, 2023, voters in Ohio approved Ohio Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative (the Initiative), which legalizes marijuana for recreational use in Ohio. Among its key provisions, the Ohio Initiative creates...more
Two new laws will take effect next year that restrict how employers may respond to worker off-duty cannabis use. One law will restrict employers’ ability to ask about prior cannabis use in the hiring process, and the other...more
Four significant bills that will undoubtedly impact cannabis regulation in Nevada were recently signed into law by Nevada State Governor Joe Lombardo (R). The legislation makes a series of amendments to the state’s existing...more
Over the past month, both Delaware and Minnesota have legalized adult-use cannabis. They are the first two states to legalize in 2023 and represent the 22nd and 23rd states to allow for adult-use commercial cannabis markets. ...more
At long last, Minnesota’s recreational cannabis industry is officially budding. In the early morning hours of May 20, 2023, the Minnesota Senate voted to legalize recreational cannabis by passing a final bill which, once...more
On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, Governor Inslee signed into law Senate Bill No. 5123, which will protect prospective employees from discrimination in hiring due to their lawful, off-duty use of marijuana. With this law, Washington...more
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2023 legislative session was the first under new Governor Wes Moore and resulted in several new laws that will affect community associations. There were also bills that failed which, had they...more
On April 28, 2023, Texas and Florida both accepted the expected dozens of applications for a limited number of medical cannabis licenses in those respective states. In the background, Kentucky recently legalized medical...more
We are within days of adult recreational cannabis officially becoming a law here in the North Star State. Competing bills have woven their way through dozens of committees in both the Minnesota House and Senate, and over the...more
Yesterday, on April 25, 2023, the Minnesota House of Representatives voted to legalize the adult-use of recreational cannabis. The bill, which has been in the works since the start of this legislative session, was passed by a...more
On March 31, 2023, Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 making medical marijuana use and sale legal in Kentucky, effective January 1, 2025. Kentucky now joins at least 37 other states that have legalized medical...more
This month, businesses in Missouri will be permitted to sell recreational marijuana products. The permitted sales are one of the many changes that came about because of Constitutional Amendment 3, which legalized the...more
New York City Attempts to Crack Down on Illicit Cannabis Market - During a council hearing on Jan. 18, 2023, New York City lawmakers and law enforcement officials discussed the need for tackling the city’s illicit cannabis...more
I’m not proud of it, but I’m the resident cynic amongst the editorial staff here at Budding Trends when it comes to federal marijuana reform. And after all, someone has to temper the frivolous whims of others. But we’re...more
As discussed in our recent cannabis coverage, going into this week’s midterm election, five states had ballot measures giving their constituents an opportunity to weigh in on cannabis legalization. As the votes are tallied,...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a slew of laws that could reshape California’s cannabis industry. In the first of a series of episodes analyzing these laws, Greenberg Glusker attorneys Priya Sopori, Steve...more
President Biden Acknowledges a “Failed Approach” to Marijuana Policy, Outlines Significant Plans to Pardon Thousands, and Evaluate How Marijuana Is Scheduled Under Federal Law....more