Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see two federal bills involving legalization. A lawsuit against the DEA has been dropped. Nebraska’s...more
Under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), an individual can bring a civil action for an injury to the individual’s business or property caused by a RICO violation (referred to as “civil RICO”). 18...more
In Medical Marijuana, Inc. et al v. Horn, 604 U.S. ___ (2025), the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) engaged in a lively statutory interpretation debate over the reach of the civil provisions of the Racketeer...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see that the DEA’s rescheduling hearing is still pending. Germany’s cannabis program is likely to...more
First Water, a salmon farming startup, has raised $43 million in its latest funding round, facilitating its efforts to develop a system that supports seafood production while minimizing environmental impact. INTAKE, a B2C...more
The legal status of cannabis and hemp in the United States remains uncertain, which makes the executive branch’s policy stance on these issues extremely pertinent to the future of these industries. Cannabis remains federally...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Delaware dealing with a delay in setting up a retail market. A move to put a legalization...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, legislation that would ban intoxicating hemp is moving through the Texas legislature. We applaud the state...more
On February 3, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) issued two public health and safety advisories regarding potentially contaminated marijuana products sold by two separate licensees in Massachusetts....more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Idaho considering limits on ballot initiatives. Kentucky approves hemp beverages. Canada is happy...more
The FDA has developed draft guidance addressing confusion and legal action over the naming and labeling of plant-based alternatives to eggs, seafood, poultry, meat and dairy (excluding plant-based milk, e.g. oat milk). FDA is...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Ohio legislators are working on a bill that would make major changes to the state’s marijuana laws. The...more
Aspiring psychedelic business licensees in Colorado now have clarification on the ESG criteria required for natural medicine license applications, as the Colorado Natural Medicine Division (NMD) has finalized the rules for...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on Wisconsin, where the governor supports legalization. We have some news on DEA rescheduling....more
The Virginia General Assembly has once again advanced legislation to establish a regulated market for recreational marijuana sales. Virginia is unique in that it allows personal possession of cannabis but bans retail sales...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Minnesota is accepting license applications, and several tribes are looking to sell cannabis outside their...more
Cannabis policy reform in Rhode Island has spanned nearly two decades, starting with the legalization of medical marijuana in 2006. Then, after years of determined advocacy and legislative debate, the Rhode Island Cannabis...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we look at a new proposal that would prevent cannabis companies from deducting business expenses, even if...more
Last year, we wrote about the former Missouri governor’s efforts to curb the availability of intoxicating hemp products to Missouri consumers by executive order. There are now several proposed bills in the Missouri...more
What happens when a party attempts to sidestep the strict guidelines of a court order? A cannabis company’s non-compliance with an injunction illuminates the consequences of playing with fire. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company v....more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Pennsylvania’s governor talks about legalization. ...more
The much-anticipated hearings on the proposed rulemaking to reschedule cannabis, which were scheduled to begin on January 21, have been postponed for at least three months as a result of an appeal granted by DEA...more
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) recently published a notice of intent to adopt expedited rules and opened a 30-day public comment period. ...more
The Trump administration’s food regulatory agenda will come into sharper focus once nominees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and secretary of agriculture are confirmed....more
In an effort to address a variety of concerns that have arisen over the past several years related to “lab shopping” for the most favorable cannabis test results, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (the...more