Regulatory Agenda, Legislative Agendas, Marijuana Cultivation

Will Hemp Save the World, Before the Government Kills It?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/8/2024

There is a great line in the wonderful film Charlie Wilson’s War, where Charlie Wilson (played remarkably by the inimitable Tom Hanks) describes the successful, if relatively covert, involvement of the United States...more

The Week in Weed: October 2023

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/6/2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on the SAFER Banking Act. We note that New York took a step towards issuing licenses for...more

New York On the Fast Track for Cannabis License Application Submission

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 9/13/2023

As will be discussed in greater detail by the Foley Hoag’s cannabis practice team on its webinar scheduled for September 13, 2023, the New York Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) and Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) took...more

The Week in Weed: May 2023 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/26/2023

This week, the news is all on the state level. Minnesota is on the verge of legalizing adult-use cannabis. New Hampshire may have a commission to study legalization or it may legalize with state stores. Advocates in Nebraska...more

Ohio Legislature Cultivating Medical Marijuana Access Expansion

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/20/2023

Ohio legislators are once again attempting to transform the state’s medical marijuana control program after a similar effort stalled out last year. Proponents of the proposed legislation, Senate Bill 9, seek to expand medical...more

Half-Baked: An Overview of Current Cannabinoid Laws & Regulations

Butler Snow LLP on 12/9/2022

Over 50 years ago President Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” leaving housewives over the country proclaiming marijuana to be the devil’s lettuce and urging sweet Billy to steer clear of the gateway drug...more

New York Proposes Adult-Use Rules

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 11/29/2022

The New York Cannabis Control Board (“CCB”) held a momentous meeting on November 21, 2022 wherein it continued to issue more conditional cultivation, processing, and dispensing licenses, but, perhaps more importantly,...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

Updates on the Connecticut Adult-Use Cannabis Application Process and Legislation

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 6/9/2022

In a recent interview with Adam Wood of the Connecticut Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, Andrea Comer, Chairwoman of the Social Equity Council (“SEC”), outlined the timeline for processing Adult-Use Cannabis applications....more

Virginia Poised for Final Vote on Marijuana Legalization

Cozen O'Connor on 4/1/2021

As marijuana legalization continues to sweep through the nation, Virginia is poised to become the first southern state to legalize adult use of marijuana. On March 31, Governor Ralph Northam (D) announced a series of...more