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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
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
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") recently announced that it had conducted a sweep of more than 2,000 Australian retail websites that found some businesses' return policies and website terms and...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, New Hampshire makes another attempt to legalize adult-use cannabis. Minnesota works on rules for its...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
In a February 19 complaint filed in Arizona state court, Texas-based payment processer Switch Commerce LLC argued that multistate cannabis operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp. and its affiliates should be responsible for a...more
A Massachusetts federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of a motorcycle manufacturer and dismissed claims by a dealer who argued the manufacturer’s internet sales policy breached the dealer agreement between...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
In our latest roundup, hybrid work creates hope for the office sector, Texas lawmakers ease office-to-residential conversations, service-based tenants are expected to lease more retail space, and more!...more
If you have been following our blogs, it should be no surprise that the Attorneys General remain focused on combatting Organized Retail Crime (ORC) using available state and federal tools....more
On 20 February 2025, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced the ACCC's 2025-26 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities. The ACCC's priorities continue to target conduct...more
On February 14, the newly formed Saks Global announced its plan to pay vendors past due balances in 12 monthly installments beginning in July....more
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published a policy statement on its new fee rules regarding complaints that are referred to it by certain claims management companies (CMCs) and other professional representatives...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
If you’re “wirkin” to save up the money for a BIRKIN bag, you may be waiting a long time. And it may be just as hard to get an imitation version, based on the recent shutdown of a couple of foreign manufacturers’ attempts at...more
FDA issues proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling. The FDA has released its proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling which, if enacted, would add a requirement to include an informational box that...more
With 2024 behind us and new state legislative sessions ahead, it is a perfect time to discuss one of the most frequently asked questions received by the Vicente Economics and Research Department: How large is the intoxicating...more
With the compliance process for the Extended Producer Responsibility (“EPR”) programs for packaging, paper, and food service ware in full swing in Oregon and fast approaching in Colorado and California, “producer” companies...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we give you an update on the DEA re-scheduling hearing. ...more
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA or Agency) final rule on Additional Conditions for Nonprescription Use (ACNU) paves the way for some drugs that are currently available only with a prescription to switch to OTC where a...more
Bryan Haynes, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Tobacco + Nicotine Practice Group, was quoted in the January 10, 2025 Convenience Store News article, “Retailers Tap Into Pricing & Data to Boost Cigar Sales.”...more
An increasingly competitive and fractured marketplace and a rapidly evolving legal landscape mean that protecting your intangible assets, enforcing your rights, and mitigating intellectual property risks are more challenging...more
Conventional notions of trademark law suggest that emulating a popular product or service carries certain legal risks. However, a recent federal ruling highlights the complexities of trademark infringement cases involving...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a final rule updating the definition of the nutrient content claim “healthy.” To qualify as “healthy” under the updated definition, food products must contain a...more