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UPS Sues Multiple Cannabis Delivery Companies for Trademark Infringement
Sat 10:00am By Alison Malsbury
As ardent followers of this blog are well aware, one of my favorite pastimes is keeping tabs on who is suing whom in the cannabis industry for trademark infringement. These lawsuits serve as great examples for my clients of what NOT to do when choosing a brand…

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Oregon Marijuana Audit: Everything is All Messed Up and Also Just Fine
Fri 10:00am By Vince Sliwoski
On January 31, the Oregon Secretary of State released an audit of Oregon marijuana regulation. The audit is a hefty 37 pages, but its core findings are listed right there on the cover sheet: “Oregon’s framework for regulating marijuana should be…

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Exporting CBD Food Just Got Harder: The European Union Makes a Move
Thu 10:00am By Nathalie Bougenies
We’ve been writing a lot on this blog about the regulation and sale of cannabidiol (“CBD”) products at the state and federal levels. The United States is not the only international actor, however, that is concerned with regulating the sale of CBD…

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Beyond the Crackdown: New York Classifies Hemp-CBD as a Dietary Supplement (Part Two)
Wed 10:00am By Daniel Shortt
This post is part two of two on how New York is regulating CBD. On Monday, I wrote about the New York City Department of Health’s (“DOH”) recent crackdown on Hemp-CBD in food and how it was consistent with the New York State Department of…

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ICYMI: U.S. Attorney General Nominee (Likely) Won’t Harsh Your Mellow
Tue 10:00am By Hilary Bricken
Back on January 4, 2018, the industry was in a slight tailspin due to then acting Attorney General Jeff Session’s (renowned marijuana hater) rescinding of all marijuana enforcement guidance from the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). Reactions in the media…

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Beyond the Crackdown: New York Classifies Hemp-CBD as a Dietary Supplement (Part One)
Mon 10:00am By Daniel Shortt
This post is part one of two on how the State of New York is regulating CBD. Last week, New York City’s Department of Health (“DOH”) quarantined a number of edible products that contained hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) and announced that Hemp-CBD…

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The World Health Organization Steps Up on Cannabis
Feb 10, 2019, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
On February 1, it was reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) made some significant and long overdue recommendations with respect to cannabis. Those recommendations have not been formally released, but we expect that to happen soon. If adopted…

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California Cannabis Trademarks Could Get a Legislative Boost
Feb 9, 2019, 11:53 am By Alison Malsbury
State trademarks for cannabis goods and services have been an ongoing saga in California that we have written about extensively. For a little background, until January 1, 2018, obtaining state trademark protection in California was not possible due to Sections…

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State Crackdowns Against CBD Products Have Begun
Feb 8, 2019, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) began seizing various cannabidiol (“CBD”) products from store shelves. These enforcement actions reflected the implementation of the agency’s position that CBD, regardless of the source from…

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Washington Cannabis: The Proposed Hemp Overhaul is Here
Feb 7, 2019, 10:00 am By Daniel Shortt
In light of the recent federal legalization of industrial hemp, Washington lawmakers are taking a hard look at the state’s hemp program. Senators Bob Hasegawa (D) of Beacon Hill, Steve Conway (D) of Tacoma, and Karen Keiser (D) of Kent recently introducing…

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