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  • Congress is About to Lose Its Greatest Cannabis Advocate (Ever)

    Oct 9, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is retiring next month. Mr. Blumenauer, or “Earl” as he often asked to be called, has been a leading proponent of cannabis reform since 1973, when Oregon was the first state to decriminalize user amounts of the plant.…
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  • Cannabis Receivership Q&A Webinar: The Replay

    Oct 2, 2024, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    For anyone who couldn’t attend last Wednesday’s webinar on cannabis receiverships, we are pleased to present the replay video below. It’s also hosted on YouTube, here. This webinar covered a lot of ground, and it was certainly timely. The following…
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  • Florida Cannabis Legalization Vote Q&A

    Sep 24, 2024, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    Florida is set to vote this coming Election Day on the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as Amendment 3. Voters in the Sunshine State will have the chance to amend Article X, Section 29 of the Florida Constitution to allow the possession, purchase,…
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  • Federal Cannabis Roundup: Nixon, DEA, Tobacco-Hemp . . . and the DOOBIE Act (*sigh*)

    Sep 19, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Last week, I wrote a round-up post on Oregon cannabis. This week, I thought I’d drop a line on the federal happenings. Which are quite a few. The Nixon tapes This was a fun piece of news, unearthed by Minnesota cannabis lobbyist Kurtis Hanna. Ernesto…
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  • More Bad News for Intoxicating Hemp (California, Missouri, New Jersey)

    Sep 13, 2024, 12:10 pm By Canna Law Blog
    Last week, I wrote a post entitled “Loper Comes For the DEA. Will it Matter Though?” In that post, I discussed a brand new federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals case that concluded that hemp derivatives like THC-O are not controlled substances. The hemp…
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  • Oregon Cannabis Roundup: Fall 2024

    Sep 12, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Now that Labor Day is in the rear view and people are paying attention again, it seems like a good time to drop a line on Oregon cannabis. Here are some highlights, to launch you into fall. OLCC’s 2024-2028 Strategic Plan A draft of the 2024-2028 Strategic…
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  • Loper Comes for the DEA. Will it Matter, Though?

    Sep 6, 2024, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Earlier this week, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a case entitled Anderson v. Diamondback Investment Group, LLC, handed the DEA a big loss when it comes to hemp – at least for now. In Anderson, the court held that DEA’s interpretation…
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  • The Future Looks Better for Cannabis Reform

    Sep 4, 2024, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Earlier this year, the DEA initiated rulemaking to reclassify cannabis as a schedule III narcotic. This is probably the biggest news in cannabis reform since the Controlled Substances Act became law. A lot of folks had hoped that cannabis would be rescheduled…
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  • Thoughts on DEA’s Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Announcement (Dec. 2)

    Aug 27, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Yesterday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) near-noticed a hearing for its marijuana rescheduling proposal. The hearing would begin on December 2, 2024 at 9 a.m. ET, and may span multiple days or even weeks. The announcement came via an unpublished…
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  • Minnesota Could Be a Great Cannabis State

    Wed 10:00am By Vince Sliwoski
    We have been following Minnesota’s progress on cannabis legalization for a while here at the law firm. It’s a state with huge potential, and reports from our attorneys at CannaCon last weekend were glowing. As a native Minnesotan (Duluth; Moorhead) who…
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