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  • New York Cannabis: Social and Economic Equity Applicants

    Jan 27, 2023, 3:00 pm By Matthew Schwartz
    As we previously broadly summarized on December 27, 2022 (here), in late December 2022, the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) released its first proposed adult-use cannabis rules and regulation for New York (the “Proposed Regulations”).…
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  • Breaking: FDA Says “No” to CBD Foods and Dietary Supplements

    Jan 26, 2023, 6:33 pm By Griffen Thorne
    Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the hemp CBD industry has been eagerly awaiting FDA CBD regulations. In that time, FDA convened a working group to study how the agency would regulate CBD foods and dietary supplements. As of January 26, 2023, the FDA…
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  • FREE Webinar, February 1: New York Cannabis Q&A

    Jan 26, 2023, 3:00 pm By Canna Law Blog
    On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 2pm EST, Simon Malinowski will host a free, hour-long webinar to answer any questions about New York’s adult-use cannabis rules and regulations. Simon is our lead New York cannabis attorney, based in Manhattan. He will cover…
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  • New York Cannabis: State of the State 2023

    Jan 25, 2023, 3:00 pm By Simon Malinowski
    A lot has happened in New York since the Canna Law Blog’s first New York State of the State. Last year was action-packed for the cannabis industry in New York. With licenses issued and sales starting in 2022, New York got the ball rolling on an actual and…
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  • Washington Social Equity In Cannabis Licensing Window Opens March 1

    Jan 20, 2023, 3:00 pm By Jack Scrantom
    The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“WSLCB”) announced this Wednesday, January 18, that the 30 day window to apply for a Washington Social Equity In Cannabis Retail License will open March 1, 2023. The WSLCB will reissue 44 retail licenses to…
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  • Top Five Cannabis Loan Issues

    Jan 19, 2023, 3:00 pm By Griffen Thorne
    As we inch closer to a cannabis recession, businesses are desperately looking for new ways to stay afloat. A few years ago, our cannabis attorneys saw equity investments left and right. It seemed like everyone wanted to own a piece of a cannabis business. But…
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  • Oregon Cannabis 2023: Legislative Forecast and Report

    Jan 18, 2023, 3:00 pm By Vince Sliwoski
    The 2023 Oregon legislative session kicked off yesterday. It’s a regular session this year, meaning we’re in for a longer stretch– a 160 day calendar, versus the 35 day affair we see in even-numbered years. Following November’s elections, the state…
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  • Reviewing the New Oregon Cannabis Rules

    Jan 17, 2023, 3:00 pm By Jesse Mondry
    In November 2022, the OLCC adopted and amended a suite of cannabis rules that became effective January 1, 2023. You can download the changes here and read our previous coverage of many of these changes here, here, here, and here. Now that Oregon’s new…
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  • Washington LCB Releases Disproportionately Impacted Area Map for Social Equity Licensees

    Jan 13, 2023, 3:00 pm By Jack Scrantom
    Yesterday, January 13, 2023, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) released an interactive mapping tool for determining whether people meet have lived in Disproportionately Impacted Areas (“DIA”)–one of three eligibility criteria for…
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  • Connecticut Adult-Use Sales Begin

    Jan 12, 2023, 3:00 pm By Fred Rocafort
    Connecticut is the latest state to permit the sale of adult-use cannabis. The possession of cannabis by adults has been legal in Connecticut since 2021, following the enactment of Public Act No. 21-1. Impressively, this law also erased 43,754 convictions for…
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  • Google Changes Its CBD Advertising Policies

    Jan 11, 2023, 3:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    Cannabis advertising has always been a precarious art. From first amendment commercial speech issues to zealous state marketing and promotion regulations to false claim lawsuits, cannabis advertising can go down some dark rabbit holes. Notoriously, tech giants…
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  • IRC § 280E is a Target for Cannabis Legal Reform in 2023

    Jan 10, 2023, 3:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    Will we see tax reform in 2023 for cannabis sellers? Specifically, will Congress finally get something done about the pain inflicted on industry by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 USC § 280E? (“IRC 28oE”.) It feels like a long shot, but you never know.…
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  • New York’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary Regulations, Part 4: Advertising and Branding Your Dispensary and Products

    Jan 9, 2023, 3:00 pm By Matthew Schwartz
    Welcome to Part 4 in our series on New York’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary Regulations. For prior posts in this series, check out the following: New York’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary Guidelines are Here! New York’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary Guidelines,…
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  • A Look Back at California Cannabis in 2022

    Jan 6, 2023, 3:00 pm By Griffen Thorne
    The year 2022 was a busy one for the California cannabis industry, with everything from tax reform to the beginning of enforcement. In this post, I’ll go back through some of the highlight’s for California’s cannabis industry last year. California hints…
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  • New York’s Adult-Use Cannabis License Application

    Jan 5, 2023, 3:00 pm By Simon Malinowski
    For our first post on our much-publicized series on New York’s adult-use cannabis rules and regulations, we are going to cover the specifics on the license application process itself. The application requirements tracks the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation…
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  • New York’s Cannabis Retail Dispensary Regulations, Part 3: Hiring and Training Your Employees

    Jan 4, 2023, 3:00 pm By Matthew Schwartz
    As we previously broadly summarized on October 31, 2022, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) released its “Guidance for Adult-Use Dispensaries” (the Regulations) on Friday, October 28, 2022. The Regulations provide guidance for Conditional Adult-Use…
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  • FDA CBD Regulations Are On the Way (Sorta)

    Jan 3, 2023, 3:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    There has been so much talk from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) around cannabidiol (“CBD”) regulations that it makes one’s head spin. For years everyone has wondered when, or even if, the FDA would propose and adopt CBD regulations. To…
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  • Happy New Year from Canna Law Blog!

    Jan 2, 2023, 3:00 pm By Canna Law Blog
    Here’s to a great 2023 for all of our readers, friends and clients! We hope your New Year is filled with lots of joy, laughter, and good cheer. The post Happy New Year from Canna Law Blog! appeared first on Harris Bricken Sliwoski LLP.
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  • Los Angeles Cannabis Audit: Problems, Problems, Problems

    Dec 30, 2022, 3:00 pm By Griffen Thorne
    On December 1, 2022, the Los Angeles Controller released a report (PDF here) with a pretty lame pun as a name: “High Maintenance: Review of the City’s Cannabis Regulation Efforts.” While the report’s name is bland, it reveals the pretty dire state of…
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  • USPTO’s Abuse of the “Lawful Use” Trademark Registration Standard

    Dec 28, 2022, 3:00 pm By Fred Rocafort
    Lawful use in commerce is a requirement for a trademark to be registered in the United States. For cannabis brands, this means that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will not register trademarks used in connection with products that are…
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