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  • Panama Issues Medical Cannabis Regs

    Sep 12, 2022, 2:00 pm By Fred Rocafort
    Panama has adopted medical cannabis regulations, after becoming the first Central American country to legalize medical cannabis in October 2021, pursuant to Law 242. The regulations take the form of a decree issued by President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, which…
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  • Cannabis in Latin America: FREE Webinar October 5th

    Sep 9, 2022, 2:00 pm By Canna Law Blog
    Register HERE! Many North American and European cannabis companies have set their sights on Latin American countries. The region features rich land, an abundance of natural resources, a ready workforce, and many millions of potential customers. The goal of…
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  • Oregon Marijuana: OLCC Proposes Rules Reclassifying Violations

    Sep 8, 2022, 2:00 pm By Jesse Mondry
    On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, a Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) of the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (OLCC) had its first meeting to discuss amendments to the administrative rules governing licensed marijuana businesses. Specifically, the RAC met to…
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  • Tomorrow! Hilary Bricken at Nutrition Industry Association Conference

    Sep 7, 2022, 2:00 pm By Canna Law Blog
    Register Here Learn More Here Hilary Bricken, a partner at Harris Bricken, will join the Nutrition Industry Association (NIA) West at its Fall Conference this Thursday, September 8th. Hilary will present on Cannabis/Psilocybin – What’s Real, What’s Not,…
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  • California Cannabis Tax Payment Plans

    Sep 6, 2022, 2:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    Recently, numerous clients have come to us about issues with cannabis payment plans and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (“CDTFA“). Recall, there was a time in California (not that long ago) where certain cannabis companies…
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  • California Cannabis: Get Ready for DCC Inspections

    Sep 4, 2022, 2:00 pm By Griffen Thorne
    California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is the state’s primary cannabis regulatory authority. DCC’s predecessor agencies often gave several days’ advance notice before an inspection. Since its formation, DCC has taken a vastly different –…
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  • What is a Labor Peace Agreement and Why Do CAURD Applicants Need One?

    Sep 3, 2022, 2:00 pm By Matthew Schwartz
    Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) license applicants and those applicants seeking unconditional licenses in New York must comply with the New York State mandate and enter into, maintain and comply with a Labor Peace Agreement (“LPA”)…
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  • New York Cannabis Licensing: THE Timing Update

    Sep 2, 2022, 2:00 pm By Simon Malinowski
    The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) provided an update on when New York’s adult-use cannabis market (in full) should start accepting New York cannabis license applications: the middle of 2023. As reported by NY Cannabis Insider, OCM Executive Director…
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  • NEW Proposition 65 Cannabis Regulations

    Sep 1, 2022, 2:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    Proposition 65 cannabis regulations are no joke, and they continue to change. For better or worse, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (a/k/a Prop. 65) has long plagued California businesses. Cannabis businesses are no exception (see…
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  • Cannabis Candy Co. Suit Spotlights Alter Ego Liability Theory

    Aug 31, 2022, 2:00 pm By Jesse Mondry
    Published in Law360 on August 30, 2022. © Copyright 2022, Portfolio Media, Inc., publisher of Law360. Reprinted here with permission. A recently filed cannabis case in Oregon, Drops LLC v. La Mota LLC, demonstrates pleading of two forms of the alter ego…
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  • Cannabis Litigation: The Illegality Defense and Damages

    Aug 29, 2022, 2:00 pm By Jihee Ahn
    Around this time last year, my colleague, Jesse Mondry, wrote about a District of Colorado case, entitled Sensoria, LLC et al. v. Kaweske, et al. , which involved a group of plaintiffs who sought to recover their investment in a cannabis business, Clover Top…
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  • The FTC, CBD, Consumer Safety and Refunds

    Aug 28, 2022, 2:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    I’m guilty of dunking on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the past for not doing more to protect cannabis consumers, despite the current federal illegality of cannabis. That may be changing, at least with respect to CBD consumers. Before diving into…
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  • Hilary Bricken to Present at Michigan State Bar Cannabis Law Section Conference

    Aug 27, 2022, 2:00 pm By Canna Law Blog
    REGISTER HERE We’re excited to announce that our own Hilary Bricken will present for the Michigan State Bar’s Cannabis Law Section, in Cooperation with the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Hilary’s presentation is titled: “The Current State and…
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  • Oregon Cannabis: Did OLCC Let Curaleaf Skate?

    Aug 26, 2022, 2:00 pm By Jesse Mondry
    Last summer, the Massachusetts based retailer Curaleaf mistakenly mixed-up THC with CBD at a bottling plant in Portland. Approximately 1,500 mislabeled bottles containing what the Oregonian describes as a “jumbo” dose of THC were shipped under the brand…
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  • New York Cracks Down on Unlicensed Cannabis Sales

    Aug 25, 2022, 2:00 pm By Matthew Schwartz
    The New York Police Department (“NYPD”) crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sales comes as New York is poised to start awarding Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) licenses in the coming weeks. The Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”)…
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  • New York CAURD Application Review: All Together Now!

    Aug 24, 2022, 2:00 pm By Simon Malinowski
    In all of the news about New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) starting to accept applications for Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license applications, one glaring piece of information was missing: will the OCM review applications…
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  • Elections 2022: Cannabis Ballot Measures

    Aug 23, 2022, 2:00 pm By Vince Sliwoski
    Election season is coming. This means that cannabis ballot measures, initiatives, initiated proposals, legislative proposals, etc. are moving to the fore. I won’t set out to explain the differences among the several state protocols. You’d leave. In the…
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  • The U.S. Constitution and Drug Paraphernalia

    Aug 22, 2022, 2:00 pm By Fred Rocafort
    The U.S. Constitution gives Congress certain enumerated powers (Article I, Section 8), with powers “not delegated to the [federal government] by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the…
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  • New York CAURD Application Portal FAQ

    Aug 21, 2022, 2:00 pm By Matthew Schwartz
    In the leadup to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) application portal opening date of August 25, 2022 for Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) licenses we have received a few repeat questions from our clients regarding the…
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  • California and Inhalable CBD Products

    Aug 20, 2022, 2:00 pm By Griffen Thorne
    Last year, California passed into law AB-45, which paved the way for a regulated CBD market in the state. However, California flip-flopped on inhalable CBD products. Earlier CBD legislation would have allowed them, but then drafts of AB-45 prohibited them.…
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