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  • Federal Appeals Court: Maine’s Cannabis Licensee Residency Requirement is Unconstitutional

    Aug 19, 2022, 2:00 pm By Jack Scrantom
    On August 17, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the the holding of the US District Court for the District of Maine that the residency requirements of Maine’s Medical Use Marijuana Act violate the Dormant Commerce Clause (“DCC”). The First…
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  • International Hemp: Guyana Takes the Stage

    Aug 18, 2022, 2:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    International hemp is big business. There are all kinds opportunities around import, export, production, processing, and sale of international hemp and hemp products. We handle these inquiries on a weekly basis, and have since 2018 when the federal government…
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  • So You Want to Be a Cannabis Lawyer

    Aug 17, 2022, 2:00 pm By Vince Sliwoski
    I like being a cannabis business lawyer. It took a while for me to get there. I certainly didn’t think I would be doing this while I was in law school, or at the start of my career. Like a lot of things in life, it just sort of… happened. And I’ve…
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  • Cannabis Researchers: NIH Wants to Hear From You!

    2:00pm By Janve Sobers
    If you’re a cannabis lab, researcher, or scientist, the NIH is interested in hearing your thoughts! Last week, the National Institute of Health (NIH) posted a request for information (RFI)* regarding identifying the barriers to cannabis research. Through…
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  • New York CAURD: License Application Scoring and Selection – Part 2

    Mon 2:00pm By Matthew Schwartz
    We recently examined the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) scoring criteria for eligible Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) applicants. Provided certain minimum requirements are met, the top scoring applicants who rank a given region…
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  • Tobacco Paraphernalia? Prove It.

    Aug 14, 2022, 2:00 pm By Fred Rocafort
    Tobacco paraphernalia is in many cases indistinguishable from cannabis paraphernalia, especially when products are unconnected to specific consumers. If an item can be used in both lawful and unlawful ways, it seems illogical to classify it as drug…
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  • 2024: Adult Use Marijuana in Florida

    Aug 13, 2022, 2:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    In 2024, we may finally see adult use marijuana in Florida. This week, Smart & Safe Florida, a non-profit political organization, filed its ballot initiative, “Adult Personal Use of Marijuana“, with the  Division of Elections to legalize adult use…
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  • New York to Accept Retail Dispensary Apps August 25

    Aug 12, 2022, 2:00 pm By Simon Malinowski
    It is finally here: New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced that it will begin accepting applications for the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) Licenses on August 25, 2022. Applications will be accepted through the OCM’s…
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  • L.A. County Commercial Cannabis Tax Measure is Here

    Aug 11, 2022, 2:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    L.A. County commercial cannabis is finally coming in 2023. We covered the breaking news about L.A. County commercial cannabis regulations here. This is a huge deal, because L.A. County is the biggest county in the U.S. with over 9 million residents. L.A.…
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  • States to Feds: End Cannabis Prohibition Now

    Aug 10, 2022, 2:00 pm By Andrew Smith
    After a vote last week, the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) adopted a revised cannabis policy measure (the “Directive“) which supports federally descheduling cannabis, as well as cannabis banking reform. At this point, it’s abundantly…
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  • Interstate Cannabis Agreements in California

    Aug 9, 2022, 2:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    I get asked a lot of questions about what California cannabis licensees can and cannot do under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). California is actually business friendly once operations get going with a license–…
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  • Interstate Cannabis Agreements in California

    Aug 9, 2022, 2:00 pm By Hilary Bricken
    I get asked a lot of questions about what California cannabis licensees can and cannot do under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). California is actually business friendly once operations get going with a license–…
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  • Deceptive Matter and Canna Brands

    Aug 8, 2022, 2:00 pm By Fred Rocafort
    Deceptive matter is yet another pitfall faced by canna brands as they take steps to protect their intellectual property. According to the U.S. Trademark Act (commonly known as the Lanham Act), such matter may not be registered as a trademark (15 U.S.C. §…
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  • New York CAURD Locations: The Update

    Aug 7, 2022, 2:00 pm By Simon Malinowski
    We recently got on our soap box about the importance of hiring a New York cannabis attorney. The catalyst for that post was the question of whether applicants for New York’s Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license can select their own real…
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  • New York CAURD: License Application Scoring – Part 1

    Aug 6, 2022, 2:00 pm By Matthew Schwartz
    We’ve been writing about eligibility criteria for licensure for the New York Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) (here and here). In addition to the Office of Cannabis Management’s (the “OCM”) handy FAQ, it also recently published a…
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  • President Biden on Brittney Griner’s Sentence

    Aug 5, 2022, 2:00 pm By Griffen Thorne
    On August 4, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden published a formal statement concerning the sentencing of U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner. Griner was just sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony and fined one million rubles. We’ve written about…
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  • Five Cannabis Corporate Governance Mistakes

    Aug 4, 2022, 2:00 pm By Griffen Thorne
    Many folks in the cannabis industry – especially legacy operators – have little to no experience with corporate governance. I don’t mean to say that they don’t know how to run a business; they likely do. What I mean when I refer to corporate governance…
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  • Cannabis Trademark Litigation: Wrigley Wins

    Aug 3, 2022, 11:16 pm By Jihee Ahn
    A final judgment recently rendered in WM. Wrigley Jr. Company v. Roberto Conde, et al., is nothing short of a cautionary tale and a powerful reminder to cannabis companies: Parody is NOT a defense to trademark infringement in this type of commercial context.…
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  • Cannabis Trademark Litigation: Big Win for Wrigley

    Aug 3, 2022, 2:00 pm By Jihee Ahn
    A final judgment recently rendered in WM. Wrigley Jr. Company v. Roberto Conde, et al., is nothing short of a cautionary tale for cannabis companies infringing on trademarks. The judgement is also a reminder that parody is NOT a defense to trademark…
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  • Oregon Cannabis: OLCC is Talking Tough

    Aug 2, 2022, 2:00 pm By Vince Sliwoski
    Listen up friends. The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) plans to drop the hammer on bad actors in the regulated Oregon market. Or so the Commission announced in a stern news release on Friday, July 29 (the “Release”). The Release is titled…
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