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  • Reminder: Post-Election Cannabis Wrap – Smoke ’em if You’ve Got ’em

    Nov 6, 2024, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Register Here Join us tomorrow for a post-election breakdown: “Post-Election Cannabis Wrap – Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em” As the dust settles (hopefully) from the 2024 U.S. elections, the cannabis industry stands at the threshold of potentially…
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  • Marijuana Rescheduling: Delays, Adverse Participants… It’s All Good

    Nov 4, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Last Thursday, we learned that the DEA’s marijuana rescheduling hearings are delayed until early next year. We also saw the list of 25 participants invited by the DEA to testify at those hearings. The takeaways here are: a) we will not have a substantive…
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  • Post-Election Cannabis Wrap – Smoke ’em if You’ve Got ’em

    Oct 30, 2024, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Register Here Join us for a post-election breakdown: “Post-Election Cannabis Wrap – Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em” As the dust settles (hopefully) from the 2024 U.S. elections, the cannabis industry stands at the threshold of potentially…
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  • Cannabis on the Ballot, November 4: Florida, Nebraska, the Dakotas

    Oct 29, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Election Day is next Monday, November 4. I have plenty of thoughts! Today I’ll stay in my lane, though, and focus on the cannabis state ballot measures. The voting states this time around include Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. I’m aware…
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  • Cannabis on the Ballot, November 5: Florida, Nebraska, the Dakotas

    Oct 29, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Election Day is next Tuesday, November 5. I have plenty of thoughts! Today I’ll stay in my lane, though, and focus on the cannabis state ballot measures. The voting states this time around include Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. I’m aware…
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  • Oregon Cracks Down on THC Inflation and Testing Labs

    Oct 24, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    On September 25th, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) sent notices to seven licensed testing laboratories, proposing license cancellation in some cases and suspension or fines in others. The notices center on alleged THC inflation, and extend…
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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…
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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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  • Join us this Weekend at the Oregon Coast! NW Cannabis and Psychedelics Law Conference

    Sep 25, 2024, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    We are headed out to beautiful Cannon Beach, Oregon again this weekend for the Sixth Annual Northwest Cannabis and Psychedelics Law Conference. Harris Sliwoski attorneys Matt Goldberg and Vince Sliwoski will attend the conference in person this year. Nicole…
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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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  • California’s Cannabis Taxes Are a Disaster

    Jan 19, 2024, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    Cannabis regulation efforts are usually sold to voters or legislators with the express promise that a state will be able to milk the new industry for all it’s got through cannabis taxes. Don’t believe me? Well, look no further than California’s landmark…
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  • Grading the Presidential Candidates on Cannabis: Ron DeSantis

    Jan 17, 2024, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    We recently kicked off our series of posts grading the presidential candidates on their cannabis stances (check out the first post, on Joe Biden). Today we turn to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who as of January 8 was a distant second in the race for the…
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  • MLK Day: Cannabis and Civil Rights

    10:00am By Vince Sliwoski
    Last fall, I came across a memorable opinion piece by Steven King (paywalled), a guy who has written some 10 million words in his career. This particular piece was four short paragraphs, however. Seven sentences. It addressed mass shootings in the United…
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  • Cannabis and Gun Rights: Predictions for the Future

    Jan 11, 2024, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    Big federal law changes in cannabis regulation are on the horizon. One area where I expect a lot of movement in the coming years is with respect to gun rights. I write on this topic fairly extensively, and you can see my links below. Today I want to talk about…
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  • Free Webinar Tomorrow, January 10: Ask us Anything!

    Jan 9, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Register Here. Heading into 2024, the cannabis industry is as dynamic as ever. New states continue to come online, legacy states continue to refine their programs, and the federal government is looking harder at cannabis than ever before — starting with a…
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  • Grading the Presidential Candidates on Cannabis: Joe Biden

    Jan 8, 2024, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Gentle readers, once again we find ourselves in a Presidential election year. Feel free to join me in tuning out the deluge of reporting and social media as to matters you cannot control in the slightest, and which are mostly negative and discouraging. Except…
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