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  • Ketamine Clinics: What is a “Referral” Under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute?

    Jul 23, 2021, 10:00 am By Ethan Minkin
    In a prior post, we discussed the federal anti-kickback statute (the “AKS”) and the implications for ketamine clinics. In short, the federal AKS prohibits anyone from paying or receiving anything of value for the referral of patients where a federal…
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  • Cannabis Litigation: Attempt to Plead Around the “Illegality” Defense Fails

    Jul 22, 2021, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    As the country moves toward decriminalizing and even legalizing marijuana, federal courts largely remain closed to commercial disputes involving marijuana by operation of the illegality defense.  We’ve written about the defense on several occasions, see…
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  • Cannabis Trademarks: Cointreau Sues Potential CBD Competitor

    Jul 21, 2021, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    Last month we discussed the recent lawsuits brought by the Wrigley Company against five cannabis businesses it accuses of infringing its trademarks. Cointreau is now following Wrigley’s lead, suing the maker of Quatreau CBD-infused sparkling water. As we…
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  • Cannabis in Ireland: Global Law and Business Podcast with Natalie O’Regan

    Jul 20, 2021, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Listen HERE or stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, or Soundcloud! At Harris Bricken, we keep close tabs on what is happening in various industries around the world, including cannabis. In our weekly Global Law and Business…
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  • California and Psychedelics: Getting Closer

    Jul 19, 2021, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    Over the last few months, I’ve written a few posts about SB-519, a bill introduced by California State Senator Scott Wiener earlier this year that is intended to decriminalize a host of psychedelics – from psilocybin to ketamine to LSD (you can read those…
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  • Cannabis Copyright Infringement: It’s NOT Nice

    10:00am By Jihee Ahn
    Our posts here regularly cover celebrity-backed cannabis companies who are doing things right (and sometimes, doing things wrong), but a recent copyright infringement case proves that not all celebrities are interested in getting involved in the industry –…
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  • The Psychedelic Landscape: Pharma, Tech, Decrim, Other

    Sat 10:00am By Vince Sliwoski
    We’ve been writing about psychedelics on this blog now for three years. I believe the first article I wrote covered Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Compass Pathway’s drug trial for COMP360, a psilocybin formulation that eventually was…
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  • The New Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill is Here

    Jul 16, 2021, 10:00 am By Andrew Smith
    On Wednesday, a draft bill was released to end America’s federal cannabis prohibition and remove “marijuana” from the Controlled Substances Act. The bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Sen. Cory…
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  • The California Department of Cannabis Control is Now Live

    Jul 15, 2021, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    This week, Governor Newsom took a major step in reforming California’s (pretty tortured) cannabis licensing program by signing into law Assembly Bill 141, which generally consolidates all cannabis licensing and oversight into the Department of Cannabis…
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  • Sports Leagues and Cannabis Testing: A North American Survey

    Jul 14, 2021, 10:00 am By Andrew Smith
    On June 28, US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was suspended for one month by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for using cannabis, effectively disqualifying her from competing in the Olympics. The suspension of a gold medal contending athlete caught many by…
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  • FREE Webinar – Cannabis in New York: The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act’s Impact on New York City

    Jul 13, 2021, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    REGISTER TODAY! In March of 2021 New York became the 15th State to legalize recreational cannabis through the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. New York City is poised to become the retail epicenter of New York’s cannabis industry with…
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  • New York Cannabis: The Town of Riverhead Voted Not to Opt Out (It’s a Big Deal)

    Jul 12, 2021, 10:00 am By Simon Malinowski
    As we continue to wait for Governor Andrew Cuomo to nominate a Chairperson for the Cannabis Control Board (CCB), effectively kickstarting the rule making process, a surprising and welcome piece of news came down. On July 7, 2021, the Town of Riverhead voted…
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  • The Minefield of California Cannabis Labels

    Jul 11, 2021, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    Over the last few years, I’ve been asked to review dozens and dozens of mockup cannabis labeling material to see whether they comply with California’s complex cannabis labeling requirements. I can’t recall a single instance in which I didn’t catch at…
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  • Colorado’s New Hemp Rules Suggest A Wave of Comprehensive State Regulations May Be on the Way

    Jul 10, 2021, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    While the Food and Drug Administration (the FDA) continues to drag its feet in forging a legal path for the manufacture, sale, and distribution of hemp-derived products, state regulators are keeping up with the demands of this evolving market and adopting…
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  • Ketamine, Internet Prescribing, and Telehealth– Say What?

    Jul 9, 2021, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    The recent uptick in ketamine clinic and management service organization (“MSO”) clients at our law firm is pretty significant. It’s understandable given the groundswell of momentum behind state and local legalization and decriminalization of certain…
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  • Fire Season is Coming

    Jul 8, 2021, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    Summer’s here, a massive heatwave just hit the west coast, and fire season is right around the corner. This is the harsh reality for west coast residents and it doesn’t look like that’ll change anytime soon. Wildfires have a severe impact on entire…
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  • Legalization in Latin America: Who’s Next After Mexico?

    Jul 7, 2021, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    In what has undoubtedly been the biggest cannabis news to come out of Latin America in a while, Mexico’s Supreme Court declared the prohibition on adult-use cannabis to be unconstitutional. This means you can now drive the 7,498 miles between Sydney, Nova…
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  • Cannabis Trademark Litigation: A Preliminary Injunction is Issued Against Capna Intellectual

    Jul 6, 2021, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    We have been closely following litigation brought by tobacco giant ITG Brands against cannabis company Capna Intellectual. As we wrote reported on June 27, ITG sued Capna on a trademark dilution claim related to ITG’s “KOOL” brand. ITG’s branding uses…
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  • America, What Are We Doing?

    Jul 5, 2021, 10:00 am By Simon Malinowski
    Like many Americans, one of the first things I do every morning is check the overnight headlines, including anything that happened in the sports world. Recently, I woke up to an article about Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso being arrested at Easterwood…
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  • Happy Fourth of July from Canna Law Blog!

    Jul 4, 2021, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Here’s to a great holiday for all of our readers, their friends, and families! The post Happy Fourth of July from Canna Law Blog! appeared first on Harris Bricken.
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