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  • Cannabis in Australia: You Better Run (to It)

    Feb 15, 2021, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    On February 1, the over-the-counter sale of CBD products became legal in Australia, following a schedule adjustment in December by the country’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Products must still be approved by the TGA and be included in the…
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  • Mexico Medical Cannabis: Fully Legal, But Is It Open?

    Feb 14, 2021, 10:00 am By Adrián Cisneros Aguilar
    In our last post, as well as in our Mexico cannabis webinar last month (replay here), we examined the implications, business opportunities and requirements to take advantage of the Medical Regulations that recently entered into force in Mexico. Yes, medical…
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  • ICYMI: California’s Cannabis Consolidation Trailer Bill

    Feb 13, 2021, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    Love it or hate it, California continues with its democratic experiment around regulated cannabis production, distribution, and sales pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). Although the licensing program…
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  • Will California Really Ban Smokable Hemp?

    Feb 12, 2021, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    A few weeks back, I wrote a post entitled “California Tries Again with CBD“, in which I discussed a new piece of legislation (AB-45) introduced to ostensibly provide a regulatory framework for the manufacture and sale of certain hemp-derived products.…
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  • Big Tobacco Brand KOOL Sues Cannabis Company Bloom Brands for Trademark Infringement

    Feb 11, 2021, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
    The latest case of trademark infringement involving a cannabis company provides a great illustration of a trademark concept that can be difficult to convey to clients, which is the concept of “likelihood of confusion” where two marks are not identical, or…
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  • Oregon Cannabis: OLCC Proposes Lowering Some Violation Penalties

    Feb 10, 2021, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    A few months ago, I wrote on the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s (OLCC) new Verification of Compliance (“Fix-it or Ticket”) program that focuses education rather than penalties for certain rule violations. This week the Rules Advisory Committee…
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  • Recommended Order Clarifies Not All Marijuana Businesses Should Be Denied Trademark Protection

    Feb 9, 2021, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    Last summer, we reported on the trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Veritas Fine Cannabis (“VFC”) against Veritas Farms here and here. In late August, I had reported Veritas Farms filed a motion to dismiss on the basis VFC does not actually possess the…
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  • EU Adds CBD to Its List of Legal Cosmetic Ingredients

    Feb 8, 2021, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    On February 4, the European Union (EU)’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs added cannabidiol (CBD) “derived from extract or tincture or resin of cannabis” as a legal cosmetic ingredient to its CosIng guidelines.…
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  • Cannabis in Mexico: The Webinar Video Replay

    Feb 7, 2021, 9:59 am By Canna Law Blog
    For anyone who was not able to join our January 28 webinar on Cannabis in Mexico, we’ve got you covered! Below, please find the full presentation for your viewing pleasure. The post Cannabis in Mexico: The Webinar Video Replay appeared first on Harris Bricken.
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  • Oregon Cannabis: What is My Partial Marijuana Dispensary Ownership Interest Worth? (Part 2)

    Feb 6, 2021, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    A few weeks ago, I wrote about issues in valuing partial ownership interests in a marijuana dispensary. (These apply to other businesses as well, naturally). That post focused on how the choice-of-entity selected at formation may affect later determinations of…
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  • Cannabis Litigation: An Introduction to California’s Anti-SLAPP Statute

    Feb 5, 2021, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    As I mentioned in my last post, litigation claims continue to evolve and expand in the cannabis industry, and we’ve noticed substantial interest in defamation claims. In follow up, here a primer on California’s anti-SLAPP statute, codified at Code of Civil…
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  • How Does My International Cannabis Company Do Banking in the U.S.?

    Feb 4, 2021, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
    It can be difficult and confusing for an international cannabis company to determine the best way to engage in banking in the U.S. We know that because it is even confusing for domestic marijuana and hemp companies in the U.S. to determine whom to bank with.…
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  • California, Cannabis and Telehealth: Part 2

    Feb 3, 2021, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    In my last post in this two-part series, I focused specifically on California’s current relationship with telehealth and cannabis. Without a doubt, physicians are free to recommend medical cannabis to qualified patients via telehealth platforms, apps, and…
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  • Ten Years in the Oregon Cannabis Industry

    Feb 2, 2021, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Last month, I spent a Saturday scraping together a syllabus for the Cannabis Law and Policy class I teach at Lewis & Clark Law School here in Portland, Oregon. In one unit, we go through the regulatory history of Oregon cannabis. From an academic perspective,…
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  • California Cannabis Supply Chain Contracts: Inspection and Rejection

    Feb 1, 2021, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    Our cannabis business attorneys have drafted many cannabis supply chain agreements (such as distribution agreements, licensing agreements, etc.) over the years. Generally, supply chain cannabis contracts follow the same format and the same nuanced provisions…
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  • Cannabis and Ballots, Part 1: Ecuador

    Jan 31, 2021, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    Five Latin American nations are set to hold presidential elections in 2021, with legislative elections taking place in an additional two. Most of these contests will have implications for cannabis policy, and we will be looking at what is at stake in each…
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  • California Cannabis Claims: Defamation

    Jan 30, 2021, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    Last year, we had a mini-series on the blog that covered the five most common causes of action we were seeing in the cannabis industry (links to the series are at the bottom of this post). In follow up, we’ve been getting quite a number of consultation…
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  • Does My International Cannabis Business Need to Register in the U.S.?

    Jan 29, 2021, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
    In the prior post in this series, we discussed U.S. federal and state taxation requirements for international cannabis companies. This post focuses on when a foreign company should or must register as doing business in a U.S. state, either by registering their…
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  • California Cannabis Enforcement and Age Limitations

    Jan 28, 2021, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    One of the more clear aspects about cannabis law in California is age limitations. People can only enter dispensaries if they are 21 or up (for adult-use recreational customers) or 18 or up (for medical customers). The state affirmatively obligates retail…
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  • Cannabis in Mexico: FREE Webinar Tomorrow, January 28!

    Jan 27, 2021, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Register HERE! Mexico will soon be the largest country in the world to legalize cannabis and now is the time to start preparing for that. Join Harris Bricken, in partnership with Mexico-based law firm, Lawgic, for a FREE hour-long, Q&A webinar tomorrow,…
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