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  • Don’t Hold Your Breath for Federal Cannabis Legalization

    Oct 20, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    Earlier this month, Vermont became the most recent state to legalize recreational cannabis. In the 2020 elections, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota (we’ll be doing a…
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  • California Cannabis: Past Criminal Conviction Not a Deal Breaker Under Proposed Rules Amendments

    10:00am By Alison Malsbury
    On October 16, 2020, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to regulatory changes to the commercial cannabis license application process. The proposed rule changes will affect Title 16, California Code of…
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  • Montana Cannabis Legalization Guide (Initiative 190 and CI-118)

    Sun 10:00am By Canna Law Blog
    This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. Every Sunday until November 3, Canna Law Blog will publish a post centered on one of these…
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  • Hemp Litigation: DEA Sued Again

    Oct 17, 2020, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    The Canna Law Blog has been writing about the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) interim final rule (IFR) on hemp since its August publication in the Federal Register: Watch Out! The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids…
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  • California Cannabis Banking: Financial Institutions Get Some Cover

    Oct 16, 2020, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    In a step towards achieving the goals of the SAFE Banking Act, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Assembly Bill 1525, which importantly provides that banks, credit unions, and other financial servicers to cannabis businesses do not violate California…
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  • Election 2020: Psychedelics on the Ballot in Washington D.C.

    Oct 15, 2020, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    Oregon is not the only jurisdiction with psilocybin (and other controlled psychedelic plant substances) on the ballot this fall. For our coverage of Oregon’s Measure 109, see: Oregon 2020 Election: Vote Yes! on Measure 109 Oregon and Psilocybin: Does the…
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  • CBD Cosmetics: Unregulated, Yes. Risk-Free, No.

    Oct 14, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    It is well known by now that CBD-infused cosmetics represent the lowest level of risk for businesses. Indeed, CVS, Walgreens and Sephora are only a few of the major national retailers that now offer these products for sale. This is partially due to the fact…
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  • How Religious Groups Can Petition to Use Psychedelics Legally

    Oct 13, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    I recently wrote a post outlining the long history of religious exemptions to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). In this post, I’ll provide a brief overview of the hoops that religious organizations have to jump through. Religious organizations…
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  • What’s Going on in International Cannabis: Voices from South America and Asia

    Oct 12, 2020, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
    Lately I have been fielding questions regarding cannabis business opportunities to or from Mexico, Canada, and China, and I always get questions from clients and prospective clients regarding importing and exporting hemp or marijuana to or from the U.S.…
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  • Mississippi Cannabis Legalization Guide

    Oct 11, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. Every Sunday until November 3, Canna Law Blog will publish a post centered on one of these…
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  • Puerto Rico: November Surprise for Recreational Cannabis?

    Oct 10, 2020, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    Charlie Delgado Altieri, the main opposition candidate for governor of Puerto Rico, has suggested a new tax be imposed on hemp and medical cannabis to help foot the bill for government pensions, amidst a long-running fiscal crisis in the U.S. territory.…
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  • Hemp CBD Q&A – A Few More Questions and Answers

    Oct 9, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    On September 17, I, along with my colleagues, Griffen Thorne and Vince Sliwoski, held a webinar entitled “Hemp CBD Q&A,” a recording of which is available on our blog. During the webinar we received more questions than we could answer, so today, we go over…
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  • Oregon 2020 Election: Vote Yes! on Measure 109

    Oct 8, 2020, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    In about a week Oregonians will begin receiving their mail-in ballots for the 2020 election. Along with the presidential, congressional, and state elections, Oregonians will vote on a number of ballot measures. One of those is Measure 109 – which, if it…
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  • This Time, a Cannabis Company May Be on the Right Side of the Latest Trademark Dispute

    Oct 7, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
    It seems like a new trademark infringement case pops up every week in the cannabis space, and I often find myself using the supposedly infringing cannabis companies as examples of what NOT to do when choosing or managing a brand. But this time, it appears that…
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  • Cannabis Guaranty Agreements 101

    Oct 6, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    A few days ago, I wrote a post on cannabis investing and the concept of debt v. equity. I noted that it’s very common to see lenders ask for personal guarantees when providing loans to cannabis businesses. Guaranty agreements are a hugely important type of…
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  • Oregon Cannabis: Here Comes Streamlined Licensing (!!)

    Oct 5, 2020, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    People have been complaining about Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) marijuana licensing bottlenecks for a long time. And rightfully so. New license applications are effectively suspended (and have been for over two years), while delays in approval…
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  • Arizona Cannabis Legalization Guide (Prop 207)

    Oct 4, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. Every Sunday until November 3, Canna Law Blog will publish a post centered on one of these…
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  • Hemp-CBD: Deadline Approaching to Submit Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rule

    Oct 3, 2020, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the USDA’s decision to reopen commenting on the interim hemp rule for 30 days. (Here is a good article by Hemp Grower magazine on the reopening). The deadline for submitting comments is October 8. So get your comments…
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  • Amy Coney Barrett’s Thoughts on the TCPA

    Oct 2, 2020, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    When President Trump announced he was nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court last week, the future of many key issues was called into question. We won’t mention or write about them here because this…
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  • Religious Use of Psychedelic Drugs Under Federal Law: A History

    Oct 1, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    For thousands of years, groups of people across the globe have consumed psychedelic (also referred to as entheogenic) plants as part of religious practices. In the twentieth century, many of these religious practices were outlawed by international treaties…
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