Costa Rica Moves Toward Medical Cannabis Legalization
Sep 30, 2020, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
In recent posts, we’ve explored legislative developments regarding cannabis in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Today, we turn our attention to Central America, and specifically Costa Rica, where a bill that seeks to legalize medical cannabis is winding its…California Bureau of Cannabis Control Seeks Civil Penalties for Unlicensed Commercial Cannabis Activity
Sep 29, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
On September 24, 2020, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) issued a press release announcing its filing of a complaint seeking civil penalties from Vertical Bliss, Inc., also known as Kushy Punch (“Vertical Bliss”), as well as other related…The Hemp Industry Responds to the DEA Rule With a Lawsuit
Sep 28, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
On August 21, the Drug Enforcement Agency (the “DEA”) released an Interim Final Rule (the “Rule”), which, in part, suggests that in-process hemp extract shall be treated as a schedule I controlled substance during any point at which its THC…Investment and Securities Litigation – Handshake Deals Are Not. Your. Friend.
Sep 27, 2020, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
We’ve been monitoring and reporting on the growing trend of investment and securities fraud litigation in the cannabis industry, and this week brings yet another case. In Murray v. Camp, et al., Murray is suing three Washington entities and their principals…Hemp CBD Q&A: The Webinar Video Replay
Sep 26, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
For anyone who was not able to join our Q&A webinar last week on Hemp CBD, we’ve got you covered! Below, please find the full webinar for your viewing pleasure. The post Hemp CBD Q&A: The Webinar Video Replay appeared first on Harris Bricken.Oregon Hemp Litigation: Does Oregon’s Eviction Moratorium Apply to Cannabis Businesses?
Sep 25, 2020, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
In a word, yes. A lawsuit recently filed in Jackson County, Oregon by a tenant alleges that his landlord has wrongfully evicted him from a warehouse containing 36,000 pounds of hemp, which the plaintiff alleges will be worth $1.5 million when processed, and…Foreign Investment in U.S. Cannabis: A Continuing Love/Hate Relationship
Sep 24, 2020, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
The U.S. cannabis industry attracts all kinds of entrepreneurs and investors. That has been true since Colorado and Washington legalized cannabis for adults 21 and up back in 2012, and since other states began creating comprehensive licensing regimes. The…Cannabis Investment Basics: Debt v. Equity
Sep 23, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
Towards the end of 2019, it seemed that cannabis investments had all but dried up. Today, our cannabis lawyers are seeing a huge uptick in investment transactions of all kinds in cannabis and hemp businesses. With investments on the rise again, we plan to do…Federal Courts are Going Backward on Cannabis
Sep 22, 2020, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
A few weeks back, the Cannabis Law Institute invited me to discuss contract drafting for cannabis deals. A focal point for the panel was whether courts are willing to enforce cannabis contracts. The last time I had really looked at that issue was early 2019,…Trademark Squatting: Not a Lucrative Business Proposition in the Cannabis Industry
Sep 21, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
During one of my recent sessions perusing current news related to cannabis legal issues, I came across a press release that I think warrants a bit of discussion. I’m always wary of self-promoting press releases, but they can provide some good entertainment…Cannabis Securities Litigation: Alleged Failure to Disclose Material Information Leads to Federal Lawsuit
Sep 20, 2020, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
Keeping up with the multitude of (shifting) state and municipal cannabis regulations is a daunting task for any multi-state cannabis operator. One well-known tool for doing so has been CannaRegs, which offers a web-based subscription service to aggregate and…Prepare Your Cannabis Business for the TCPA
10:00am By Hilary Bricken
For some reason, many cannabis businesses believe that because they’re already violating the federal Controlled Substances Act, they’re free to violate other existing federal laws. This of course is not the case, and never has been. Even though cannabis…A Bipartisan Bill Would Regulate Hemp CBD as a Dietary Supplement
Fri 10:00am By Nathalie Bougenies
Last week, Oregon Representative Kurt Schrader (D) and Virginia Representative Morgan Griffith (R) introduced The Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020 (“H.R. 8179”). If enacted in its current form, H.R. 8179…Cannabis Fundraising: Seven Key Takeaways from the SEC’s New Accredited Investor Rules
Sep 17, 2020, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
Recently the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final amendments to expand the definition of an accredited investor, something that has not happened in nearly 40 years. This is a big deal for cannabis companies (and all other companies)…The 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Support the DEA Interim Rule
Sep 16, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
Until a few weeks ago, everyone in the hemp world thought the next big development would come from the federal Food and Drug Administration (after all, the FDA recently submitted proposed guidance to the White House, which has yet to be released).…Martha Stewart Joins the Growing List of Celebrity Cannabis Lines
Sep 15, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
Perhaps the most exciting announcement in the world of celebrity cannabis companies came last week with the announcement of Martha Stewart’s new line of hemp-derived CBD products, which include tinctures, soft gels, and “pâte des fruit.” The products…Consumer Privacy, California Cannabis and CCPA Deletion Requests
Sep 14, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect at the beginning of the year. CCPA is a massive privacy law similar in scope to the European Union’s infamous General Data Protection Regulation, and applies to many businesses (not just cannabis…Malbec and Medical Cannabis: Have Them Both in Argentina
Sep 13, 2020, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
Recently, in Cannabis is Coming! The Latest on Colombia and Mexico, we wrote about legislative initiatives regarding cannabis in two of Latin America’s most important economies. Today we turn our attention to another of the region’s traditional…The California Fires and Cannabis
Sep 12, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
Yesterday, my Harris Bricken colleague Vince Sliwoski wrote a post entitled, “The Oregon Fires and Cannabis“. Given how fires have been ravaging California for the past few weeks, I thought I’d write on how California’s fires are affected the cannabis…The Oregon Fires and Cannabis
Sep 11, 2020, 10:00 am By Vince SliwoskiWildfires are ravaging Oregon, Washington and California. They are truly terrible. Here in Oregon, a full 500,000 residents have been evacuated as I write this blog post on the evening of September 9. Portland smells like burning ash and the suburbs are in…
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