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  • Multi-State Cannabis Operators Webinar: Join Us on April 2nd!

    Mar 5, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Multi-state operators (MSOs) are becoming more prevalent in the domestic and global cannabis trade. As industry consolidates, state and local governments have rolled out competitive licensing systems that demand large amounts of capital, general business…
  • The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities

    Mar 4, 2020, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    In recent years, the United States has seen a proliferation of ketamine clinics. From 2015 to 2018, the number of clinics increased from 60 to 300; that number is undoubtedly higher today. People are increasingly using ketamine for ailments that resist…
  • Free Lunch-Time Webinar TOMORROW: The International Cannabis Trade

    Mar 3, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Best practices for navigating the international cannabis trade has been an in-demand topic for our business and international trade attorneys over the past year. The industry is rapidly expanding and many are eager to get in on the action early. However, being…
  • As China’s Hemp Industry Suffers, U.S. Hemp Growers Prepare to Pounce

    Mar 2, 2020, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
    The U.S. hemp market continues to heat up for a variety of reasons, mainly because the general populace is finally starting to understand the difference between cannabis as marijuana and cannabis as hemp (and the benefits of CBD and other cannabinoids derived…
  • Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oregon

    Mar 1, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The…
  • California Cannabis Claims: Unfair Competition

    Feb 29, 2020, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    Welcome to the final post in our litigation series on California cannabis claims. For our last post, we’ll be touching on California’s Unfair Competition Law. Introduction California’s “Unfair Competition Law,” also known as the Unfair Competition…
  • California Cannabis Appellations: Proposed Regulations Are Here!

    Feb 28, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
    On February 20, 2020, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) released its proposed regulations for the Cannabis Appellations Program, something that many cultivators have been anticipating since the inception of the Medicinal and Adult Use…
  • BREAKING NEWS: FDA and USDA Start Making Sense on Hemp CBD

    Feb 27, 2020, 10:00 am By Daniel Shortt
    According to Hemp Industry Daily reporter Laura Drotleff, it an eventful week for hemp regulation at the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Drotleff reported on two major developments at NADSA.…
  • Hemp CBD Across Europe: The United Kingdom

    Feb 26, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    The enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill and the legalization of hemp and hemp derivatives, including cannabidiol (“CBD”), has led to a massive CBD craze in the United States. The highly coveted cannabinoid is infused with everything: bath bombs, dog treats and…
  • California Cannabis Claims: Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations

    Feb 25, 2020, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    Welcome back to our litigation series on California cannabis claims. Today, we’ll be discussing intentional interference or “tortious interference” – which may apply to your situation if you find that a third party is improperly interfering with you…
  • The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway

    Feb 24, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
    Psilocybin has been in the news with increasing frequency as research into psychedelic therapy has proliferated, and a number of local jurisdictions, including the cities of Oakland, Denver, and Santa Cruz have decriminalized psilocybin to varying degrees.…
  • Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oklahoma

    Feb 23, 2020, 10:00 am By Daniel Shortt
    The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The…
  • Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Michael Bloomberg

    Feb 22, 2020, 10:00 am By Molly Nelson
    Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. We assigned each candidate a letter grade corresponding with our analysis (for the final summary post, go here). In…
  • Real Estate Development in California: Join us February 26 in L.A.!

    Feb 21, 2020, 4:29 pm By Canna Law Blog
    Developers of cannabis projects in California want to turn projects around as quickly and cheaply as possible, and are frequently frustrated by the amount of time, money, and effort required for the entitlement process. On Wednesday, February 26, a panel of…
  • The Sale of CBD Foods Is Legal in the UK (For Now)

    Feb 21, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    Last week, the Food Standard Agency (“FSA”), the agency responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, the “UK”), cleared a path for the sale of CBD-infused food for the next 12…
  • Power to the People: Kern County Measure D Will Give Voters Control of Medical Cannabis

    Feb 20, 2020, 10:00 am By Julie Hamill
    Last week, I presented oral argument to the Fifth District Court of Appeal in support of the people’s right of referendum. Long story short, the Kern County Board of Supervisors banned medical marijuana dispensaries in 2011, the people protested via…
  • The Psilocybin Movement is Like the Cannabis Movement (Except When It’s Not)

    10:00am By Vince Sliwoski
    There is a bona fide movement underway with psilocybin. Decriminalization occurred last year in Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz, and that was just a start: nearly 100 other cities are looking at decriminalizing psychedelics. At the state level, ballot measures…
  • ICYMI: Trump Dumps on Medical Cannabis (Again)

    Tue 10:00am By Hilary Bricken
    At this point, it probably feels to most people like the federal government is standing down when it comes to state-legal cannabis and cannabis businesses. It started back in 2013 with the Cole Memo when U.S. Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole opined in a…
  • Why Handshake Cannabis Deals Are BAD

    Feb 17, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    A lawyer I know once told me that the primary motivation behind drafting a contract should not be making each party’s obligations clear or negotiating better terms, but instead should be ensuring that when there is litigation,  that party is in the best…
  • Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Ohio

    Feb 16, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of…

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