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  • Washington Marijuana Businesses: Watch Out for Cyber Attacks!

    Feb 15, 2020, 10:00 am By Daniel Shortt
    One of our Washington cannabis clients recently learned that its employee was the target of a cybersecurity attack. The employee, who was following instructions via a messaging app, wired money to an individual at the request of who he believed to be an owner…
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  • The Four Basic Labeling Requirements for CBD Products

    Feb 14, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    Last week, I attended Portland’s Hemp CBD Connex, an annual event that highlights the vast potential of hemp and CBD. Of interest to me–because my practice focuses on the regulatory framework of CBD products–was a panel entitled “Weeding Through the…
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  • Anatomy of a Cannabis Insurance Policy: Exclusions

    Feb 13, 2020, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
    Previously I wrote about insurance generally (see here) and products liability insurance specifically (see here). Today I want to look at some policy exclusions to point out potentially problematic terms that you may notice when reviewing your insurance…
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  • Two Pending Bills Could Substantially Change Washington’s Cannabis Advertising Laws

    Feb 12, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
    Last month, two pieces of legislation were introduced to the legislature that could substantially alter Washington State’s advertising laws: HB 2350 and HB 2321. Each bill would tighten advertising restrictions for cannabis businesses, particularly with…
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  • Oregon Cannabis 2020: Legislative Forecast and Report

    Feb 11, 2020, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Last week, Oregon kicked off the 2020 legislative session. Because we are in an even-numbered year, this will be a 35-day session. In short sessions, we tend to see fewer pieces of introduced legislation. The prospects for a productive session may also be…
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  • The International Cannabis Trade: FREE Webinar March 4!

    Feb 10, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    In the past year or so, we have seen a remarkable uptick in requests for advice and legal services related to the international cannabis trade. Our business and international trade attorneys continue to blaze trails with clients from all over the world on…
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  • Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Dakota

    Feb 9, 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…
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  • February 14th in Las Vegas: Harris Bricken Presents at the USA CBD Expo

    Feb 8, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Harris Bricken cananbis attorneys Nathalie Bougenies and Griffen Thorne will present at the “Nation’s Largest CBD Event” in Las Vegas on February 14th. This Main Stage panel begins at 12pm, and will examine the complex and ever-evolving regulatory…
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  • Will QR Codes End California’s Illicit Cannabis Market? No, But They Are a Start

    Feb 7, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    Last year, the California cannabis agencies started to ramp up enforcement activities against unlicensed operators. Still, if you ask any licensed cannabis business, enforcement against unlicensed competition is far from where it needs to be. It was widely…
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  • California Cannabis Claims: Fraud

    Feb 6, 2020, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    Welcome back to our litigation series on California cannabis claims. Fraud is one of those claims that clients believe will be easy to pursue, but it actually requires a lot of factual development and proof, even just to assert it in a complaint.  Below is a…
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  • USPTO Grants Trademark for PSILOCYBIN, But Don’t Get Too Worked Up Yet

    Feb 5, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
    A few weeks back, Twitter was abuzz about the fact that the United State Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) granted a federal trademark registration for the word PSILOCYBIN. The mark was registered by the company Black Pandas LLC and applies to the…
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  • California Cannabis: DCR Issues City of Los Angeles Licensing Update

    Feb 4, 2020, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    On Friday, January 31, the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (“DCR”) issued an updates bulletin to stakeholders via email that outlines some important highlights and reminders for licensees and would-be licensees in the City. Below are the key…
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  • What To Consider Before Entering the European CBD Market

    Feb 3, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    This past year, the cannabidiol (“CBD”) craze has taken the world by surprise, showing remarkable prospect for economic growth. According to BDS Analytics and Arcview Market Research, the CBD market is expected to surpass $20 billion by 2024 in the United…
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  • Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

    Feb 2, 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…
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  • UCLA Cannabis and the Law Series: “The Legal Landscape of Cannabis in California”

    Feb 1, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Every month from February through June, Harris Bricken is partnering with UCLA’s CannaClub to lead “Cannabis and the Law,” a seminar series examining the myriad of legal questions and concerns related to the present and future of the United States…
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  • State of the State: Washington Regulators Turning a New Leaf (Part 2)

    Jan 31, 2020, 10:00 am By Daniel Shortt
    In Part 1  of this two-part series we discussed the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board’s (“LCB”) proposed rules stemming from SB 5318, which passed last year and forced the LCB to transition from an enforcement-first policy to a…
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  • Will China Really Buy More U.S. Hemp? There is No Guarantee

    Jan 30, 2020, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
    Two major President Trump-centric events have been unfolding these past few weeks, and each has alternatingly claimed the limelight and been overshadowed by the other. First, we have the ongoing Senate impeachment hearings, which began January 16, and second,…
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  • Is Tribal Cannabis on a Comeback Tour?

    Jan 29, 2020, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    For people in the know, the cannabis industry is an unpredictable roller coaster for a number of reasons having to do with federal illegality, evolving state regulations, and market volatility. One faction of the industry that many thought would immediately…
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  • ICYMI: Proposed Emergency Regulations Require QR Code on All Licensed California Retail Cannabis Premises

    Jan 28, 2020, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
    On Thursday, January 23rd, the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) announced new proposed emergency regulations that will make it mandatory for all cannabis businesses to post their unique Quick Response Code (QR Code) in their storefront windows and to carry it…
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  • Hemp CBD: Will Federal Courts Wait to Decide CBD Cases Until the FDA Issues Regulations?

    Jan 27, 2020, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    Not long ago Hemp Industry Daily reported on a decision by U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro in the Southern District of Florida in which the Court stayed a putative class action lawsuit against a seller of CBD products until the FDA completes rulemaking…
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