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  • On the Horizon: California “Owner” and “Financial Interest Holder” Violations

    Jan 7, 2020, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    California cannabis regulators are slowly getting into enforcement mode under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation Act (“MAUCRSA”). Ostensibly, enforcement to date has been around illegal sales and/or around the manufacturing of illegal products…
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  • Should Your Labels Include the Term “CBD”?

    Jan 6, 2020, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    A year ago, we discussed a shift in nomenclature for hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) products. Many CBD companies have swapped the word “CBD” for the terms “hemp extract” and “full spectrum hemp” in hope of mitigating the risk of FDA and…
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  • Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: New Hampshire

    Jan 5, 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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  • Cannabis Real Estate Leases Part 2: Lease Audits and Lease Abstracts

    Jan 4, 2020, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
    In a cannabis business, like most other businesses, “location, location, location” means everything and dictates whether you have the optimal growing, manufacturing, processing, or retail location. Once you find your perfect location, having a great lease…
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  • Is CBG legal? What is CBG?

    Jan 3, 2020, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Looking back, 2019 was the year of cannabidiol (CBD) in the cannabis industry. CBD continued to make its way into countless consumer products, from sodas to sports bras. The CBD craze was a long time coming: we began covering that cannabinoid back in 2015,…
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  • Top 4 Predictions for Hemp and Hemp CBD in 2020

    Jan 2, 2020, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    2019 was, to put it lightly, an intense year for the hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) industries in the United States. We saw the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill,  strongly worded statements by the Food and Drug Administration…
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  • Happy New Year from Canna Law Blog!

    Jan 1, 2020, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Here’s to a great 2020 for all of our readers, friends and clients! Let’s all keep working hard to ensure that 2020 is a banner year for cannabis law and policy, in the U.S. and abroad. Best wishes to everyone out there in 2020 and beyond!
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  • Top Canna Law Blog Posts of 2019

    Dec 31, 2019, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Happy New Year! Before we cue up our favorite version of Auld Lang Syne, pop the CBD-infused champagne, and begin to celebrate the roaring 20s, we’d like to take a look back. 2019 was another big year for cannabis, and another busy year for the Canna Law…
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  • Oregon Cannabis: State of the State

    Dec 30, 2019, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    Here we are at the end of 2019, which means it’s time for the fourth annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis (see the 2018 post here; 2017 here; and 2016 here). This past year has been a reckoning of sorts for Oregon cannabis: things…
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  • Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Nevada

    Dec 29, 2019, 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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  • Don’t Believe Most of What You Read About CBD Laws Online

    Dec 28, 2019, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    When it comes to hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp CBD”), the best advice we can give is not to trust most of what’s out there on the Internet. No, I am not talking about the claims of medical benefits for Hemp CBD (which could be the subject of its own entire…
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  • Oregon Hemp Litigation: New Cases Demonstrate the Continued Importance of Due Diligence

    Dec 27, 2019, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    Although I am a litigator who loves to be in court, I often counsel clients on how to avoid litigation – even though it may mean less work for me in the future!  Front and center in these discussions are: 1) the importance of due diligence prior to entering…
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  • EU Takes Strong Stance in Rejecting “Contrary” Marijuana Trademark

    Dec 26, 2019, 10:00 am By Alison Malsbury
    On December 12, 2019, the EU General Court upheld an EU Intellectual Property Office ruling that blocked registration of a mark that “an average person would assume references marijuana use” because it was “contrary to public policy.” The mark in…
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  • Happy Holidays from Canna Law Blog!

    Dec 25, 2019, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Wishing all of our readers, along with friends and families, the very best this holiday season. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Festivus, or something else, we hope you can kick back and enjoy this wonderful time of the…
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  • Banking Woes and Wins for Hemp-CBD

    Dec 24, 2019, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    Our firm represents a number of financial institutions and even a federal agency on banking state-legal cannabis. We have practiced in the space ever since the 2014 FinCEN guidelines were issued and it’s been slow going for the most part. The number one…
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  • Oregon to Crack Down on CBD-Infused Alcoholic Beverages

    Dec 23, 2019, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    About a year ago, we were the first law firm to report on the legality of manufactured cannabidiol (“CBD”)-infused alcoholic beverages. Due to the growing popularity and mainstream nature of CBD-infused products, many alcohol beverage companies were…
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  • Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Nebraska

    Dec 22, 2019, 10:40 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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  • California Cannabis Enforcement Begins

    Dec 21, 2019, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    It’s no secret that California’s illicit cannabis market is alive and well; a recent audit showed that there are nearly 3,000 unlawful cannabis businesses in the Golden State. A few months ago, I wrote a post offering a few suggestions on how the state…
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  • When and How to Get a Temporary Restraining Order or Other Injunction in California

    Dec 20, 2019, 10:00 am By Jihee Ahn
    What is an injunction? An “injunction” is an order of the Court that a certain act be done or not be done. There are three types of injunctions: A temporary restraining order (“TRO”) (issued on a temporary, emergency basis); A preliminary injunction…
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  • Protecting Hemp-CBD Business Information

    10:00am By Nathalie Bougenies
    According to recent reports, the hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) market is expected to grow by 700 percent by 2020 and grow to $2.1 billion by 2020. Given this significant growth forecast, sensitive business information (also known as trade…
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