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“It Isn’t Illegal If It Doesn’t Exist yet”: Patent Laws Pose Challenges for the Cannabis Industry
Wed 6:55am By Nikitha Sattiraju
Inconsistent federal and state cannabis laws are leading to confusion for lawyers and cannabis companies when it comes to patents and trademarks, a panel on cannabis intellectual property at the NYC Bar Association said on Tuesday. “This is not a black and…

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“Sort of a Land Grab”: Intellectual Property in the Cannabis Space
Tue 6:55am By Julia Barajas
The 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp in the US, has triggered an avalanche of applications for cannabis patents and trademarks. Last Tuesday, Duane Morris, an international law firm headquartered in Philadelphia, hosted a webinar on intellectual property…

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California Regulators Unveil Campaign to Curb Illicit Cannabis Market
Mon 6:55am By Julia Barajas
On Friday, California’s most powerful cannabis regulators came together at the Montalbán Theater in Hollywood, where the United Cannabis Business Association (UCBA) and the Humboldt County Growers Alliance (HCGA) hosted its second annual policy summit.…

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Veterans Groups Push the VA: More Cannabis Research, Please.
Fri 6:55am By Nikitha Sattiraju
Veterans organizations urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand medical cannabis research—and access to cannabis for veterans—at a House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing on Thursday, as the committee prepares to consider legislation to…

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Small Cannabis Businesses Ask Congress for a Hand
Jun 20, 2019, 6:56 am By Nikitha Sattiraju
Cannabis legalization may be spreading to more states, but starting and running a small business can be an uphill battle, particularly for members of minority groups without access to capital or banking services. So at a House Committee on Small Business…

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New York: Adult Use Cannabis Legalization Bill Officially Dead
Jun 20, 2019, 6:54 am By Alyson Martin
Legalization in New York always seems to run out of time. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s effort to legalize cannabis through the budget ran out the clock in April. And yesterday, as the last day of the session drew to a close, so too did lawmakers’ efforts to…

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FDA Extends Public Comment on Products Containing Cannabis
Jun 20, 2019, 6:50 am By Nushin Rashidian, Alyson Martin
The Food and Drug Administration has extended the public comment period related to cannabidiol by two weeks, from July 2 to July 16, the agency’s principal deputy commissioner Amy Abernethy announced yesterday. The official notice was published to the…

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New York’s Nail-Biter: Will “Zombie” Cannabis Legalization Bill Make It?
Jun 19, 2019, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
Here we are: the last day of New York’s legislative session, and the last day for lawmakers to pass legalization. Sort of. Rumblings now are that lawmakers might need to stay until Friday to come to an agreement on cannabis this session. Tuesday night, the…

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Q&A: How Clark University Hopes to Prepare Future Cannabis Regulators
Jun 19, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
Earlier this month, Clark University in Massachusetts announced that it will soon offer a graduate certificate in cannabis-control regulation. Slated to start this fall, the three-course program will be offered online and made available to participants across…

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Q&A: Do Competing Cannabis Interests Repackage Opioid Research?
Jun 18, 2019, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
Last week, a surprising new study suggested that medical cannabis laws were not, as previously believed, associated with a decrease in opioid-related fatalities. This was a departure from a widely-cited 2014 JAMA Internal Medicine study that indicated that in…

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Cannabis Wire

“It Isn’t Illegal If It Doesn’t Exist yet”: Patent Laws Pose Challenges for the Cannabis Industry

“Sort of a Land Grab”: Intellectual Property in the Cannabis Space

California Regulators Unveil Campaign to Curb Illicit Cannabis Market

Veterans Groups Push the VA: More Cannabis Research, Please.

Small Cannabis Businesses Ask Congress for a Hand

New York: Adult Use Cannabis Legalization Bill Officially Dead

FDA Extends Public Comment on Products Containing Cannabis

New York’s Nail-Biter: Will “Zombie” Cannabis Legalization Bill Make It?

Q&A: How Clark University Hopes to Prepare Future Cannabis Regulators

Q&A: Do Competing Cannabis Interests Repackage Opioid Research?

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