Antitrust

California Jury Awards Millions to Cannabis Company in Antitrust Case

Banking

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with ResearchFederal Cannabis Banking Reform: What Happened?The Cannabis Conundrum: Can Cannabis Companies File Chapter 15?

California

July 1 Deadline Looms for Cannabis Operators to Maintain and Renew Their Licenses by Entering into Labor Peace AgreementsHigh Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis UseCommercial Cannabis Permit Program and Overlay District Statutorily Exempt Under CEQA Guideline Section 15183

California Legislation

Cannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace Agreements

Cannabis Law

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with ResearchCannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace Agreements

Cannabis Research

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with ResearchMovement On CMRE Act and MORE Act On Capitol Hill

CBD

Warning! FDA Issues Warning Letters for Products Containing Delta-8 THCCannabis Legislation Year-in-ReviewAB-45: California Finally Welcomes Hemp Products To The Marketplace

Class Actions

CBD Unfair Competition and False Advertising Lawsuits Are On The RiseCBD Industry Beware: The False Labeling Class Action Has Arrived

COVID-19

What Do I Do With My Workplace Drug Policy Now That Cannabis Is Legal in Illinois and My Employees Are Remote?Up in Smoke: COVID-19’s Impacts on Hemp & Cannabis M&ACOVID-19’s Continued Impacts on Cannabis Operators

FDA

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with ResearchWarning! FDA Issues Warning Letters for Products Containing Delta-8 THCNo Reason to Blush

Federal Law

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with ResearchCannabis Rescheduling: HHS Findings and Legal ImplicationsReclassifying Cannabis as a Schedule III Substance - Will the DEA Agree?

Hemp

Warning! FDA Issues Warning Letters for Products Containing Delta-8 THCAB-45: California Finally Welcomes Hemp Products To The MarketplaceCalifornia Breaks New Ground With OCal: Answers to Key Questions About “Comparable-to-Organic” Cannabis

Illinois

Dos and Don’ts for Advertising, Packaging and Labeling of Cannabis Products in IllinoisNew Litigation Continues to Challenge the Social Equity and Scoring Process of the Illinois Cannabis Regulation And Tax Act

Intellectual Property

Divided 9th Circuit Says District Court Has Power to Adjudicate TM ApplicationsUnited Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc.The Status of a Cannabusiness’ Ability to Seek Relief in the Courts — the ‘Illegality’ Issue

Labor and Employment

July 1 Deadline Looms for Cannabis Operators to Maintain and Renew Their Licenses by Entering into Labor Peace AgreementsCannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace AgreementsHigh Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis Use

Litigation

Commercial Cannabis Permit Program and Overlay District Statutorily Exempt Under CEQA Guideline Section 15183Federal Judge in NY Issues Preliminary Injunction to Block Retail Cannabis Licenses on Constitutional GroundsUp In Smoke – CA Court of Appeal Dismisses Prop 65 Case Against Water Pipe Manufacturer Narrowly Construing The Term “Expose”

Local Law

Green Wave: The Latest Election Cycle Brings Hope for Standardized Cannabis LegalizationCounty Zoning Ordinance Cannot be Used to Justify Cannabis Plant SeizureLong-Awaited Trial in Cannabis Delivery Litigation is Again Postponed Until November

National Labor Relations Act

Cannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace Agreements

National Labor Relations Board

Cannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace Agreements

New York

New York Landlords May Get Stuck with the Bill for Unlicensed Cannabis Sticker ShopsFederal Judge in NY Issues Preliminary Injunction to Block Retail Cannabis Licenses on Constitutional GroundsNew York Regulators to Jumpstart NY’s Cannabis Industry by Giving Priority to Small Businesses and Individuals with Prior Cannabis Convictions

NLRB

Cannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace Agreements

Real Estate/Land Use/Environmental

Commercial Cannabis Permit Program and Overlay District Statutorily Exempt Under CEQA Guideline Section 15183New York Landlords May Get Stuck with the Bill for Unlicensed Cannabis Sticker ShopsGet Your Prop 65 House in Order for the New Year

Recent Caselaw

Divided 9th Circuit Says District Court Has Power to Adjudicate TM ApplicationsUnited Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc.Commercial Cannabis Permit Program and Overlay District Statutorily Exempt Under CEQA Guideline Section 15183

Regulatory Compliance

July 1 Deadline Looms for Cannabis Operators to Maintain and Renew Their Licenses by Entering into Labor Peace AgreementsBridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with ResearchCannabis Rescheduling: HHS Findings and Legal Implications

State Law

High Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis UseOn the Horizon: Broad Employment Protections for Marijuana Users in the District of ColumbiaIn One Day, California Governor Signs Into Law Ten Cannabis Bills, Including Authorization for Interstate Commerce

Uncategorized

SCOTUS Decision May Force Reversal of California Laws Sanctioning Union Trespass

Unions

Cannabis Operator Challenges California State Statute and Regulations Requiring Labor Peace Agreements

USDA

USDA Hemp Production Final Rule