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Antitrust

California Jury Awards Millions to Cannabis Company in Antitrust Case

Banking

Federal Cannabis Banking Reform: What Happened?The Cannabis Conundrum: Can Cannabis Companies File Chapter 15?Restructure This! Episode 3: Canada: Cannabis Boom or Bust?

California

Commercial Cannabis Permit Program and Overlay District Statutorily Exempt Under CEQA Guideline Section 15183Up In Smoke – CA Court of Appeal Dismisses Prop 65 Case Against Water Pipe Manufacturer Narrowly Construing The Term “Expose”In One Day, California Governor Signs Into Law Ten Cannabis Bills, Including Authorization for Interstate Commerce

Cannabis Research

Movement 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

Warning! FDA Issues Warning Letters for Products Containing Delta-8 THCNo Reason to BlushDEA Deschedules Cannabinol-Containing Epidiolex

Federal Law

Reclassifying Cannabis as a Schedule III Substance - Will the DEA Agree?Federal Judge in NY Issues Preliminary Injunction to Block Retail Cannabis Licenses on Constitutional GroundsFederal Cannabis Banking Reform: What Happened?

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

New Litigation Continues to Challenge the Social Equity and Scoring Process of the Illinois Cannabis Regulation And Tax Act

Intellectual Property

The Status of a Cannabusiness’ Ability to Seek Relief in the Courts — the ‘Illegality’ IssueIntellectual Property In The Cannabis Industry – Protecting Innovations And Products, Part II (Patents)Intellectual Property in the Cannabis Industry – Protecting Innovations And Products, Part I (Trade Secrets)

Labor and Employment

On the Horizon: Broad Employment Protections for Marijuana Users in the District of ColumbiaCalifornia Expands FEHA to Include Off The Job Cannabis UseWhat Do I Do With My Workplace Drug Policy Now That Cannabis Is Legal in Illinois and My Employees Are Remote?

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

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

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

Commercial Cannabis Permit Program and Overlay District Statutorily Exempt Under CEQA Guideline Section 15183Up In Smoke – CA Court of Appeal Dismisses Prop 65 Case Against Water Pipe Manufacturer Narrowly Construing The Term “Expose”California Jury Awards Millions to Cannabis Company in Antitrust Case

Regulatory Compliance

Federal Cannabis Banking Reform: What Happened?No April Fools: Starting April 1st, Cannabis Operators Face CEQA Compliance Requirements for State LicensesRestructure This! Episode 3: Canada: Cannabis Boom or Bust?

State Law

On 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 CommerceCalifornia Expands FEHA to Include Off The Job Cannabis Use

Uncategorized

SCOTUS Decision May Force Reversal of California Laws Sanctioning Union Trespass

USDA

USDA Hemp Production Final Rule
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