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Avoid Hemp Litigation with a Real Agricultural Production Contract

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As everyone knows by now the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production by de-scheduling the crop under the Controlled Substance Act. We’ve written extensively about federal hemp rules and regulations as well as those in California , Oregon and Washington. We’ve also offered a free webinar on West Coast Hemp CBD. Because money.

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Franchising in the Cannabis Industry

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For franchisors, it’s a solution to accessing the capital and labor needed to expand. According to the data in Cannabiz Media’s Cannabiz Intelligence, there are twice as many cannabis franchises in Canada, where adult-use cannabis is legal, as there are in the United States. . Washington : 1. The challenge for U.S.

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Lex Blog Article: Intellectual Property In The Cannabis Industry – Protecting Innovations And Products, Part II (Patents)

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So while the actual practice or use of a patented cannabis-related invention may be illegal under federal or some state laws, such illegality should not preclude issuance of a patent, if all of the requirements of patentability are met. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. 3] Diamond v. 18-cv-1922 (D.

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Dentons: Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – August 2019 #3

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This week: The National Credit Union Administration affirms that credit unions may provide financial services to hemp businesses. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new data indicating a substantial increase in the growth of US hemp production.

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Forget About the Courts, What About My Personal Cannabis Rights?

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Although cannabis remains federally illegal, as a medical or recreational user of cannabis, you still have rights when it comes to your personal healthcare, law enforcement encounters, your employment, your housing, transportation, and your individual privacy. PERSONAL RIGHTS.

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Locke Lord Blog Post: BACK IN SESSION: A LOOK AT CALIFORNIA’S LATEST CANNABIS BILLS

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Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would shield banks from federal prosecution as long as the cannabis businesses that they serve are compliant with the state laws where they operate. Farm Bill legalized hemp, which triggered a rash of hemp-derived CBD products for human consumption and chaos over their legal status.

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Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – November 2019 #2

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States prepare hemp plans for submission to the USDA. The House Education & Labor Committee approved a bill to repeal the Higher Education Act Aid Elimination Penalty, a federal law that has stripped college financial aid from hundreds of thousands of students with convictions for cannabis or other drugs.

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