Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

Tennessee recently enacted a minimal expansion of its medical marijuana law. The law took effect May 27, 2021, and it slightly enlarges the medical conditions for which persons may possess a very limited amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). However, as a matter of federal law, products containing less than 0.3%

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

Cannabis users have no gun rights even if they live in states that allow medical and/or recreational marijuana. These gun control laws are what have been at stake in the federal cases I described above. The law takes a more circuitous aim at federal intervention via gun control laws.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The law is not settled, the text of the 2018 Farm Bill is anything but clear, and whole lot can ( and probably will ) change with the upcoming Farm Bill. In order to have a protectible trademark, the good or service must be lawful in commerce. The infringer argued that delta-8 products were not lawful. That in my view, is wrong.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

An-Chi Tsou is the principal at Tsou Consulting, LLC, specializing in state and local regulatory and legislative compliance, guidance, and advocacy. As most people know, state law provides very generous authority to local jurisdictions regarding operational requirements and standards. Authored By: An-Chi Tsou.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2020

Relying on the regulatory and legal uncertainty surrounding cannabidiol (CBD), Food and Drug Administration statements and state laws, several class actions have been filed since … Read More.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. There are numerous positions and industries exempt from the law. Now is no different. Below are some highlights of what happened in 2021. Connecticut. New Mexico. New Jersey.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 12, 2024

Overview of Texas Medical Marijuana Laws Texas medical marijuana laws govern the possession, use, and distribution of medical cannabis within the state. However, the law remains restrictive, limiting access to medical cannabis compared to other states.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

We haven’t written much about one of the basic areas of employment law that applies to Oregon marijuana businesses: workers rights to wages and employer responsibilities. As marijuana businesses shutter, employees and employers should pay careful attention to Oregon’s wage laws. as established by federal and state law.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

I spend a LOT of time blogging about the importance of written cannabis contracts as a general concept (most recently here or here ). There are a few things that parties absolutely have to consider: Does state law require wet (hand) signatures for this type of cannabis contract? What happens?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As expected, it will be highly regulated and can only be used by registered, qualified patients who have been diagnosed with a specific condition listed within the law by a medical practitioner. So where does that leave an employer who may have workers who want to take advantage of this new law ? Not under this law.

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MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Let’s take a deeper dive into the various MMJ laws in Texas, exploring the regulations, qualifying conditions, dosage guidelines, purchasing options, and access process for medical marijuana in the Lone Star State. Current Texas Medical Marijuana Regulations CBD laws in Texas are governed by the Compassionate Use Program.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

I’ve spent considerable time explaining the law regarding religious use of psychedelics on the Psychedelics Law Blog lately. A lot of that same law applies equally to cannabis. As noted, I’ve written extensively on these issues on our sister blog and won’t re-hash them in detail here. State legal cannabis churches?

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

These legal guidelines/laws related to cannabis continue to be enacted, repealed, and debated in the Texas Legislature today, evidencing strong public sentiment for more accepted, legally permissible uses of cannabis and cannabis products. [ii] iv] Texas State Law Library – Cannabis and the Law – [link]. [v] viii] Id.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

The NYSBA actually issued 3 separate determinations, each of which is incorporated into the New York Rules of Professional Rules of Conduct for attorneys: First, attorneys may now ethically provide legal services to assist clients in compliance with New York’s recreational marijuana law (the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act).

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The majority opinion held that there as nothing in the ballot materials for the law that indicated voters had considered or were even aware of how this might impact possession of the drug in prison. The court stated, “it seems implausible that the voters intended to essentially decriminalize marijuana in prison.”

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

. – which all is illegal under federal law. As such, the Court finds that any potential remedy in this case would contravene federal law under the [Controlled Substances Act]. The post Federal Court Dismisses RICO Claims: Remedies Would Violate Federal Law appeared first on Harris Bricken.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In the psychedelics space, many companies are starting off with off-label ketamine treatments while building towards a bigger suite of psychedelic services as the laws change at the federal and state levels (ketamine is a hallucinogen in the classical dissociative category of drugs). Minority Equity Purchase of Stock in the PE.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

We plan to cover some of those question here on the blog. However, the federal law also carves out an exception to the import and export ban for any person “authorized by local, State, or Federal law to manufacture, possess, or distribute such items.”

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The Illinois General Assembly passed SB 1557 , revising the language of the Recreational Cannabis Law to reduce but not eliminate employer liabilities. As we previously blogged, the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act will legalize recreational cannabis for Illinois adults starting January 1, 2020.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As we blogged about last week, the SAFE Banking Act is trying to claw its way back from the dead during this lame duck session of Congress. This is definitely an issue with these piecemeal cannabis bills: there will always be collateral effects regarding compliance with other, existing federal laws. Technical comments.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

Specifically, the Sixth District found that, while the County is not compelled to return seized property if the property is illegal, the local ordinance at issue “ultimately regulates land use within the County; it does not (nor could it) render illegal a substance that is legal under state law.”. Blog: Cannabis Law Blog.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 8, 2021

The FDA’s role in the cannabis legal landscape, and how the lack of leadership and regulation has led to complex state-by-state laws CBD companies must navigate. The lawful questions surrounding the incorporation of CBD into foods, beverages, and supplements, and the legal boundaries regarding health claims on Hemp products.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2020

King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. laws of the 20 th century, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Dr. King was assassinated in 1968, four years after the passage of one of the great U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Its policy had extremely strict guardrails to ensure that advertisers complied with state law. Advertisers are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and advertising guidelines. In the meantime, stay tuned to the Canna Law Blog for more updates on social media cannabis advertising.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Rogoway Law. On July 1, 2021, when the State of Virginia’s and the State of Connecticut’s cannabis legalization took effect , 18 states across the nation had legalized adult-use cannabis. Educational programs in the fields of cannabis, including for health benefits, state laws, etc.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

The cannabis plant (“marijuana”) remains a Schedule I drug under federal law, despite the increasing number of states legalizing cannabis. It has long been held that no human can lay claim to nature’s handywork, such as natural phenomena, laws of nature, abstract ideas, and other basic building blocks on which all inventions rest. [3]

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2019

The law wouldn’t allow complete legalization without regulation. It still makes clear that bringing cannabis into a jurisdiction would be unlawful where it would violate the laws of that jurisdiction. Stay tuned to the Canna Law Blog for more details and updates.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Catalyst, a California cannabis retail company, recently sued the CDTFA to find that the emergency regulation violates state law. To summarize one of the claims in their suit, if a vape pen retails for $40, but only has $5 of oil in it, state law only imposes a cannabis tax on the oil ($5) and not on the non-oil things.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Federally recognized Native American tribes are considered independent sovereign nations, albeit subject to federal law. As sovereign nations, tribes can generally make their own rules for their business ventures and members on tribal lands, with state law potentially applicable only in sharply limited circumstances.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

immigration law, any non-U.S. Currently, 37 states (and the District of Columbia) have decriminalized marijuana or enacted laws authorizing its use for medical or recreational purposes. She is a firm resource on the legal issues implicated in workplace drug and alcohol testing arising under federal, state and local laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

POSTED IN EMPLOYMENT LAW. The Illinois General Assembly passed SB 1557 , revising the language of the Recreational Cannabis Law to reduce but not completely eliminate employer liabilities. Both Houses have passed SB 1557 , a bill which amends and clarifies many portions of the cannabis-related laws.

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PrestoDoctor

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Nonetheless, recent developments in state laws and new safeguards provide protections to first responders who rely on medical cannabis. Impact of Federal and State Laws on Cannabis Use for First Responders It is important to note that federal law classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What federal securities laws apply to equity incentives? Any time equity incentives come into play, cannabis companies must be cognizant of federal securities laws and registration exemption. What do state securities laws say about equity incentives? Rule 701 does not preempt state law.

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The Joint Blog

MAY 3, 2020

One such program is Vanderbilt Law School’s Course on Marijuana Law and Policy Review. This well-respected school offers a course that will provide critical education regarding the ever-changing ins and outs of marijuana law and policy. May a state legalize a drug the federal government forbids?

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PrestoDoctor

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Understanding the Differences Between Federal and State Laws The federal government considers Cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, which makes it illegal to transport across state lines. However, several states have legalized the use of cannabis for medical or recreational purposes, allowing for local distribution.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Experts Vincent Sliwoski and Adams Lee break down the nuances of federal vs. state laws, and provide guidance on how companies can stay compliant.

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