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Federal Cannabis Legislation Roundup: Part 3

Canna Law Blog

A few weeks ago, we published comprehensive overviews ( Part 1 and Part 2 ) of all the federal bills floating around Congress intended to decriminalize cannabis. Since then, there have been a few important developments of federal cannabis bills in Congress. This post summarizes those developments. Pro-Reform Candidate Wins Republican Primary in South Carolina.

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Review: Nipsey Hussle’s estate opens The Marathon Collective dispensary

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We talked to Hussle's big brother Blacc Sam and sampled products from the grand opening of this highly-respected legacy operation. The post Review: Nipsey Hussle’s estate opens The Marathon Collective dispensary appeared first on Leafly.

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The Week in Weed: July 8, 2022

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Nevada regulators approved rules for consumption lounges. THC edibles got the green light in Minnesota. Will the SAFE Act’s road to legalization run through the National Defense Authorization Act? Medical marijuana users in DC will be able to self-certify.

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Strain-ger Things: 11 weed strains like Purple Palm Tree Delight

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Searching for Purple Palm Tree Delight? Leafly has 11 strains for you to try that can get you as stoned as Argyle in Stranger Things. The post Strain-ger Things: 11 weed strains like Purple Palm Tree Delight appeared first on Leafly.

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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New Discovery: This Supplement Could Help Mitigate Cannabis’ Negative Impacts on the Heart

Veriheal

Cannabis can help with a whole host of conditions, but some research has raised concerns about its potentially negative impact on the heart. Fortunately, a new study discovered a supplement that may help to mitigate the risk. Stanford Medicine reports that cannabis use and risk of heart attack were found to be correlated in a large human study, but Stanford scientists found a molecule in soybeans that may counteract these effects.

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Nevada Cannabis Lounges Announced

Cannabis Life Network

Nevada cannabis lounges are coming. Cannabis lounges bring legalization to a new level by allowing consenting adults to openly use cannabis socially. Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board announced the news in late June. A statement reads: “Today, the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) voted unanimously to approve regulations surrounding the licensing and operation of cannabis consumption […].

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Brittney Griner pleads guilty to Russian vape charges

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Griner told a Russian court she had packed her suitcase in haste and didn't mean to break the law. The post Brittney Griner pleads guilty to Russian vape charges appeared first on Leafly.

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What’s this weird substance on my homemade gummies?

The Cannigma

Getting the right answers in your cannabis journey can be tricky. But with The Cannigma’s Ask the Expert, you can find questions from readers like you, answered by a real cannabis pharmacist. Question: While cooling my gummies in the freezer a tan colored substance separated from the gummies. I thought it might be the coconut oil, but there is no taste to it.

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Review: Nipsey Hussle’s estate opens The Marathon Cultivation dispensary

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We talked to Hussle's big brother Blacc Sam and sampled products from the grand opening of this highly-respected legacy operation. The post Review: Nipsey Hussle’s estate opens The Marathon Cultivation dispensary appeared first on Leafly.

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Answer of the Day for Jul 8, 2022

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According to an anonymous, cross-sectional online survey conducted in May 2021 that involved 2,697 adult Canadian federally-authorized medical cannabis patients, many patients substituted cannabis-based products for pharmaceutical drugs. What percentage used cannabis-based products as a substitute? “Overall, 47.1% (n = 1269) of participants reported substituting cannabis for pharmaceuticals or other substances (e.g., alcohol, tobacco/nicotine).

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University of New Haven launches Cannabis Law and Policy Certificate

Cannabis Law Report

This is what they are saying. Laws around cannabis are complex and ever-changing, making legal compliance a significant challenge for cannabis businesses. With a cross-disciplinary approach to key industry sectors, this certificate gives you the information and insights needed to participate in the world of cannabis regulation, compliance and public policy.

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Is Vaping an Alternative to Smoking?

The Joint Blog

Tobacco and the idea of smoking have been around for centuries. In the modern world, cigarettes are by far the most popular tobacco smoking products. Millions of people worldwide smoke at least one cigarette daily, while many more go above 5 to 6 per day. But things changed for many when a revolutionary new product was introduced into the market by a Chinese man named Hon Lik.

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Granny Purps v. County of Santa Cruz

Cannabis Law Report

By Whitney Hodges. August 17, 2020. In Granny Purps v. County of Santa Cruz , the Sixth District Court of Appeal green-lit a medical cannabis cultivator’s ability to pursue damages – to the tune of potentially $3.5M – from the County of Santa Cruz when it determined the County cannot rely on zoning ordinance to seize the cultivator’s plants grown in violation of local regulation.

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Richmond Compassionate Care Collective v. Koziol, et al., Case No. MSC16-01426

Cannabis Law Report

By Leo Caseria & Thomas Tyson. October 5, 2021. A California jury last week handed down what has been reported to be the first antitrust jury verdict involving the cannabis industry. As the cannabis industry continues to grow and evolve, cannabis-related antitrust disputes may well increase. The case, Richmond Compassionate Care Collective v.

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Griner pleads guilty at Moscow trial

Cannabis Law Report

OPB. American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. The abrupt guilty plea by the Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest in February amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine.

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ECS Botanics Puts It’s Tasmanian Operation On The Market, Divesting From Hemp & Concentrating On More “Profitable” Medicinal Cannabis At Its Victorian Facility

Cannabis Law Report

Lismore News. One of the pioneers of industrial cannabis and hemp growing in Australia is selling its Tasmanian operation. Publicly listed ECS Botanics has put its cannabis farm in Tasmania’s Northern Midlands on the market. The company plans to keep its new cannabis farm near Swan Hill, in northwest Victoria, and focus on higher-profit medicinal cannabis.

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Singapore has confirmed the execution of two “drug traffickers”

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CNN. Singapore on Thursday executed two men for drug trafficking, ignoring pleas for mercy from human rights campaigners who fear “a new wave” of hangings in the Asian city state notorious for its strict drugs laws. Singaporean Norasharee bin Gous, 48, and Malaysian national Kalwant Singh, 31, had their capital sentences carried out on Thursday at Changi Prison Complex, the Singapore Prison Service told CNN in an email.

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As of 1 July No More Tax On NJ’s Medical Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Ganjapreneur report. New Jersey’s medical cannabis taxes were officially phased out as of July 1 under the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act. Medical cannabis is now tax-free in New Jersey as provisions of the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act implementing the tax cut took effect on July 1, NJ Biz reports. Prior to the final reductions, medical cannabis was the only medicine in the state subject to tax. .

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California Environmental Agencies Launch 2022 Cannabis Enforcement Season

Cannabis Law Report

Ganjapreneur report. California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Cannabis Control, and State Water Resources Control Board have launched their 2022 enforcement program addressing the effects of cannabis cultivation on the environment. Environmental agencies in California have launched their 2022 enforcement program to address environmental impacts associated with cannabis cultivation.

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Bloomberg – Louisiana: Huber v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Fla., Inc.,

Cannabis Law Report

This short article is behind a paywall but does as a good precis. Ex-Blue Cross Worker Who Uses CBD for Migraines Gets Bias Trial. May 17, 2022, 6:28 AM. Jury must decide whether passing test requirement of job. Evidence test was false positive, cost-saving drove firing. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida Inc. may have violated federal and Louisiana disability discrimination laws when it fired a long-time employee who uses CBD oil for her severe migraines after she failed a drug test, a New

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United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc., Case No. 1:18-cv-01922 (D. Colo.)

Cannabis Law Report

by Jordan M. Gringauz. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. In July of 2018, United Cannabis Corporation (“UCANN”) filed an infringement action against Pure Hemp Collective (“Pure Hemp”) in the United States District Court District of Colorado. UCANN alleged that Pure Hemp sold several cannabis products that infringed UCANN’s U.S.

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Canopy Growth Corporation v. GW Pharma Limited and GW Research Limited, Case No. 6:20-cv-01180 (W.D. Tex.)

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by Jordan M. Gringauz. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. In December 2020, Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy”) filed a complaint for patent infringement against GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (“GW”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Canopy alleged that GW’s anti-epileptic CBD therapeutic, Epidiolex, infringed Canopy’s U.S.

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Insys Development Company, Inc. v. GW Pharma Limited Co., Case No. IPR2017-00503

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by Jordan M. Gringauz. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. In December of 2016, Insys Development Company, Inc. (“Insys”) petitioned for IPR seeking cancellation of a U.S. Patent 3 assigned to GW Pharma Limited (“GW”) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Limited (“Otsuka”). The patent is directed to methods of treating seizures using CBD.

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The Original Resinator, LLC v. TTT Innovations LLC, Case No. 5:21-cv-02002

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by Jordan M. Gringauz. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. In November of 2021, The Original Resinator (“TOR”) filed a complaint for both patent and trademark infringement against TTT Innovations (“TTT”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. TOR alleges that TTT is selling certain products which infringe two of TOR’s U.S. patents 4.

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Insys Development Company, Inc. v. GW Pharma Limited Co., Case No. IPR2017-00503 – PTAB Only Partially Smokes Cannabis Patent

Cannabis Law Report

BYLINED ARTICLES. Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. January 2019. Eleven of thirteen cannabis patent claims survive PTAB challenge. Insys Development Company, Inc. filed a petition requesting inter partes review of claims 1-13 of GW Pharmaceutical Ltd.’s patent directed to the use of cannabinoids, including cannabidiol (“CBD”), in the treatment of certain types of epilepsy.

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United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc., Case No. 1:18-cv-01922 (D. Colo.)

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United Cannabis Corp. v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc. – Why The (Cannabis) World Is Watching. By David S. Gold. August 16, 2018. We have received an unusually high number of inquiries from clients and commentators concerning the patent infringement action filed by United Cannabis Corporation (UCANN) against Pure Hemp Collective Inc. late last month. ( See United Cannabis Corp. v.

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United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc., Case No. 1:18-cv-01922 (D. Colo.)

Cannabis Law Report

Patent Enforcement in the Cannabis Industry – Litigation Heats Up as Competitors Jockey for Market Position. by Patrick Muffo | Seyfarth Shaw LLP. The buzz of the cannabis industry has brought with it significant competition. The “green rush” of legalization produced a small group of legitimate competitors in both the consumable and pipe spaces.

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Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc., No. 18-1105, 2019 WL 4557433 (10th Cir. Sept. 20, 2019)

Cannabis Law Report

By Daniel De La Cruz. October 31, 2019. The legalization of cannabis in several states had left a major question unanswered: is an employee who violates the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) by distributing cannabis as part of his or her job still subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which provides for the payment of wages?

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Ahumada v. Global Widget LLC, D. Mass. Case No. 1:19-cv-12005

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CBD Industry Beware: The False Labeling Class Action Has Arrived. By Robert Guite & Abby Meyer. October 1, 2019. Last week, in what may be the first of its kind, a putative class of Massachusetts consumers filed a false labeling class action complaint against Global Widget LLC, d/b/a Hemp Bombs (“Hemp Bombs”) ( Ahumada v. Global Widget LLC , D.

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United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc., No. 1-18-cv-01922 (Apr. 17, 2019, Order) (William J. Martinez).

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Yes, UCANN! By Yasamin Parsafar. May 1, 2019. Patentees and inventors of cannabis compounds may be happy to learn a district court in Colorado recently held that, based on the record before it, U.S. Patent No. 9,730,911, entitled “Cannabis extracts and methods of preparing and using same,” is not directed to unpatentable natural phenomena. United Cannabis Corporation v.