Why Cannabis Product Review is So Important August 16, 2023 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Over the last five years, I’ve done countless compliance reviews for cannabis product and CBD product labels, packaging materials, and products themselves. In all cases – not most, all – cannabis product labels… Read More→
Welcome to the adult use cannabis marketplace in Virginia!… sort of. August 9, 2023 Eric Postow Hemp Policy & Legal, Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments If that sounds strange because there is no "adult use" retail right now, that's because Virginia may have just ushered in a de facto adult use market without calling it that. Allow me to explain. On July 1, 2023, the… Read More→
Congress Wants to Hear from You on CBD by August 18th August 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken Today’s public service announcement is that Congress wants to hear from you on a regulatory fix for cannabidiol (CBD) and other hemp-derived cannabinoid products. The request came down via the Energy and Commerce… Read More→
What Happened to Hemp? July 26, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 1 Comment By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris bricken Last week, a LinkedIn post by cannabis economist Beau Whitney caught my eye, because Beau said something pretty amazing. He said: “licensed acres in hemp are at pre-farm bill levels.” Could that be true?… Read More→
Navigating the Changing Landscape of Hemp-Derived Products in Virginia July 24, 2023 Eric Postow Hemp Policy & Legal, Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments The 2023 Session of the General Assembly brought significant changes to Virginia's hemp industry with new legislation that amended the Code of Virginia, setting forth fresh requirements for certain hemp-derived products. As of July 1, 2023, these requirements took effect,… Read More→
Washington Upends Its CBD Industry June 21, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 1 Comment By Jack Scantom, Attorney at Harris Bricken Last month, Washington governor Jay Inslee signed SB 5367, a largely unpublicized bill “concerning the regulation of products containing THC”. Among other things, the bill amends the definition of “cannabis product” in the… Read More→
So Long for THCA Products June 16, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Ever since Congress passed the Agricultural Improvements Act of 2018 (or 2018 Farm Bill), people have tried to find creative ways to sell intoxicating hemp-derived products. One example of this is THCA products,… Read More→
Connecticut Senate Passes Last-Minute Bills Regulating Hemp, Updating Cannabis Laws June 8, 2023 Tom Hymes Connecticut, Hemp Industry News, News & Insights 0 Comments A multi-section bill containing an array of changes to Connecticut's cannabis regulations that was passed by the Senate this week included language intended to close loopholes in existing law that allow intoxicating hemp-derived products to be sold at unlicensed stores.… Read More→
Maryland Hemp businesses ‘feel left out’ as cannabis legalization gets closer: ‘It’s heartbreaking’ May 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News, Maryland, News & Insights 0 Comments BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The dreary day matched the uneasy mood inside Andrea Grant’s Bethesda Health and Wellness store as she opens for business one Wednesday morning, awaiting the customers of the day while also awaiting news on what could come next… Read More→
CBD Companies Beware: FTC Threatens Civil Penalties for Unsubstantiated Claims April 19, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Griffin Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Marketing CBD products is a challenge. For years we’ve written about risks associated with making health-related claims in marketing. But there’s another avenue that the federal government doesn’t like: unsubstantiated claims. Last week, the Federal… Read More→
Virginia lawmakers to weigh Youngkin’s changes to hemp bill April 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, Virginia 1 Comment RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed a rewrite of a bill that aimed to ban the recreational sales of intoxicating hemp-derived products, seeking to ensure the continued availability of certain therapeutic CBD formulations. Youngkin’s proposed changes… Read More→
Now That Weed is Mostly Legal, Hemp Should Be Booming. But It’s Not April 6, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments Hemp was going to save the world, or so the Baja hoodie-wearing hippies hanging out at California’s Venice Beach back in the ‘80s would have it. The fast growing, fibrous stalks could be used for insulation, rope, construction, and fabric—even… Read More→
Critics say Florida bills aimed to regulate hemp industry would instead kill it April 4, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A pair of bills in the Florida legislature would regulate the hemp industry, but many across the state say the current proposal would kill the industry altogether. Senate Bill 1676 and House Bill 1475 would ban marketing… Read More→
Maryland CBD, Delta-8 sellers say cannabis bill will kill their industry March 22, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments Sellers of hemp-derived products such as Delta-8 and CBD say a few lines in a recreational cannabis bill making its way through the Maryland legislature will put them out of business. The bill would establish a regulatory framework for the… Read More→
Direct and Ancillary CBD Liability Under the FD&C Act February 15, 2023 Hilary Bricken Hemp Policy & Legal, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Principal at Harris Bricken Not much thought is given to ancillary CBD liability. Why is that? Probably because the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) hasn’t taken any serious enforcement action against any company or individual that aids… Read More→