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California Temporary Licensing: What You Need to Know

Despite concerns around delays and federal intervention, California’s cannabis industry is moving forward with cannabis legalization with a rapidly approaching January 1, 2018 start date. During the recent California Cannabis Business Conference, Lori Ajax of the California Bureau of Cannabis…

Working Within the Cannabis Business License Environment Today

At the Boston CBEConnections cannabis industry conference at the Revere Hotel on September 12, Kris Krane, co-founder and managing partner of 4Front Ventures, presented an overview of cannabis business licensing in the U.S., focusing on how to succeed in a…

Four Key Trademark Tips for Cannabis Startups

September 20, 2017
Susan Hollander and Paul Sousa
Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology
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Trademark protection is a valuable tool in securing the exclusive right to use a name or logo, and with it the ability to keep competitors from copying a unique name or design. Trademark registrations are also valuable assets for startups,…

Forum on the Hill About Medical Cannabis for Veterans: “To Our Commander in Chief – Are You Listening?”

September 19, 2017
David Hodes
Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology, Training & Education
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I recently attended a powerful forum on Capitol Hill, “What Medical Cannabis Could Look Like for Our Veterans,” about veteran use of medical cannabis held at the Rayburn Congressional Representatives building on September 13. The forum included representatives from the…

Opioids v. Cannabis: Politicians, Researchers Quickly Moving to a Better Understanding

September 18, 2017
David Hodes
Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology
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First the good news: Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor September 13 about removing bureaucratic red tape to allow researchers to study the potential benefits of marijuana as…

Senator Introduces Bill to Make It Easier to Do Medical Marijuana Research

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has introduced a bill to Congress that, if passed, would make it easier to do research on marijuana. “It’s high time to address research into medical marijuana,” Hatch wrote in a pun-filled statement. The Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of…

Updated Seed-to-Sale Scorecard: METRC’s Big Year 9/19/17

September 11, 2017
Rob Meagher
Compliance and Regulations, Seed-to-Sale
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Updated to include Nevada Medical and Adult-Use STS award effective November 1, 2017 With fall just around the corner, Scott Denholm and his team at Franwell/Metrc have to be feeling good about their recent wins that include the award of…

Decriminalization Takes Historic Turn as Tool to Fight War on Drugs, Argument for Cannabis Legalization

September 4, 2017
David Hodes
Compliance and Regulations, International
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In an historic first, on August 10, a major Latino group - the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) - called for the decriminalization of cannabis at both the state and federal level, affirming the importance of decriminalization as…

California Cannabis: Prepare Now For Your Upcoming Product Liability Wake-Up Call

September 4, 2017
Hilary Bricken
California, Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal, Retail
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Time and again I have warned cannabis industry participants that federal prohibition means nothing when it comes to liability created by defective products. Colorado is a prime example of the threat and the power of cannabis product recalls. And though for years…

Lessons Learned From the First Phase of Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Program

September 2, 2017
Steven Schain
Compliance and Regulations, Pennsylvania
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With the dust settling and fuzzy math shrieks abating, Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program's first phase has drawn to a close. Or has it? Denying 408 applications and demanding its 12 grower/processor and 27 dispensary licensees construct statutorily compliant facilities within…

Insight: President of Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council Concerned About New Cannabis Control Commission

September 2, 2017
Kamani Jefferson
Compliance and Regulations, Massachusetts, Policy & Legal
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Five members of the Cannabis Control Commission responsible for regulating the recreational use marijuana in Massachusetts were recently announced. But there are some legitimate concerns about some of these new members. Britte McBride, Kay Doyle and Shaleen Title were named…

Marijuana Panel Surprised by Federal Lawsuit Against Maryland Dispensary Owner

August 30, 2017
AggregatedNews
Compliance and Regulations, Maryland, Policy & Legal
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The commission regulating medical marijuana in Maryland was unaware that it awarded a dispensary license in Annapolis to a man under federal investigation for workplace discrimination for at least three years. Advanced Alternative Therapies owner David Podrog, former owner of…

The Legal Implications Of Advertising Cannabis Across Different Media

August 22, 2017
Jean-Paul Jassy
Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal, Retail
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Placing and accepting advertisements for cannabis products is complicated. There are different legal concerns at the federal and state levels, and different considerations for advertisements in print, broadcast, internet and other media. Federal Law No matter what laws apply at…

Banking the Cannabis Industry: Takeaways from the California Cannabis Banking Working Group

August 18, 2017
Fiona Ma
Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Compliance and Regulations
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The countdown to launch the largest new market for recreational sales in the cannabis industry is almost here and the state of California still doesn’t have an answer to the million dollar question – “How do we bank the cannabis…

Proposition 65 Hits the Cannabis Industry – Alerts About Potential Chemicals in Product

August 17, 2017
Cole Morgan
Compliance and Regulations, Processing, Retail, Science and Technology
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California’s cannabis regulatory scheme is far from established. Given the prior history of the inability to test for chemicals in cannabis and the effects of long-term cannabis use, an area of vast underdevelopment is state regulation related to allowable levels…