Following its rapid spread, on March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared coronavirus (“COVID-19”) to be a pandemic thereby potentially voiding every commercial contract via “force majeure” provisions and the common law doctrine of frustration (“Frustration Doctrine”). “Force majeure” events mirror “Acts of God” like floods that are outside of parties’ control and relieve […]
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Cannabis And Coronavirus: What Your Business Should Do Right Now
By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken Add “global pandemic” to the list of challenges faced by the sputtering cannabis industry. The coronavirus COVID-19 is tearing across the U.S. economy. Businesses everywhere are making very difficult decisions. In many cases, those decisions are being made for them. As I write this post on the evening […]
Illinois Cannabis Law Needs Revisions to Level Playing Field for Minority Owners
As the market for the recreational use of cannabis develops in Illinois, more work needs to be done to give minorities a fair shot at ownership of dispensaries. Since the Illinois’ Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act went into effect on Jan. 1, no minorities have secured licenses to operate a dispensary. While the law has […]
Call for National Lab Testing Standards
Medical and Recreational Marijuana: Legal Issues, Operational Challenges and Regulatory Hurdles That Marijuana-Related Businesses Frequently Encounter PART 3 of 6: An Overview of How the Lack of National Standards for Laboratory Tests of Marijuana Products Affects the Public Health and the Marijuana Industry This article is the third part of a six-part series discussing the […]
One in six vaping lung illnesses linked to legally purchased THC, according to federal data
One-sixth of patients who developed lung injuries after vaping marijuana obtained the product from legal dispensaries, a new federal report says, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said reinforced its current recommendations to not use THC-containing e-cigarette, or vaping, products. The CDC report is based on 809 patients in Illinois, Wisconsin and Utah who provided data […]
Will the FDA’s Ban on E-Cigarettes Affect CBD Vaping Devices?
By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney at Harris Bricken On January 2, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued non-binding guidance (“Guidance”) in which the agency explains how it intends to prioritize enforcement actions to tackle the growing increase in youth use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”)–more commonly and broadly referred to as “e-cigarettes”–as well as to […]
AMA Calls for Total Ban on All E-Cigarette, Vaping Products
The AMA cited a surge in underage teen use of e-cigarettes The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. The group adopted the sweeping stance at a policy-making meeting in San Diego. It aims to lobby for state and federal laws, regulations or legal action […]
An Open Letter: The Cannabis Industry’s Tylenol Moment, A Solution Is Complicated and a Wrong Turn Could Be Fatal
An Open Letter To The Cannabis Industry: This is Our Tylenol Moment. The Solution Is Neither Simple Nor Pleasant. A Wrong Turn Could be Fatal. But What We Have To Do Is Obvious: Stop Selling Vaping Products. CBE Press has been an advocate of the nascent Cannabis Industry since our launch back in June of […]
The First of the Vape-Lung Product Liability Cases Has Been Filed
A product liability lawsuit has been filed in Washington state court against several manufacturers of THC vape cartridges. The case, Charles Wilcoxson v. Canna Brand Solutions LLC et al.,was filed on September 23, 2019, in the Superior Court of Pierce County, Washington. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, a 44-year-old police officer and former member […]
Reacting to “Vape Lung”
For CBE contributors often appearing under ‘Advertising, Marketing, & PR’ covering any topic other than the outbreak of vaping-related sickness nationwide would be tone deaf. The issue has demanded attention from the industry for some time but developments continue to unfold, some as recent as Monday of this week. We have surveyed the landscape of […]
