Deschedule Cannabis, Don’t Reschedule It October 12, 2022 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 1 Comment By Griffen Thorne On October 6, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a retroactive pardon for simple possession of marijuana. He also announced that the federal government will review marijuana’s federal scheduling. His announcement suggests that the federal government may reschedule… Read More→
Implications of the MORE Act and Possible Federal Legalization of Cannabis March 3, 2021 Tracy Gallegos Federal 0 Comments By Tracy A. Gallegos & Neville M. Bilimoria In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion regarding federal legalization of cannabis. Many cannabis operators had previously favored state legislation legalizing medicinal and adult recreational use of cannabis, as such state… Read More→
Hemp-Derived THC Products: Legal or Loophole? May 26, 2020 Ian Stewart Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Ian A. Stewart, Devon Mills and Neil Willner Hemp-derived CBD products have exploded onto the market since Congress removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in the 2018 Farm Bill. Now, new hemp-derived products are emerging that contain… Read More→
Reading the Tea Leaves: Looking at the History of Hemp and CBD to Predict the Future March 10, 2020 Justin Walsh Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Justin Walsh[1] It’s an exciting time to be in hemp and CBD! I have attended and spoken at several conferences over the last year. I have been in places as diverse as Seattle, Denver, Dallas, and Orlando. The products… Read More→
Safe Streets Alliance v. Hickenlooper Provides Good News, Bad News, and Instructions to the Cannabis Industry and the Financial Institutions Serving It November 15, 2018 Whitt Steineker Policy & Legal 0 Comments By J. Hunter Robinson, James W. Wright Jr. and Whitt Steineker Cannabis industry – operating in states that have legalized cannabis under state law despite its long-standing prohibition under federal law – and the financial institutions that serve the industry… Read More→
What You Need to Know – How Trademarks Related to Cannabis Can be Protected December 15, 2017 Dan Bliss Policy & Legal 0 Comments Suppose that you want to federally register a trademark that identifies a source of goods or services related to your cannabis business. What if the trademark covers merchandise indirectly related to cannabis or products directly related to the use of cannabis?… Read More→