Marijuana Rescheduling Under The Controlled Substances Act: Potential Impacts On Cannabis Businesses January 26, 2024 Tariq Naeem Descheduling or Rescheduling Marijuana, Federal 2 Comments By Tariq Naeem, Tucker Ellis LLP Marijuana advocates and businesses have cheered recent news that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recommended to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that it reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule… Read More→
Cannabis and Gun Rights: Predictions for the Future January 12, 2024 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski Big federal law changes in cannabis regulation are on the horizon. One area where I expect a lot of movement in the coming years is with respect to gun rights. I write on… Read More→
Goods and Services and Canna Trademarks October 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Intellectual Property 0 Comments By Fred Rocafort, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski Goods and services (G&S) identifications are a critical part of a cannabis trademark application, as with any other trademark application. An improper identification can delay an application, and in the worst cases prove… Read More→
Predictions for Future Federal Cannabis Laws August 14, 2023 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Most Americans favor federal cannabis legalization. Nearly all Americans support medical cannabis legalization. This is not a new development. It has been that way for years. And it is a rare non-partisan issue. Over the past few… Read More→
U.S. Senate’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Clarifies How Federal Government May Regulate Marijuana but Leaves Unanswered Questions July 21, 2021 Ian Stewart Federal 3 Comments The much-anticipated proposed Senate bill that would legalize marijuana on the federal level was made public on July 14, 2021, by its lead sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York). Called the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, it removes… Read More→
Will the Federal Courts Force Cannabis Out of Schedule 1? June 13, 2019 Ruben Espinosa Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Ruben Espinosa, Attorney at Wilson Elser On Thursday, May 30, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit made history by refusing to dismiss a case challenging marijuana’s status under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances… Read More→
New USPTO Trademark Examination Guidelines: Federal Trademark Registrations Available for Hemp and Certain Hemp-Derived Products May 16, 2019 Paula Krasny Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments The US Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) May 2, 2019 Trademark Examination Guide 1-19, “Examination of Marks for Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Goods and Services after Enactment of 2018 Farm Bill” provides new opportunities for obtaining federal trademark registrations for non-ingestible… Read More→
What’s Included in a Drug-Free Workplace Policy? June 27, 2018 AggregatedNews HR and Staffing 0 Comments A nationwide patchwork of regulations is beginning to upend the traditional assumptions about drugs in the workplace. There are many reasons for employers to promote and enforce a drug-free workplace policy and to engage in drug testing of employees. Some… Read More→
ICYMI: Legitimate Marijuana Reform May Be On The Horizon For . . . Congress! June 20, 2018 Hilary Bricken Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken The political stars may finally be aligned to see meaningful marijuana law reform be puff-puff-passed. It seems like every year, the old pot guard in Congress tries its hand at some form of marijuana legalization. Though these… Read More→
Looking for a Corporate Cannabis Haven? Better Think Twice October 25, 2017 Hilary Bricken Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal 0 Comments As business and corporate cannabis lawyers focused on the west coast, we have registered and structured a large and ever-expanding number of cannabis businesses from Alaska to California. Most of these businesses are corporations or LLCs, and most of the… Read More→
Branding Your Bud: Why Trademarks Are Tricky for Marijuana Businesses July 17, 2017 Jennifer Visintine Compliance and Regulations, Packaging, Retail 0 Comments Brand loyalty builds businesses. That’s why most businesses need successful brands, and, ideally, brands backed by a federal trademark registration. But because of the federal laws affecting marijuana and related products, marijuana growers and distributors don’t have access to the… Read More→