Slightly higher times: Biden administration moves to loosen weed restrictions August 30, 2023 AggregatedNews Descheduling or Rescheduling Marijuana, Spotlight 0 Comments The recommendation is the result of a yearlong review initiated by the president. The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services is recommending that the Drug Enforcement Agency significantly loosen federal restrictions on marijuana but stopped short of advising… Read More→
Deschedule Cannabis, Don’t Reschedule It: Part 2 October 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Last week, I wrote a piece entitled “Deschedule Cannabis, Don’t Reschedule It.” The post came on the heels of President Joe Biden’s announcement that the federal government is considering the federal scheduling of… Read More→
Second Circuit Denies Challenge to Marijuana’s Schedule I Classification September 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments By Jesse Mondry, Attorney at Harris Bricken People in the cannabis industry know that marijuana is federally classified as a schedule I controlled substance. Schedule I means the drug has no recognized medical value, has a high potential for abuse,… Read More→
US Supreme Declines to Review Minn. Ruling on Marijuana Use in Workers Comp June 22, 2022 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a pair of decisions by the Minnesota Supreme Court that held employers cannot be required to reimburse workers for marijuana used to treat on-the-job injuries because the substance is illegal under… Read More→
Republicans Push for Federal Legalization of Marijuana to Ensure ‘Individual Liberty’ May 14, 2021 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 2 Comments Republican lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would federally legalize and regulate marijuana, saying the proposal was necessary to ensure "individual liberty" and protect states' rights. Representative Dave Joyce, a Ohio Republican, introduced the proposed legislation to end the longstanding… Read More→
SAFE Banking Would Be A Game Changer For The Cannabis Industry April 1, 2021 Kris Krane Federal, Op-Ed 0 Comments As expected, the SAFE Banking Act has officially been reintroduced in Congress. If this passes, banks and financial institutions will be legally allowed to conduct business with state legal cannabis companies. However, there is one major distinction between this year’s… Read More→
House passes bill to broaden marijuana research December 10, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The House on Wednesday passed legislation that would expand scientists’ ability to study marijuana in states where the drug is already legal. The bill, which passed in a bipartisan voice vote, is the second time this month the House has… Read More→
(Meaningless?) Federal Vote on Marijuana Legalization is on the Horizon September 2, 2020 Hilary Bricken Federal 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Co-founder Harris Bricken I’ve been practicing corporate, transactional, and regulatory law in the marijuana industry for going on 10 years now. I’ve never understood exactly why folks get excited about, or even remotely interested, when various lifetime… Read More→
Legal Implications for Physicians Recommending Medical Cannabis in the USA July 17, 2019 John Taenzler Medical Marijuana 0 Comments In our studies examining the use of Medical Cannabis Therapy (MCT) by Oncologists and Pain Management Specialists[i], we asked physicians what their biggest barrier was to their adoption of medical cannabis. Two-thirds (65%), mention legal concerns. Concern for legal exposure… Read More→
Cross-border Cannabis: The Potential Impact of Anti-Money Laundering Laws on International Cannabis Deals June 25, 2019 Anthony Moshirnia Policy & Legal 0 Comments When it was announced in April 2019, Canopy Growth Corp.’s conditional deal to purchase Acreage Holdings Inc. raised eyebrows not only because of its price tag (potentially exceeding US$ 3 billion in total consideration), but also because of the transacting parties’… Read More→
Best Practices for Successfully Registering Federal Trademarks for Cannabis and Related Goods and Services June 3, 2019 Joshua Goldberg Policy & Legal 0 Comments There is a common misconception that trademarks for cannabis and related goods and services are not registrable at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). This is simply not the case. By failing to federally register trademarks with the PTO,… Read More→
Top 5 Buzzkills Keeping Cannabis Down And Out (And Emerging) April 17, 2019 Hilary Bricken Policy & Legal 0 Comments Unfortunately, most of these are here to stay thanks to the Department of Justice and the Controlled Substances Act. By Hillary Bricken, Co-Founder Harris Bricken There’s no question that cannabis remains a rocky, emerging industry even though entire countries and… Read More→
Lawmakers Optimistic About New Federal Marijuana Bill April 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments A bipartisan group in Congress has reintroduced an expansive bill that would protect the cannabis industry in legal states A large bipartisan group of lawmakers are dropping legislation later this morning that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana by allowing each… Read More→
Banking on Cannabis: An Insider’s Guide to Banking With Marijuana-Related Businesses December 10, 2018 Alan Hanson Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments By Alan Hanson There are many articles written about the issues surrounding banking Marijuana-Related Businesses (MRBs), but there are very few that discuss how banks can actually do this. And there are even fewer written by someone who has successfully helped… Read More→
A Half-Banked Industry — New Cannabis Businesses Need Access To Financial Service October 24, 2018 Adam Crabtree Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments By Adam Crabtree, Andrew Freedman and Crystal Good If you ever open a cannabis business, you will have this meeting: Some really big guys will contact you about your cash problem. A cash problem only they could solve. It will… Read More→