• April 11, 2023 3:22 pm
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Vince Sliwoski, Harris Bricken (Portland), will present in person next Friday, April 14, at the 36th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute. Vince will be joined by Dominique Scalia of DBS Law Seattle (for "The Business of Cannabis and Bankruptcy"). T

• April 11, 2023 3:22 pm
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On Thursday, April 6, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board ("WSLCB") issued an alert informing cannabis licensees about a pattern of Okanogan County pesticide testing failures. The WSLCB detected several instances of products containing dic

• April 11, 2023 3:22 pm
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As we have previously discussed, the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit reduced the impact of the November Decision and lifted an injunction that had prevented the Office of Cannabis Management ("OCM") licensing Conditional Adult Use Reta

• March 28, 2023 11:08 pm
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The Minnesota Supreme Court just ruled in a case that we covered in September 2021 as Minnesota moves closer to legalizing marijuana. This case concerns the difference between marijuana and hemp. It is the state prosecutor's responsibility to show wh

• March 28, 2023 11:08 pm
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Florida voters could have the chance to legalize adult-use cannabis in the next general election. The language on the ballot initiative must be approved by the Florida Supreme Court, despite possible opposition from other branches of state government

• March 28, 2023 11:07 pm
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These posts are about recent federal cannabis gun rights cases. The courts in those cases disagreed about whether the federal government could prohibit cannabis users owning guns. State-level efforts are being made to protect cannabis users' gun righ

• March 28, 2023 11:07 pm
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We provided an update a few weeks ago on the timing of New York's Office of Cannabis Management and Cannabis Control Board (CCB opening the general adult-use marijuana licensing portal. The application review process is expected to begin in the fall

• March 14, 2023 2:21 am
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for some craft cannabis growers. According to the Illinois Cannabiz Attorneys, the Department of Agriculture stated that it allows craft growers to be granted an operational extension f

• March 14, 2023 2:21 am
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The Hawaii Senate voted 22-3 to pass a bill for adult-use cannabis on March 7. The bill, also known as SB669SD2, would establish a framework for cultivation and manufacturing, sales, taxes, and taxes. The bill would allow residents to possess up 30 g

• March 14, 2023 2:21 am
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Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor, presented Tuesday his budget proposal. It included a plan for levying a tax on marijuana sales. Shapiro's proposal, however, is a nod to a weed-friendly feature of Pennsylvania. The bu

• March 14, 2023 2:21 am
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According to the newspaper, the only Democrat to vote against the bill was Pete Schwartzkopf, the party's leader in the chamber. The lone Democrat to vote against, according to the newspaper, was the party's leader in the chamber, House Speaker Pete

• March 14, 2023 2:20 am
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On Thursday, the Kentucky House of Representatives approved a bill to regulate the sale and production of delta-8 THC from hemp. House Bill 544 was approved unanimously by a vote 97-0. It now heads to the state Senate to be considered. During Thursda

• March 14, 2023 2:20 am
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On March 7, the Georgia House of Representatives approved a bill that would increase the number of medical cannabis licenses. House Bill 196 was passed by 170 votes to approve and two against. It would increase the number of medical cannabis licenses

• March 14, 2023 2:19 am
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As we have previously summarized, on December 27, 2022 (here), the Office of Cannabis Management ("OCM") published its first proposed regulations and rules for adult-use cannabis in New York (the "Proposed Regulations") We won't be covering every de

• March 14, 2023 2:18 am
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Hemp products and services may now be eligible to trademark licensing and protection. However, many CBD products are still illegal at the federal level. While marijuana remains a Schedule I drug in many states, it is now legal in more. The legal sta