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‘Seize all cannabis’: Inside the surprising federal crackdown on New Mexico weed farmers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been seizing cannabis in the southern part of the state, sparking tensions with Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Drug cartels and human traffickers aren’t the only people dodging border patrol officers these days in…

Final Version of CT Bill HR 5150 Takes Shape

Following a flurry of activity that completely altered the sweeping cannabis/hemp bill currently under consideration by Connecticut’s Senate, HB 5150 was decisively approved yesterday by the full House by a margin of 130-16, with five Representatives abstaining. Now, the central…

Senate Democrats Reintroduce Legislation to Legalize Marijuana

Senate Democrats reintroduced broad legislation on Wednesday to legalize cannabis on the federal level, a major policy shift with wide public support, but it is unlikely to be enacted this year ahead of November’s elections and in a divided government.…

DEA Will Reschedule Cannabis to a Schedule III Drug: What Happens Now?

By Hilary Bricken, Steve Levine & Marshall Custer The biggest legal shift in the cannabis industry in decades just occurred on the heels of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal today for cannabis rescheduling. Specifically, as many anticipated, the DEA will exercise its authority…

South Carolina House snuffs out medical marijuana again. Now what?

South Carolinians' hopes for legalized medical cannabis has likely been snuffed out this year. The S.C. House of Representatives is likely to adjourn May 9 without spending a single moment debating a decade-old proposal by Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, to…

US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The DEA’s proposal,…

BOLO: Cannabis Qui Tam Actions

By Hilary Bricken, Attorney at Husch Blackwell Due to federal illegality, the cannabis industry has long been plagued by federal agencies taking a variety of different enforcement approaches to cannabis businesses. From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to the National Labor Relations…

North Dakota

Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest legalization effort in the conservative state. The New Economic Frontier needs…

Ohio’s medical marijuana dispensaries prep for adult-use green light

April 26, 2024
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Ohioans will likely be able to buy recreational marijuana as soon as mid-June, earlier than the timeline outlined by the initiated statute they voted to pass last fall, and existing medical marijuana dispensaries say they plan to be prepared for…

Hawaii Senate Kills ‘De Facto’ Weed Legalization

April 25, 2024
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A bill to increase the amount of marijuana a person can possess before facing stiff criminal penalties failed 15-9 in the Hawaii Senate on Monday. It was the second defeat of a measure at the Legislature this session to allow…

Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Program Undergoes Dramatic Transformation: Navigating HB 829 and the Emergency Licensing Regulations

April 24, 2024
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By Hannah King and Arin Aragona Plans for Kentucky’s medical cannabis program took a significant turn last week with the passage of House Bill 829 and the implementation of emergency regulations related to licensing. They create limited licenses, a lottery…

Cannabis in Court: When Federal Courts Will Hear Commercial Disputes Related to the Cannabis Business

By Stephen Ascher and Anna M.Windemuth The unique status of the cannabis business — legal in a majority of states, but still illegal under federal law — creates a thorny problem for litigants: Federal courts sometimes refuse to hear cannabis-related…

Patchwork Regulation of CBD Products Continues Despite Rise in Demand

By Courtney A. Hunter and Jessalyn H. Zeigler Demand for cannabidiol (CBD) products continues to climb, and the market has risen to the occasion. There is now a robust array of foods, oils, lotions, capsules and cosmetics containing CBD for…

How Private Equity Trumped Social Equity in State Cannabis Deal

Confidential documents obtained by THE CITY reveal how Chicago Atlantic Group became one of the biggest beneficiaries of the state’s legalization program. Last June, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a much anticipated deal had finally been reached to fund a…

Missouri

Tech glitch on 4/20 caused Missouri cannabis businesses to lose sales

April 20 is a day recognized globally for celebrating cannabis culture, but it’s also like the cannabis industry’s Black Friday. Dispensaries offer deals designed to inspire people to flood their stores to stock up. However on Saturday, dispensaries across the state…

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