Cannabis rescheduling appears to be a matter of time and my colleagues have written about the possible implications (see here, here, and here). Rescheduling to a less restrictive category will also have implications for trademarking by cannabis brands. By broadening the legality of cannabis goods and services, rescheduling will also make more canna trademarks eligible
On September 18, 2023, a new lawsuit was filed by, inter alia, Leafly Holdings, Inc. (“Leafly”) against the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) and New York State Cannabis Control Board (the “Cannabis Control Board”). The lawsuit This legal proceeding involves a First Amendment and other challenges to certain regulations adopted by the Cannabis
It has now been over one week since New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced that the general adult-use cannabis license application portal will open on October 4, 2023. For those counting at home, that is less than two weeks away. We, like the many parties with a vested
It’s been a minute since we wrote about the new OLCC tax compliance rules for retailers. These temporary rules require all retailers to certify tax compliance via the Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) in order to renew or transfer ownership of a marijuana retailer license. OLCC has a pretty good FAQ sheet here, as part
Estoy bastante seguro de que se ha escrito más sobre la Ley de Aplicación Segura y Justa («SAFE Banking») que sobre cualquier otra propuesta de ley sobre el cannabis. Simplemente no acaba de aprobarse, pero tampoco desaparece. Concretamente, la SAFE Banking se presentó en 2017 y ha sido aprobada por la Cámara de Representantes en siete ocasiones (¡siete veces!) con apoyo bipartidista desde 2019. La
On September 14, 2023, Special Counsel David Weiss of the Department of Justice filed an indictment against Robert Hunter Biden in the District of Delaware. The indictment pleads three counts, which I analyze below. The Hunter Biden indictment centers on issues I’ve analyzed in many posts this year (see links at the bottom). Today I
La Ley de Regulación y Fiscalidad del Cannabis de Nueva York (MRTA) exige que cualquier persona que solicite una licencia para un dispensario minorista o para el consumo in situ presente una notificación de su intención de solicitarla ante el ayuntamiento (o la junta comunitaria en la ciudad de Nueva York) al menos 30 días antes de presentar la solicitud. La Oficina de Gestión del Cannabis (OCM) y el Cannabis
¡La espera (casi) ha terminado! Durante la reunión de la Junta de Control del Cannabis (CCB) celebrada el 12 de septiembre de 2023, la CCB anunció que el portal de solicitud de licencias completas para el consumo de cannabis por parte de adultos en Nueva York se abrirá el 4 de octubre de 2023. En la reunión de la CCB se trataron otros temas importantes, pero los dejaremos para otra publicación. Para todos aquellos que tengan pensado presentar una solicitud
Major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, as well as landlords such as BentallGreenOak and Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., have found themselves indirectly involved with New York City’s unlicensed cannabis dispensaries, potentially exposing them to legal issues. This situation arises due to the proliferation of unlicensed retail shops in the city, with as many as
Over the last several months there has been a lot going on in New York’s cannabis world, with the “highlights” being litigation, corporate letters, municipal legislation, and generally just a lot of back and forth about where New York’s adult-use cannabis market is going and how it is getting “there” (wherever “there” is”). Over the
