Today’s public service announcement is that Congress wants to hear from you on a regulatory fix for cannabidiol (CBD) and other hemp-derived cannabinoid products. The request came down via the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 27, when it published a Request for Information (RFI) to “interested parties” on the topic. The deadline for RFI
It seems as if there is a new cannabinoid product coming out every five minutes. Scratch that - it seems like there is a new cannabinoid coming out every five minutes. After CBD, it was CBG and CBN, then the deltas, and then, well, it's hard to keep track. Today, every time I research these new
Last week, a LinkedIn post by cannabis economist Beau Whitney caught my eye, because Beau said something pretty amazing. He said: “licensed acres in hemp are at pre-farm bill levels.” Could that be true? Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. I did my best to
The level of straight-up false information in cannabis advertising online is staggering. It's almost too hard to describe. As a cannabis attorney, I'm often stunned that companies push cannabis advertisements the way they do. Over the years, I've spoken to dozens (maybe hundreds) of cannabis business owners who thought X was completely legal because of
La Junta de Alcohol y Cannabis del Estado de Washington (WSLCB) publicó el 14 de julio una guía normativa que «describe la normativa aplicable a los productos que contienen THC». La guía se titula «Suspensión de la venta de productos que contienen THC por parte de empresas que no cuentan con una licencia de cannabis» y está relacionada con la ley SB 5367, recientemente promulgada, a la que hemos estado siguiendo de cerca. Como hemos
On July 5, 2023, the FDA and FTC jointly announced six cease and desist letters to alleged delta-8 product makers. You can access the letters here. Unlike prior rounds of warning letters, these letters have a new focus: harm to children. For nearly five years, the FDA and FTC have taken the position that CBD
In case you missed it, professional players on teams in the National Basketball Association are getting a free and clear opportunity to take advantage of the cannabis industry through cannabis investments. As a former D-1 college athlete, I'm glad to see the NBA not only remove cannabis from its list of banned substances but also
Last month, Washington governor Jay Inslee signed SB 5367, a largely unpublicized bill “concerning the regulation of products containing THC”. Among other things, the bill amends the definition of "cannabis product" in the state’s Controlled Substances Act to include products with any detectable amount of THC concentration. Selling such CBD products will require licensure by
Desde que el Congreso aprobó la Ley de Mejoras Agrícolas de 2018 (o Ley Agrícola de 2018), se han buscado formas creativas de comercializar productos con efectos psicoactivos derivados del cáñamo. Un ejemplo de ello son los productos con THCA, como las flores de THCA, que contienen niveles muy elevados de THCA. Pero, ¿es legal el THCA? Hoy quiero analizar la legalidad de
I wanted to drop a line today on an interesting piece of cannabis legislation moving through the Oregon session. The draft bill at issue is omnibus SB 353 (most recent mark-up here). This is a very different SB 353 than its placeholder from back in January when I published our annual Legislative Forecast and Report.
