In this post, we will answer the cannabis patent questions that were submitted to us. Please visit our Cannabis Intellectual Property page for more information about protecting your brand. What do you think about using the Plant Variety Protection Act to protect strains? The Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) can provide protection for both asexually
El Tribunal Supremo de Texas ha ratificado recientemente la prohibición estatal del cáñamo para fumar. Se trata de una mala noticia para el sector del cáñamo para fumar, tanto dentro como fuera de Texas. Hoy analizaremos lo que ha sucedido. Como saben nuestros lectores, la Ley Agrícola de 2018 a nivel federal clasificó el «cáñamo» como producto agrícola y lo eliminó de la Lista I de la clasificación federal
On January 1, 2023, California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) will begin accepting applications for large cultivation licenses for the first time ever. California law authorized large cultivation licenses years ago. But, the law caveat was that applicants could not apply for large cultivation licenses until 2023. And on June 17, the DCC announced it
On June 14, the Sixth Panel (Sexta Turma) of Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça, or STJ) issued a decision allowing cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes. The STJ is responsible for uniformizing the interpretation of Brazilian federal law across the country, and serves as the court of final appeal for cases
En abril de 2022 entraron en vigor las nuevas normas definitivas de la Junta de Alcohol y Cannabis del Estado de Washington (LCB) relativas a los análisis de pesticidas en el cannabis. Según estas normas, las flores de cannabis y los productos intermedios deben someterse a análisis para detectar contaminantes. El motivo es la seguridad de los consumidores, lo que parece una preocupación legítima, dado que anteriormente los productores de cannabis para uso recreativo no estaban obligados a realizar dichos análisis.
As Europe’s biggest economy, Germany has the potential to be Europe’s recreational cannabis powerhouse. Germany is less progressive than some of its neighbors though, and as things stand it only has a limited medical cannabis program. With a new coalition of the SPD (social democrats), FDP (somewhat akin to libertarian), and Greens, the status quo
One of the most important decisions a new cannabis business can make is the form of entity it will use. In fact, one of the first questions businesses ask is whether the right entity for a cannabis business is a limited liability company (LLC), corporation, or something else. Like basically every other legal analysis, the
I recently spoke with a lawyer who was newer to representing cannabis clients. The lawyer asked me to describe the biggest legal mistakes I see for cannabis businesses. Over the years, our cannabis lawyers have seen cannabis businesses make just about every mistake in the book. Today though, I want to talk about what I
Many cannabis handshake deals result in the parties forming an inadvertent cannabis partnership. The words “partnership” and “joint venture” are often thrown around casually. Many early stage cannabis entrepreneurs know they want to do some type of business venture, often with a business partner, but they often do not know why or how to avoid
Sin dejarse intimidar por el vacío de liderazgo federal en materia de cannabis, los estados siguen presentando propuestas y programas relacionados con esta sustancia. Un total de 34 estados estudiaron propuestas de reforma del cannabis en 2021. Otras 32 propuestas (algunas de ellas presentadas previamente en 2021) se someterán a debate aquí en 2022. Estas propuestas abarcan desde medidas de despenalización limitadas hasta una regulación integral del consumo por parte de adultos
