Han pasado muchas cosas en Nueva York desde el primer Canna Law Blog«State of the State» Canna Law Blog. El año pasado estuvo repleto de acontecimientos para el sector del cannabis en Nueva York. Con la concesión de licencias y el inicio de las ventas en 2022, Nueva York puso en marcha un sector del cannabis real y legal. Esperamos que 2023 sea
The 2023 Oregon legislative session kicked off yesterday. It’s a regular session this year, meaning we’re in for a longer stretch– a 160 day calendar, versus the 35 day affair we see in even-numbered years. Following November’s elections, the state government also looks quite different than the last few years, from the Governor’s office on
En noviembre de 2022, la OLCC aprobó y modificó un conjunto de normas sobre el cannabis que entraron en vigor el 1 de enero de 2023. Puedes descargar los cambios aquí y leer nuestra cobertura anterior sobre muchos de estos cambios aquí, aquí, aquí y aquí. Ahora que las nuevas normas sobre el cannabis de Oregón ya están en vigor, echemos un vistazo a algunas de
Yesterday, January 13, 2023, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) released an interactive mapping tool for determining whether people meet have lived in Disproportionately Impacted Areas (“DIA”)–one of three eligibility criteria for the forthcoming Social Equity in Cannabis (“SEIC”) program licensing. The map can be found by a link on the LCB’s website,
Connecticut is the latest state to permit the sale of adult-use cannabis. The possession of cannabis by adults has been legal in Connecticut since 2021, following the enactment of Public Act No. 21-1. Impressively, this law also erased 43,754 convictions for cannabis offenses. In December, the state’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) announced that hybrid
Lawful use in commerce is a requirement for a trademark to be registered in the United States. For cannabis brands, this means that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will not register trademarks used in connection with products that are illegal under federal law, most notably marijuana. However, USPTO’s problematic approach to lawful
Welcome to the seventh annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. For the first year since program launch, regulated cannabis sales fell in the state. We also saw significant legislative and regulatory changes, further contraction of the hemp industry and a myriad of interesting odds and ends. Overall, it has been a rocky
Last month, my Portland colleague and cannabis business litigator extraordinaire Jesse Mondry authored a post titled Oregon Cannabis: Drive-Thru Marijuana Sales Ending? On Friday, December 16, we got an answer to that question. The answer, I’m glad to report, is “not at this time.” That determination came via the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s (OLCC)
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) has clarified what cannabinoid additives are allowed in Cannabis products in WA. The LCB recently published a notice that it had adopted interpretive statement IS22-01, “Use of Additives in Authorized Cannabis Products”. The adopted policy statement clarifies that non-cannabidiol (“non-CBD”) cannabinoids may be added to cannabis products
El proceso de elaboración de normas de la OLCC continúa tras la audiencia pública celebrada el 25 de octubre y la finalización del plazo de comentarios públicos el 31 de octubre. Puede consultar nuestra cobertura anterior aquí, aquí y aquí, y puede leer las normas propuestas aquí. La audiencia pública duró unos 35 minutos y uno de los temas candentes fue si los minoristas pueden
