联邦大麻游说活动：阿尔特里亚公司已经进入了聊天的行列
根据我的经验，游说确实是一门艺术，而不是一门科学，而且是非常重要的艺术。多年来，在州和联邦层面都不乏大麻游说活动。通常情况下，大麻贸易团体（现在似乎每个大麻主题都有一个，包括最近的一个大麻贸易团体）。
缉毒局再次遭到寻求研究大麻的科学家们的起诉
2020年12月3日，MAPS（迷幻研究多学科协会）发布了一份新闻稿，内容是对美国毒品管制局和司法部长提起诉讼，以 "强制发放制造大麻的许可证，用于临床试验和潜在的FDA批准"。我们曾经写过关于MAPS及其35年的宣传和参与
是时候解散毒品管制局了
美国的种族主义并不局限于刑事司法系统，它根植于我们社会的各个方面，但警察和执法人员持续杀害黑人男子和妇女的行为已经导致了一个突破点。乔治-弗洛伊德被杀的视频尤其令人毛骨悚然，并导致了全国范围内的
销售CBD产品？美国最高法院刚刚提高了商标索赔的风险
几个月来，我写了一篇关于《兰哈姆法》下的CBD和虚假广告的文章，并注意到美国最高法院关于商标案件损害赔偿的一个重要案件，即Romag Fasteners, Inc.诉Fossil, Inc.案（最高法院备审案件编号18-1233）。 正如你可能记得的那样，《兰哈姆法》，也被称为
Social Media Bans on CBD Ads Make No Sense
Last month, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen delivered a now widely shared keynote speech at an Anti Defamation League event in New York, in which he spared no harsh words for social media companies who he claims provide a platform for hate speech and the proliferation of fake news. In his speech, Cohen offered sharp criticisms for
Protection of Adult-Use Cannabis from Federal Enforcement Passes House in Resounding Bipartisan Vote
On Thursday, the United States House of Representatives voted 267-165 to prohibit the United States Department of Justice from using appropriated funds to interfere with state-legal cannabis programs. The Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment (a.k.a. the Hinchey–Rohrabacher, Rohrabacher-Blumenauer, and Joyce Amendment) has provided similar protection to state-legal cannabis programs over the past decade, but only to medical programs.
Six Ways California Can Combat the Cannabis Illict Market
California’s illicit market for cannabis is booming—not just out in remote grows deep in the wilderness, but also in delivery and even brick-and-mortal retail stores in big cities all over the state. Our California cannabis attorneys regularly receive questions from licensed cannabis companies about what they can do to stay competitive in the face of
Cannabis Law and Policy: What I’ve Learned From Teaching
For the past three years, I have taught a class called “Cannabis Law & Policy” at Lewis & Clark Law School here in Portland, Oregon. It’s a seminar that meets for two hours a week for upper level students. Per the syllabus, learning objectives for that class are: 1) students should be able to understand
MLK Day 2019: Marijuana and Civil Rights
Happy MLK Day! For our international readers, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal U.S. holiday marking the birthday of its eponymous civil rights hero. Dr. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. Dr. King was assassinated in
Cannabis Litigation 101: Arbitration
This is the second post in a series on various aspects of cannabis litigation. The title is admittedly a bit misleading, as arbitration isn’t really the same thing as litigation. That said, the two can intersect, and so understanding what arbitration is and is not, is important for cannabis businesses. After all, many contracts in