美国农业部大麻最终规则：得与失
美国农业部（USDA）于上周五（1月15日）宣布，其大麻生产最终规则今日在《联邦公报》上正式发布，该规则将于2021年3月22日生效。此最终规则基于2019年10月31日发布的临时最终规则（IFR），并包含基于公众意见的修订内容。
俄勒冈州大麻管理：酒类控制委员会将对部分违规行为采取"整改或罚单"措施
上月，俄勒冈州酒类管制委员会（OLCC）在简化许可流程的同时，宣布对其合规职能进行重大（且受欢迎）改革：推出新的合规核查计划（VOC），该计划将针对特定类型的大麻违规行为，侧重教育而非处罚。VOC计划于十月初启动，其设立源于——
俄勒冈州大麻：简化许可制度即将推出（！！）
People have been complaining about Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) marijuana licensing bottlenecks for a long time. And rightfully so. New license applications are effectively suspended (and have been for over two years), while delays in approval requests for investment intake, ownership changes and business sales make these standard business activities extremely challenging in many
加州大麻管制局对无证商业大麻活动寻求民事处罚
2020年9月24日，大麻管制局（Bureau of Cannabis Control，简称BCC）发布新闻稿，宣布已对Vertical Bliss公司（又名Kushy Punch，简称Vertical Bliss）及其他相关个人提起诉讼，要求对其从事无证商业大麻活动处以民事处罚。背景情况如下：去年11月，
荷兰与大麻：合法供应链实验持续推进
Given that cannabis remains federally illegal in the United States (despite the fact that more than a majority of states have some form of cannabis legal reform), we get pretty excited when we see other countries undertake legalization experiments at the federal level. Canada was the first country to legalize commercial licensing for the cultivation,
洛杉矶大麻动态：处处小火苗
洛杉矶市对本地大麻产业的变革与困境并不陌生。自2017年通过M提案以来，该市在构建许可大麻市场方面虽取得重大进展，但也遭遇了显著挫折。即便在新冠疫情期间，洛杉矶仍延续着这一趋势。
Criminal History and Hemp Licensing Under the USDA Interim Hemp Rules
On October 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its interim final rules for the production of hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill. Our firm has provided a broad overview of the rules and written about the potential impact of the testing rules on the hemp industry. Today we address disqualifying criminal history for
Federal Antitrust Scrutiny and (Certain) Cannabis Deals
If you follow state-by-state legal cannabis legalization, you’re aware that despite the federal illegality of cannabis, certain federal agencies police the cannabis industry like they do any other legal industry. For example, the NLRB has been known to go after cannabis companies engaged in hostile workplace conduct and the Department of Treasury contemplates banking services to
Los Angeles Cannabis Retail Licensing May Get Derailed
Getting a cannabis license in Los Angeles has been notoriously difficult—and may be about to get worse as news dropped last week that a Los Angeles City Council member is recommending that the most recent phase of licensing applications essentially be suspended. For some background on LA’s complicated licensing process, it has proceeded to date