In an inevitable conclusion, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) won their federal court case against the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) pursuant to which the BCC must now comply with a recent DEA subpoena regarding alleged criminal activity by certain state-licensed distributors hailing out of (what’s probably) San Diego
The California legislature is considering a new law (AB-1639) that, if passed, would restrict how cannabis vape products are made and sold. AB-1639 would change California law for tobacco and cannabis businesses (for the purposes of this post, we’ll just focus on the cannabis side of the law), and would effectively prohibit almost any kind
6月29日，"支持IP 34号提案"组织宣布，裸盖菇素治疗倡议案将于今年11月在俄勒冈州正式进入公投程序。该倡议方表示已收集逾16.4万份签名，近期提交的补充签名将确保该提案轻松达到法定门槛。这真是令人振奋的消息！
2020年6月23日，司法部资深官员约翰·埃利亚斯向美国众议院司法委员会（下称委员会）提交书面证词，回应国会针对司法部长威廉·巴尔领导下司法部机构政治化的调查。埃利亚斯指称巴尔曾指示司法部反垄断司（下称反垄断司）
我们对首例大麻专利案——联合大麻公司（United Cannabis Corporation，简称UCANN）诉纯麻集体公司（Pure Hemp Collective, Inc.，简称Pure Hemp）的最新进展追踪，上次更新还是在2019年7月。此后世界已发生巨变（尽管该案本身并无特别之处），而这起曾被视为行业"关键性"案件的可能结局，如今或许将面临——
At 5:30 p.m. yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom took a giant step forward in preventing the spread of COVID-19 by enacting a “Stay At Home” order (the “Order”) across the state, mandating that California state residents remain in their homes, except to fulfill “essential” needs. The Order is in place seemingly indefinitely as Newsom would
On February 20, 2020, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) released its proposed regulations for the Cannabis Appellations Program, something that many cultivators have been anticipating since the inception of the Medicinal and Adult Use Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA). We’ve written about appellations and their applicability to cannabis before, but a quick
上周，英国食品标准局（FSA）——负责保障英格兰、威尔士及北爱尔兰（统称"英国"）食品公共健康的监管机构——为未来12个月内销售含CBD成分的食品扫清了障碍。具体而言，FSA要求CBD行业须在2021年3月31日前提交相关申请。
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
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) had a busy Monday this week. On November 25, the agency issued warning letters to 15 businesses selling hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) products as unapproved drugs. The FDA also released updated consumer guidance on Hemp-CBD. Warning Letters The recent batch of warning letters appear to turn on the marketing of Hemp-CBD
