The Business of Marijuana in Oregon: Join Us May 17!
HempMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized May 3, 2019
In exactly two weeks, on May 17, 2019, our own Vince Sliwoski will co-chair an all-day continuing legal education (CLE) event in Portland called The Business of Marijuana in Oregon, along with Danica Hibpshman, Director of Statewide Licensing at the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC). The roster of speakers lined up for this CLE is better than any year…
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The deals in Oregon cannabis are getting very big and much of what we do these days involves mergers, acquisitions and cross border work. It’s amazing this happened so fast. Less than four years ago, as the OLCC began writing rules for the adult use marijuana industry, there was a distinct small business tenor to…
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On April 24, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) would begin accepting applications of seed-propagated hemp for plant variety protection. In the United States, there are three different ways to go about protecting intellectual property associated with plant varieties: Plant Variety Protection – available for…
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I’ve written quite a bit on the legality of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CDB”) products in California over the past few months (see my posts on Hemp CBD in general and my specific posts about Hemp CBD in foods and hemp cultivation). One of the areas I haven’t explored in great detail is topical products, i.e.,…
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Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released a statement, in which the agency clarified that the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill rendered the importation of hemp seeds legal. As we previously explained, the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, hemp seeds, and other derivatives, by removing them from the Controlled Substance Act. Accordingly,…
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Debates and waivers have forever been on and this is the time when a bill has finally been signed and would lead to the betterment of numerous families. Law which stated legal possession of Marijuana has been enforced with a new law where legally buying marijuana is permitted. The downfalls of the previous law forced […]
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Sanitas Peak to invest $3M in hemp producer Colorado Cultivars
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Arizona payments processor to serve hemp, CBD businesses
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Industrial Hemp and USDA Organic Certification
HempUncategorized April 17, 2019
We’ve written previously about the inability of cannabis companies to receive United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic certification for their products (although there are alternative state-level and private certifications available to fill this gap), but what some of our clients are unaware of is that the USDA will provide organic certification for qualified industrial…
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Andrew Kline joins NCIA to lead Public Policy and kicks off by establishing a coalition to influence FDA rule-making on CBD/Hemp
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