California Drops Proposed Permanent Cannabis Regulations
Last Friday, July 12, 2018, all three agencies overseeing California’s implementation of MAUCRSA dropped proposed permanent regulations that will eventually replace the readopted emergency regulations that are active now. For the text of those proposed regulations go here, here, and here. Importantly, these regulations are just proposed; they are not... Read more
Aurora Cannabis Selects Shopify to Power Global ECommerce Platform
Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) (OTCQB: ACBFF) (Frankfurt: 21P; WKN: A1C4WM) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Shopify Inc. , one of the world’s leading multi-channel, online commerce companies, to leverage the Shopify platform as Aurora’s ecommerce engine for medical and recreational cannabis distribution globally. Working... Read more
Choosing Your Cannabis Trademark
We’ve gone over the obstacles to obtaining federal trademark protection at length, but given recent inquiries our cannabis trademark attorneys have been receiving lately, it seemed high time to revisit what exactly makes a trademark “strong” or “weak.” I regularly have clients come to me with catchy marks they... Read more
Labeling CBD Products: The Unique Case of Indiana
Home of legal CBD sales! Indiana has uniquely positioned itself with some of the most robust regulations of hemp-derived CBD products. On March 21, 2018, Senate Bill 52 became law, allowing the distribution and retail sale of “low-THC hemp extract,” defined as a product “(1) derived from Cannabis sativa L.... Read more
California’s permanent cannabis regulations could affect marijuana delivery, edibles and advertising
Cannabis retailers soon may be able to deliver marijuana anywhere in California, no matter what city or county rules say. Also, it’s likely that medical marijuana patients will be allowed to buy edibles infused with cannabis that’s more potent than currently permitted under state law. And on another front,... Read more
Israeli medical marijuana researchers to open first U.S. clinic in Laguna Woods
Israel has been, for decades, the global leader in medical marijuana research and treatment, with the government funding human clinical trials even as the United States and other countries discouraged or criminalized such studies. Alon Blatt with NiaMedic, the Israeli company behind a medical clinic in Laguna Woods that... Read more
Can’t Trademark that Cannabis Logo? Try Copyright
Definitely worth a shot. Every business thrives on brand differentiation. One of the most effective ways to promote public identification and recognition is to enhance and protect your brand. Your brand is of course your name but it is also your logo. Beyond that, really, it’s everything about you.... Read more
Is the Cannabis Industry as Green as Its Product
The cannabis industry has seen a massive boom over the course of the past several years, but many have questioned the ecological impact of such a fast-paced industry. The marijuana industry has also been able to produce incredibly large businesses with massive amounts of potential for the future, but... Read more
Banking Within the Legal Cannabis Industry
The cannabis industry has been booming for some time now, but the market has also been deeply affected in the U.S. by the federal regulations which do not allow for cannabis companies to have access to basic financial services. This could however, all be changing in the near future... Read more
Cannabis leaders discuss industry future at San Jose seminar
Though marijuana is now legal in California, it isn’t always easy to buy and it can be especially difficult for entrepreneurs who are forced to navigate a convoluted bureaucracy to get into the industry. At a cannabis seminar Wednesday evening at San Jose City Hall, business leaders and government officials... Read more
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