The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over hemp…
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What Can California Expect After 5 Years of Legal Marijuana?
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News July 12, 2019 0
Ten Reasons To Join Us At #CannaBizSummit In Ten Days
CaliforniaMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 12, 2019 0
California’s Mandated Track and Trace System: Is it Helpful or Harmful?
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News July 11, 2019 0
Partner Blog: Legal Education – The Cannabis Regulatory Rounds Presented by INCBA
CaliforniaMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics July 9, 2019 0
California is on the brink of legalizing hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) in many products—well, sort of. The law at issue is Assembly Bill 228 (“AB-228”), and I’ve been writing about it since it was introduced in January 2019 (for my posts on it, see here, here, and here). As of today, it’s made its way…
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ICYMI: California Cannabis Provisional Licenses Are Given New Life
CaliforniaUncategorized July 5, 2019
On July 1, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 97 and SB 97, which combined, extend the life and power of provisional cannabis licenses, giving much needed relief to licensees sitting on temporary licenses that were about to expire and/or that are awaiting their provisional licenses to issue in the face of massive red tape…
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California Cannabis Cultivator Brings RICO Claims Against Fellow Cultivator, But Not For The Reason You Might Think
CaliforniaUncategorized July 4, 2019
In what appears to be a first, a veteran commercial cannabis cultivator in Santa Barbara County has sued another cannabis cultivator for, among many other claims, violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). According to the complaint, the defendants defrauded the plaintiff as one of many business partners, investors, and otherwise unsophisticated…
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Marijuana Stocks Settle Down After Speculative Price Drop Hot
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Security Master Planning in the Cannabis Industry Hot
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