I’ve written extensively about trademark litigation matters involving cannabis brands, but up until now, the trend in these lawsuits has been well-known non-cannabis companies suing cannabis companies. To read more about these cases, see the following posts: UPS Sues Multiple Cannabis Delivery Companies for Trademark Infringement What NOT to do with your Cannabis Brand: The…
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Tribes at odds with Calif. officials over the right to sell marijuana
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana March 26, 2019 0
California Just Got Closer to Allowing CBD in Foods and Licensed Cannabis Facilities
CaliforniaHempUncategorized March 25, 2019
Our California hemp lawyers have been getting pummeled with questions about the legality of industrial hemp derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) ever since the 2018 Farm Bill was signed in January (and especially since our recent hemp and Hemp CBD webinar). One of the most frequent questions we receive is whether CBD is a lawful additive…
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Member Blog: Cannabis Industry Banking Predictions In The U.S.
CaliforniaMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics March 21, 2019 0
Our California hemp lawyers regularly get asked about the laws and regulations about growing hemp in California, manufacturing hemp products, and shipping those products around the country. I’ve written about the various hemp laws in California and how confusing they are previously (see here and here). Those posts, however, were more geared towards the manufacture…
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Pay Cannabis Tax with Cryptocurrency? California Takes a Look.
CaliforniaUncategorized March 16, 2019
We’ve written about the potential benefits of harnessing the power of blockchain technology to track and trace cannabis from seed to sale and provide an effective regulatory tool for governments (see here and here). We’ve also warned of the risks and dangers (and outright scams) associated with many cryptocurrencies and the heightened risks that come…
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California’s cannabis licensing process has been a mess for applicants since pretty much day one. Annual license applications have disappeared into a black hole for months, the window for obtaining temporary licenses was very small and many have expired, and many local jurisdictions decided to make up their own phased permitting processes that in many…
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Phase 3 Marijuana Dispensary Licensing in L.A. Finally Takes Shape
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 11, 2019
Big changes are coming for L.A.’s long-awaited Phase 3 licensing regarding storefront retail. The last time I wrote on this topic, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (“DCR”) made several proposals to City Council on how to re-vamp Phase 3 licensing for efficiency and expediency, which at the time the City Council pretty much rejected. However,…
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California Cannabis Agencies Drop New Packaging and Labeling Guidance
CaliforniaUncategorized March 10, 2019
On March 7, 2019 the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”), which regulates cannabis manufacturers, dropped a new list of updated resources for packaging and labeling. Anyone on the CDPH’s email list should have received a copy. The notice was quickly picked up the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”), which regulates retailers and distributors, and…
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California Cannabis: Where Prop. 65 and Labeling Rules Meet
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 5, 2019
Our California cannabis attorneys have been getting inundated with packaging and labeling review since each California cannabis licensing agency adopted its final rules in January 2019, and even before that when the rules were under consideration. One thing that many California cannabis companies—and especially cannabis companies from other states who are stakeholders in California—often overlook…
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