Los Angeles Cannabis: Don’t Forget Your Social Equity Business Agreements
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized September 1, 2018
Written agreement strongly recommended. Applicants who qualify for commercial cannabis licensure during Phase II of the City of L.A.’s cannabis licensing process only have until September 13 to get their applications into the Department of Cannabis Regulation (“DCR”). This phase of licensing is reserved for existing, non-retail, social equity... Read more
California Cannabis: State and Feds Team Up to Target Illegal Public Land Grows
CaliforniaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 31, 2018
Home of fewer illegal grows. Federal enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act in states that have legalized cannabis has been a huge question mark for years, but especially so in California since the 2016 passage of Prop 64, which legalized medicinal and adult-use cannabis and laid the framework for... Read more
The Law on CBD-Infused Alcoholic Beverages
OregonUncategorized August 30, 2018
This past year, the country has witnessed widespread interest in the use of cannabis in its nutraceutical (when added to food or drinks) form. Cannabidiol (“CBD”), the non-psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant, has gained great popularity among alcohol beverage companies. The growing popularity of CBD-infused products... Read more
California, CDTFA and Proposed Cannabis Tax Regulations
CaliforniaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 29, 2018
On July 20, 2018, the CDTFA released its discussion paper on proposed rulemaking regarding the administration of the cannabis cultivation and excise taxes. This blog post highlights the issues addressed in the proposed regulation. By way of background, on August of 2017 the CDTFA promulgated two emergency regulations. The... Read more
The mother of a Cathedral Catholic High School student was sentenced Friday to 11 years, eight months in state prison after admitting she had guided a teen to sell drugs to a network of other students. “It’s absolutely sickening to the court,” San Diego Superior Court Judge Timothy Walsh... Read more
Local seminar demonstrates widespread confusion over marijuana and employment law
CaliforniaUncategorized August 27, 2018
CHICO — The complexities and confusion around California’s new recreational cannabis regulations were obvious during Wednesday’s employers seminar, put on by the Chico Chamber of Commerce. With more than 90 registered, questions were varied, and anxiety sometimes obvious. The message from consultant Adrian Hoppes of Holden Law Group of... Read more
Medical marijuana users left in limbo as co-op struggles to regroup, reopen
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized August 27, 2018
SANTA CRUZ – Kaia was 11 months old when she began seizing. The episodes quickly became more frequent and severe, and doctor’s eventually diagnosed the infant with a rare genetic disorder called Dravet Syndrome. But despite a cocktail of prescribed medications, her condition continued to worsen, according to her... Read more
New task force shuts down Jurupa Valley marijuana dispensary
CaliforniaUncategorized August 27, 2018
A new marijuana task force created by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office served its first search warrant Wednesday, Aug. 22, shutting down what it said was an unlicensed dispensary in Jurupa Valley. Several pounds of cannabis, THC pods, edibles, paraphernalia, wax and vape cartridges were seized, according to... Read more
California Cannabis Advertising: Changes Coming?
CaliforniaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 27, 2018
Seem likely, anyway. It’s been a while since we wrote about advertising regulations in California, in large part because the regulations have been a moving target. But with AB 2899 making steady progress, we thought it would be a good time to give a rundown of current Medicinal and... Read more
We are not convinced by the HIDTA report. Earlier this month, Billy J. Williams, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, responded to a recent federal report on drug policy in Oregon by calling the state’s cannabis program “out of control.” The report in question was published by the Oregon-Idaho... Read more
