USDA approves Rhode Island, Luiseno Indians hemp plans
With just a few days left before changing oversight, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the hemp-regulation plans of Rhode Island and the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians in southern California. Rhode Island will charge interested hemp producers: $250 application fees. $2,250 license fees, with a license valid for... Read more
California lawsuit over hemp destruction on hold
A federal judge in California has tapped the brakes on a lawsuit from a hemp grower who saw the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife bulldoze 500 acres of his plants. Apothio LLC is suing the state and also Kern County authorities for $1 billion after the plants were... Read more
Planet 13 Holdings Inc. Announces $50 Million Bought Deal Public Offering LAS VEGAS, Jan. 12, 2021 /CNW/ – Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (“Planet 13” or the “Company”) (CSE: PLTH) (OTCQB: PLNHF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters (the “Underwriters”) co-led by... Read more
Ayr Strategies Announces Pricing of Offering of Equity Shares TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2021 /CNW/ – Ayr Strategies Inc. (CSE: AYR.A) (OTCQX: AYRWF) (“Ayr” or the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated cannabis multi-state operator, announced today the pricing of its previously announced overnight marketed offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate... Read more
Curaleaf Announces Closing of Offering of Subordinate Voting Shares WAKEFIELD, Mass., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) (“Curaleaf” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. provider of consumer products in cannabis, announced today the closing of its previously announced overnight marketed offering (the “Offering”)... Read more
Biden’s Attorney General Pick on Cannabis: Status Unknown

We have a long history here on the Canna Law Blog of analyzing the moves of the federal goverment, and in particular the Department of Justice (DOJ), when it comes to federal enforcement of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Over the years, we really focused on the acting U.S. Attorney General and how they

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Cannabis Patent Litigation Update: Canopy Growth Sues GW Pharma

We’ve written previously about the basics of cannabis patents, which are a substantial area of growth within the cannabis industry, and we’ve written extensively about cannabis trademark litigation (see some of our posts here, here, and here), which has been prolific in the last couple of years, but we’ve seen very little in the way

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PureK Holdings Corp. Expands Footprint With Global Pet Care Market Acquisition of ‘BudaPets’ All-Natural Pet Wellness Brand
Ryan Allway January 12th, 2021 News, Top News PureK Holdings Expands Plant-Based Wellness Portfolio Adding BudaPets to PureKana Pets Family VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PureK Holdings Corp‎. (the “Company” or “PureK”) (TSX Venture: PKAN), along with its majority-owned CBD subsidiary company, PureKana LLC, (“PureKana”),... Read more
Captor Capital Corp.: One Plant Opens 6500 sq. ft. Cannabis Retail Location in Antioch
Ryan Allway January 12th, 2021 New location is the sixth operational Captor Retail Group dispensary TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Captor Capital Corp. (CSE: CPTR; FRANKFURT: NMV; STUTTGART: NMVA), (“Captor” or the “Company”) is very pleased to announce that the flagship One Plant retail location in Antioch, California has received... Read more
Ryan Allway January 12th, 2021 Fully allocated with 80% of commitments from four large U.S. Institutional Investors including Wasatch Global NEW YORK and TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2021 /CNW/ – TerrAscend Corp. (“TerrAscend” or the “Company”) (CSE:TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF), a leading North American cannabis operator, today announced an over subscribed, non-brokered private placement for... Read more
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