Canada Cannabis Legalization Today: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Update
Uncategorized October 17, 2018
U.S. border policy on Canadians and marijuana is tough. On the eve of the Canada’s cannabis legalization, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) held a teleconference to explain the agency’s enforcement policy and field questions from journalists. The on-the-record teleconference featured the head of the CBP’s Office... Read more
Bumps Ahead: The U.S. Border After Canada Cannabis Legalization
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized October 16, 2018
Canada’s cannabis legalization creates yet another wrinkle in the relations between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions harbors a well known hatred towards anything cannabis and he clearly has no love for Canada’s Cannabis Act either. What will this mean though for Canadians who... Read more
The FDA and DEA Disagree Over CBD Scheduling
Uncategorized October 11, 2018
DEA and FDA are in a bit of a tiff over CBD. Last week, following the highly-anticipated U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval of Epidiolex, G.W. Pharma’s oral cannabidiol (“CBD”) solution for the treatment of seizure associated with Lennox-Gastraut and Dravet syndrome, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) issued... Read more
Uncertainty continues for hemp legalization. On September 30, the Agricultural Act of 2014, more commonly known as the “2014 Farm Bill” (the “Farm Bill” or the “Act”) expired before the enactment of its potential successor, the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”). It’s also unlikely that the... Read more
Cannabis Litigation 101: Trade Secrets
Uncategorized October 2, 2018
Protect them at all costs! Over the course of the next few weeks and months, we intend to write a number of blog posts about various forms of civil litigation that could arise in future in the cannabis industry. This is the first, and is focused on trade secret... Read more
International Cannabis: Selling Worldwide
Uncategorized September 24, 2018
Our firm’s main practice areas include cannabis, China, trade and immigration. As such, it may not surprise you to learn that we get a lot of questions about the developing international cannabis trade. This is in large part due to the fact that Canada is on the verge of... Read more
Federal Court Sides with Employee in Medical Marijuana Case
Medical MarijuanaUncategorized September 18, 2018
Nice job by the court. As a general rule of thumb, employers are not allowed to discriminate against employees with disabilities. Both federal and state laws provide this protection. This means that an employer cannot take an adverse employment action against an employee because of the employee’s disability. Again,... Read more
The Neighborhood “Gangbusters”: Avoiding RICO Cannabis Lawsuits
CaliforniaReal EstateUncategorized September 17, 2018
RICO suits are not just busting up gangs these days. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a federal Nixon-era law originally intended to combat drug cartels and organized crime. Among other features, it allows average citizens claiming a loss in property value to bring suit for... 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
