A few weeks ago, we mentioned that cannabis companies that fall victim to a data breach are required, under state law, to inform employees and customers whose data was compromised by the intrusion. However, not every stolen piece of information demands notification. This post further dives into these laws—all... Read more
So many questions. We’re still in the early days of the complete roll out of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”) in California. Currently, the only rules in play are the readopted emergency rules that are still full of ambiguities and unknowns, which will hopefully... Read more
We recently wrote about the new Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) rules for marijuana businesses, and observed that those rules were issued with the stated intent to stave off diversion of cannabis. In addition to its public-facing actions, we have seen an apparent shift in internal OLCC review policies... Read more
Last week, we discussed New Jersey, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Virginia’s recent legislative and/or referendum developments in ending marijuana prohibition. Today, we look at the three other states that will decide the fate of recreational and medical marijuana locally during the November election. North Dakota Last month, North Dakota’s recreational... Read more
Be careful! It’s easy to slip up under Proposition M. I’ve written in the past about the precarious business of buying and selling existing dispensaries in Los Angeles, but that was under the now repealed Proposition D. In March of 2017, Angelenos voted in favor of Proposition M, which... Read more
Great progress so far in 2018. The path to marijuana public reforms is inevitable. According to recent surveys, 64 percent of Americans favor the legalization of marijuana and roughly 90 percent support its legal use for medical purposes. This growing popularity of cannabis has been reflected in recent legislative... Read more
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
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
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
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
