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Cannabis Law Report

• New NYSBA Cannabis Chair Jeffrey Schultz Wants To Grow Membership September 10, 2024
  NYSBA write As the new practice area of cannabis law grows, Jeffrey Schultz wants the New York State Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section to flourish as well. Schultz, the new chair of the Cannabis Law Section, said the association has a role to play in keeping attorneys in this expanding and dynamic field informed. “The […]
• Nebraska AG Is On Hemp Warpath Too September 10, 2024
  Here’s one of the lawsuits served   Read details in MM Nebraska Attorney General Announces Crackdown On Illegal THC Product Sales  
• Green Market Report: Two California cannabis labs withdraw lawsuit against competitors September 10, 2024
  The labs gave no reasons for withdrawing the complaints, but promised to file again soon. A pair of marijuana testing labs in California dropped their initial lawsuit against 13 competitors, which alleged that the cohort fabricated cannabis product test results – but the CEO of one of the labs has pledged the fight isn’t over. “We stand […]
• Editorial: Cannabis testing needs a culture change – “US state regulators are ill equipped to stop laboratory fraud” September 8, 2024
  Many analytical chemists in the US cannabis industry are fed up. After years of telling state regulators that some laboratories falsify results to please their clients, many cannabis testing laboratories that have been trying to do the right thing are going out of business. Honest labs say they are losing clients to bad actors who […]
• Former AG Who Politicized Cannabis Accuses Democrats Of Politicizing Cannabis In Fox News Opinion Piece .. Election Time Is Here? September 7, 2024
  This is an opinion piece published on Fox News website by Former AG William Barr If you wish to read it at source you can do at https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-harris-make-desperate-marijuana-move-rule-law-goes-pot?utm_source=newsletter.thedalesreport.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=tgif&_bhlid=a3f0a935e7a8f57d2ac41d0d957dd05602eb15e1   I’ll leave you with his words .. it’s all very self evident what he’s up to. We hear a lot from the current administration about the […]
• Federal Court Rules That THC-O is Legal Under 2018 Farm Bill September 7, 2024
  Meanwhile in a story that will get buried with all the excitement over California the work of the legal system ticks on.. Business of Cannabis report In an unexpected win for the embattled US hemp industry, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an intoxicating hemp-derived products, THC-O, is classified as legal under […]
• Weedweek Report: Cookies and key partner escalate litigation September 7, 2024
  One of Cookies’ key retail partners, has sought to add new allegations to a $100M lawsuit it has filed against the company, generally regarded as the best known brand in cannabis. Cookies has not directly responded to the allegations, but… Story – (paywall) https://www.weedweek.com/stories/cookies-and-key-partner-escalate-litigation/
• Missouri Hemp Trade Association Sues to Block Governor’s Ban of THC Drinks, Foods September 6, 2024
  Hempwire writes Hemp Trade Association filed a suit in Cole County Circuit Court to stop this ban from taking effect. This comes after the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services issued a memo to food retailers detailing how the ban would be imposed. The association’s attorney, Chuck Hatfield, stated that the memo shed light on what […]
• Judge may allow Alabama cannabis commission to vet license awards September 6, 2024
  News from the States reports A Montgomery judge Tuesday said he would be open to lifting some restrictions on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) to allow some vetting of license awards. Montgomery County Circuit James Anderson said that he might be inclined to “amending it (a temporary restraining order) to allow some investigative things […]
• Michelle Bodian Cannabis and Hemp Attorney at Vicente LLP…”And just like that we have our first post-Chevron hemp product-related case “ September 5, 2024
  Before we get to Michelle’s post I just wanted to say that I knew there was a reason I decided to select Michelle as a Global Top 200 cannabis lawyer for 2024-2025. I have a funny felling that this is just the first of many times we’ll be seeing Michelle highlighting important issues over the […]
• Minnesota CLE invites Mitchel Chargo to present at the 2024 Cannabis Law Conference in Minneapolis September 5, 2024
  Mitchel writes Thank you to Minnesota CLE for inviting me to present at the 2024 Cannabis Law Conference in Minneapolis. It was an honor to teach fellow legal professionals about cannabis compliance and the intersection of cannabis and commercial real estate leasing.  
• 2nd Lawsuit In Cali For Stiizy Teen……”Vapes caused psychosis for Bay Area teen who tried to ‘fly away,’ lawsuit claims September 5, 2024
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A 16-year-old San Francisco Bay Area boy went missing and tried to board a flight in the midst of a cannabis-induced psychosis episode caused by a THC vape pen, according to a newly filed lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed this week against a popular cannabis company, Stiiizy. The boy, identified as […]
• Alabama: Judge rules patient advocate can’t join cannabis lawsuit September 5, 2024
  Header Image: Amanda Taylor, executive director of the Patients Coalition for Medical Cannabis Alabama, The Alabama Political Reporter A lawsuit that already has a Montgomery courtroom filled to the brim with attorneys added yet more parties Tuesday, but the presiding judge blocked an advocate for patients from joining. Amanda Taylor, executive director of the Patients […]
• Article: How to Regulate Drugs in the EECA Region, According to Civil Society September 5, 2024
  Talking Drugs While the current international drug control conventions establish a global consensus, alternatives are increasingly being adopted: there is decriminalisation in place in over 30 countries, and more and more nation-states are exploring the legal regulation of cannabis and other drugs. With this in mind, the HIV Legal Network, based in Canada but working worldwide, has recently […]