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Cannabis law explained by the lawyers who practise it: analysis and commentary from law firms around the world, with the Cannabis Law Journal.
Since the April 2026 filing season, the landscape surrounding Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code has continued to evolve in significant ways. , d/b/a Ultra Health v.
On August 12, 2026, Senate Bill 26-007 (Colorado’s non-mandatory version of California’s “Ryan’s Law”) will take effect. This new law permits (but does not require) a health facility to allow certain patients who are terminally…
Rhode Island’s adult-use cannabis retail licensing process has been the subject of a roller coaster ride in the last half year since the submittal deadline, and the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission’s (“CCC” or…
While the medical marijuana rescheduling order made clear that the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) would prioritize the review of medical marijuana applications submitted during the first sixty (60) days of the application…
The federal regulatory landscape governing cannabis in the United States is undergoing its most significant transformation in over fifty years.
As we previously blogged, the line between “agricultural” work and “processing” work in the cannabis industry has real consequences for whether workers can unionize under federal labor law.
On April 23, 2026, as we discussed in our prior client alert, the Department of Justice issued a Final Order immediately placing cannabis “subject to a state medical marijuana license” in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances…
Earlier today, Massachusetts legislators agreed on a compromise bill to reform the Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) and implement certain meaningful reforms to help businesses still standing after a few years of strong…
Yesterday, Massachusetts legislators agreed on a compromise bill to reform the Cannabis Control Commission (“Commission”) and implement certain meaningful reforms to help businesses still standing after a few years of strong…
Nearly a full decade after Massachusetts voters approved the legalization of recreational cannabis, the Commonwealth’s cannabis industry is staring down an existential threat in the form of ballot initiative No.
On February 24, 2026, a coalition of Wisconsin Democrats introduced SB 1045, which proposes to legalize and regulate cannabis in the state while at the same time imposing new rules for intoxicating hemp products.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has inched closer to (finally) launching an adult-use marijuana marketplace nearly 5 years after it legalized adult-use possession and home grow activities.
As 2025 ended and 2026 commenced with a flurry of legislative activity in New Jersey touching on cannabis businesses. These changes, as a whole, impact several material changes to the marketplace, including: (a) increasing retail…
January 12, 2026 By Edo Banach , Eli Greenspan , Matthew Piscitelli
Virginia will ring in the New Year with renewed momentum toward adult-use cannabis sales. After years of roadblocks following the legalization of adult-use cannabis possession and home cultivation in 2021, Virginia finally…
Virginia will ring in the New Year with renewed momentum toward adult-use cannabis sales. After years of roadblocks following the legalization of adult-use cannabis possession and home cultivation in 2021, Virginia finally…
C. ” The announcement was made during an Oval Office meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy, senior administration officials, doctors and veterans who advocate for increased access to medical cannabis.
The “loophole” that for years exempted intoxicating hemp from the prohibitions of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) is set to close on November 13, 2026, following the federal ban enacted earlier this month. S.
With Congress slamming the door shut on intoxicating hemp products – albeit 365 days from now – there is tremendous uncertainty. While tomorrow may look no different, the exploding hemp beverage and other intoxicating hemp…
In what has become a pivotal moment for the still nascent yet booming national market for intoxicating hemp edible products and beverages, a coalition of Attorneys General (“AG”) have called on the Congress to close the exception…