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A new law will reshape the Illinois cannabis industry, including hemp. The state is introducing stricter hemp regulations in November, aligning with upcoming federal limits, and simultaneously opening the door for new cannabis…
A recent wave of putative class actions accusing Illinois cannabis companies of intentionally miscategorizing vape products has largely collapsed at the pleading stage.
Most commentary on the “hemp ban” included in the November funding bill has focused on two related questions: (1) which products and activities may become unlawful on November 12, 2026; and (2) whether Congress will materially…
2025 had no shortage of litigation impacting both cannabis and hemp businesses. Looking back at the past year: the hemp industry drew regulatory and legislative actions to limit or control hemp products across the nation; the…
Illinois Cannabis Outlook 2025: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
North Carolina (NC) is a leader in hemp. Over the years, the state’s hemp-friendly laws and overall pro-hemp environment have resulted in NC being the home base for many of the world’s top companies.
The landscape of tobacco product and cannabis flavor bans or restrictions varies significantly across the country. In both industries, some states restrict all or some flavors in all types of products, while other states restrict…
On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters approved Issue 2, a citizen-initiated statute to legalize recreational cannabis. Throughout the Issue 2 campaign, supporters of the new law highlighted the economic benefits that could come from…
Illinois and many other states have legalized marijuana and also don’t aggressively go after most recreational drug users. While this is a big change in how we all grew up, it hasn’t changed Illinois workers compensation or labor…
In the new Students Fair Adm. v. Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023), case handed down last summer, Chief Justice wrote “eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.” The case overturned affirmative action in college…
S. is an exclusively federal procedure and cannabis remains illegal under federal law and proposed a number of alternative options for businesses struggling in the current environment. Part 2 of this series focuses on one of…
Author: Michael H. Sampson, Esq. S. Constitution’s dormant Commerce Clause has been the basis for a number of – mostly successful – challenges to state-imposed requirements that an applicant for cannabis-related licensure be a…
After helping many clients get Illinois licenses for dispensaries or craft grows, New Mexico legalized it about two years later in early summer of 2021. Both states legalized cannabis legislatively, wth Illinois being the first…
Thomas Howard became a stockbroker after law school in 2008. The next year, he became licensed to practice law in Illinois and began a complex financial litigation practice with community banks and private equity funds as his…
AUTHOR: Jack Fruth With the patchwork of cannabis laws throughout America and states changing their cannabis laws every year, there is a general sense of flux. In that grey area some defense practitioners are using cannabis use a…
Many young industries begin with a large number of small, local entrepreneurs. Over time the more successful ones sell their operations to larger, multi-state companies that consolidate operations.
S. cannabis market are taking a major pause compared to last year. 3 billion acquisition of Harvest Health and Recreation. In comparison, 2022 has seen a drastic downturn. 1 billion. So why the slowdown? Six endemic stress points…
com/in/thomas-howard-attorney/ The dormant Commerce Clausse of the Constitution prevents states from discriminating against out-of-state actors in interstate commerce. The dormant term refers to its negative implication rather…