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Exciting news for New Yorkers came on March 28, 2023, when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals entered an Order in the Variscite NY One case, lifting the injunction that prevented the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) from…
Last week, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued its decision in a civil forfeiture case out of Yamhill County, which is the first appellate guidance on the application of Oregon’s civil forfeiture laws since voters passed Ballot…
The residency requirement for buying a cannabis business in Washington may change this year. The Washington state legislature is considering a pair of identical bills, House Bill 1341 and Senate Bill 5377 (collectively, the Bill)…
Oregon’s cannabis market experienced extreme difficulties and regulatory upheaval in 2022. Many of the highlights below arise from the aftermath of HB 3000 (2021), the reverberations of which will likely continue as the…
As we approach the end of 2022, we are looking at the top ten national cannabis stories of the year. Here is what we view as the most important cannabis stories of 2022:
50 RCW. Interpretive statements are intended to advise the public on how a government agency interprets rules and statutes. In this post, we’ll examine how the LCB interpreted Washington law and its own rules and what this…
On Friday, December 2, 2022, the White House announced that President Biden signed House Resolution 8454, into law:
If you are entering New York’s regulated cannabis market—as a cannabis producer, processor, retailer, or otherwise—there’s a good chance at some point you will find yourself in a commercial lease negotiation.
” The twenty-seven-page document provides insight into what the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries (CAURD) regulations will look like and will shape the non-conditional retail dispensaries license regulations down the road.
The Oregon legislative Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production is exploring potential reforms to the state’s regulation of cannabinoid products and legislation for 2023 to combat what law…
Growers who purchase water from suppliers at distribution locations for irrigation or nursery purposes should immediately prepare records regarding those purchases in the likely event of an audit by OWRD. House Bill 4061 requires…
The subcommittee on cannabinoid products focuses on three issues: (1) new licensing and testing requirements for adult use cannabinoid products, (2) curtailing sales of cannabinoid products to minors, and (3) changes to state…
In my last post regarding the rise of civil asset forfeiture in Oregon’s ongoing war on cannabis, I noted some commonalities in law enforcement’s approach to civil forfeiture of land allegedly used to grow illegal cannabis,…
0 post from last summer, various law enforcement agencies around the state have dusted off a controversial legal procedure in an attempt to forfeit land used to grow cannabis without a license.
Artificially derived cannabinoid (ADC) products are leaving Oregon grocery stores and convenience stores beginning July 1, 2022. Following the effective date, only licensed marijuana dispensaries can sell ADC products, and only…
My colleagues and I recently attended the Washington Cannabis Association’s (WACA) summer meeting in Walla Walla, WA. We heard from regulators, politicians, and most importantly, cannabis businesses.
The proposed rules are stringent and would be a far departure from what New Yorkers currently see in the unregulated legacy market. Labeling, packaging, advertising, and marketing cannot be attractive to individuals under…
Oregon House Bill 3000 (HB 3000) passed in 2021 with bipartisan and industry support. The legislation passed with two clear directives in mind: (1) regulating artificially derived cannabinoids like delta-8 THC, and (2) creating…
On May 19, 2022, the United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Circuit) ruled in a landmark case regarding the legality of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC). The 9th Circuit held, in AK Futures LLC v.
Marijuana items and industrial hemp-derived vapor items harvested or manufactured on or after July 1, 2022, must be tested for mycotoxin contamination pursuant to OAR 333-007-0425 if the product is intended for use by a consumer…