Marketing and advertising cannabis products in the U.S. these days is no easy task. The dichotomy between federal and state cannabis laws has forced states to create their own industry regulations, resulting in an ad-hoc, piecemeal regulatory environment in which each state…
Read MoreCannabis giant MedMen was recently hit with a consumer lawsuit alleging the company sent unsolicited text messages without the recipient’s consent in violation of Florida law. The case represents the latest in a string of high-stakes telemarketing lawsuits targeting the cannabis industry.…
Read MorePresident Biden’s pardon of federal convictions for possession of cannabis and the potential to reschedule the drug could pave the path for federal legalization.
Read MoreCould this be setting the stage for national legalization? In Northeast Patients Group, et al. v. United Cannabis Patients and Caregivers of Maine, a split panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Rhode Island became the nineteenth state to legalize adult-use cannabis. Democrat Governor Daniel J. McKee signed into law S.B. 2430 and companion act H.B. 7593, or the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, after both bills were approved by…
Read MoreOn April 11, 2022, New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) voted to approve the state’s first adult-use cannabis sales to the general public. In doing so, the CRC granted regulatory approval to seven companies currently operating thirteen medical marijuana dispensaries to commence…
Read MoreIn December the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 261, potentially broadening Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program for the first time since implementation in 2018. SB 261 would create the new Division of Marijuana Control (DMC), a division of the Department of Commerce,…
Read MoreRecent bills and ballot initiatives suggest that adult-use cannabis may be coming to Ohio in the near future. However, with the State currently considering two separate paths towards legalization, the key question now seems just as much how as when. The first…
Read MoreOn January 16, 2019, Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program formally launched with the official opening of the first dispensaries in Wintersville, Canton, and Sandusky. Years in the making, Ohio’s program provides alternative medical treatment to qualifying patients but also raises serious questions…
Read MoreOhio lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would legalize adult, or recreational, cannabis use in the Buckeye state. State Representative Casey Weinstein (D) and co-sponsor Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D) announced their intention to introduce the bill late last week. The…
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