Walter (Chad) Blackham

March 26, 2024
21 State Attorneys General Advocate for End of Novel Cannabinoid Products

On March 20, 2024, a coalition of 21 state attorneys general sent a letter to Congress advocating for federal clarification on the definition of hemp, and an end to what

January 17, 2024
HHS Releases Full Letter Recommending Cannabis be Removed from Schedule I
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially released the full version of its analysis and recommendation that cannabis…
January 11, 2024
An Employer’s Q&A to Marijuana in Ohio
On January 16, 2019, Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program formally launched with the official opening of the first dispensaries in Wintersville, Canton…
October 19, 2023
What to Really Expect When Cannabis is Rescheduled
In late August the Department of Health and Human Services recommended to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that cannabis…
August 24, 2023
Ohio to Vote on Adult-Use Cannabis
A proposal to legalize recreational and adult-use cannabis in the Buckeye state is coming to ballots in November. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced…
August 8, 2023
A Primer For Novel Cannabinoids
As the cannabis industry continues to expand into new states and as existing markets mature, operators have begun looking for new…
April 21, 2023
A Guide to Cannabis Marketing
Marketing and advertising cannabis products in the U.S. these days is no easy task. The dichotomy between federal and state cannabis laws…
February 3, 2023
MedMen Faces Mad Fines in Florida Mini-TCPA Lawsuit
The lawsuit presents an interesting case study in the interstate application of Florida’s mini-TCPA law and is the latest in a string of cannabis companies…
October 7, 2022
President Pardons Federal Cannabis Offenders, Lays Path to Legalization
President Biden’s pardon of individuals with federal convictions for simple possession of cannabis has significant ramifications for the future…
September 7, 2022
Circuit Court Applies U.S. Constitution To Cannabis
In Northeast Patients Group, et al. v. United Cannabis Patients and Caregivers of Maine, a split panel for the United States Court of Appeals…