Walter (Chad) Blackham

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…
May 26, 2022
Rhode Island Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis

On 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,

April 19, 2022
New Jersey Approves First Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

On 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

March 14, 2022
Ohio Senate Bill Aims to Expand Medical Marijuana Control Program

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 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