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Ohio to Vote on Adult-Use Cannabis
The Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio

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…

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A Primer For Novel Cannabinoids
Hands placing trimmed weed buds in a glass jar

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…

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A Guide to Cannabis Marketing

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…

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MedMen Faces Mad Fines in Florida Mini-TCPA Lawsuit
MedMen Faces Mini-TCPA Lawsuit

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…

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President Pardons Federal Cannabis Offenders, Lays Path to Legalization
President Pardons Federal Cannabis Offenders, Lays Path to Legalization

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…

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Circuit Court Applies U.S. Constitution To Cannabis
In a possible setting the stage for national legalization of cannabis, circuit court applies U.S. Constitution to cannabis.

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…

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Rhode Island Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis
Rhode Island Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis

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, or the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, after both bills were approved by…

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New Jersey Approves First Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
New Jersey Approves First Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

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 approval to seven companies currently operating thirteen medical marijuana dispensaries to commence…

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Ohio Senate Bill Aims to Expand Medical Marijuana Control Program

Ohio Senate Bill Aims to Expand Medical Marijuana Control Program

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 Division of Marijuana Control (DMC), a division of the Department of Commerce,…

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Ohio Inches Towards Adult-Use Legalization, Two Main Paths Considered

Ohio Inches Towards Adult-Use Legalization, Two Main Paths Considered

Recent 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…

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