Cannabis Law & Policy

A coalition of 37 attorneys general, as the primary enforcers of their respective state consumer protection laws, has called on the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to help protect consumers from false advertising and potential harms from products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived…

The Ohio General Assembly passed Senate Bill 57 (“SB 57”) last week, decriminalizing hemp and instituting a legal framework for hemp licensing and cultivation.  SB 57 also allows retailers to sell hemp-derived products such as cannabidiol (“CBD”) and removes CBD from the…

The Columbus Dispatch

Despite the growing legality of marijuana in states across the country, marijuana-derived products such as cannabidiol remain in a legal grey area. Cannabidiol (“CBD”) is a naturally occurring cannabinoid compound found in the marijuana plant. Unlike THC, the compound most typically associated…

How do I ensure my business is complying with state and federal consumer protection laws?  What happens if I break the rules? Can my license be revoked? How can I tell when my advertising crosses the line from “creative” to “deceptive?” Can…

Cannabidiol (more commonly known as CBD) products may be new, but federal regulators are still applying a decades-old tenet of consumer protection law to their sale: you must be able to substantiate a product claim before you make it. State attorneys general…

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic increase in consumer protection legislation and activity across industries and across the country.  To date, all 50 states have enacted consumer protection laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts and practices likely to mislead consumers. Recent…