Cannabis Law & Policy

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…
June 7, 2023
Hemp-Derived THC – Why its Unregulated Market is Becoming a Problem
It’s been more than four years since Congress passed the Farm Bill of 2018, which legalized hemp across the United States. Until this point in time…
May 25, 2023
The Caveats of Twitter’s Cannabis-Friendly Advertising Policy
In a win for cannabis marketing, Twitter announced earlier this year that it will allow cannabis companies to market their brands and products…
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…
January 23, 2023
Ohio Senate Bill Introduced to Revise Medical Marijuana Law
Ohio lawmakers quickly introduced Senate Bill 9 to revise medical marijuana law through Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program…