NY: Smacked Are Being Smacked Around At The Moment – Law Firm Described As “Predatory”
John Schroyer at GMR has been writing some great pieces over the summer and in this his latest ….. He tells a story about a dispensary in NY whose name is well chosen for all the wrong reasons , “Smacked” .. first by Caurd and now by a law firm.. you have to feel for […]
Press Release: Manatt Continues to Expand National Cannabis and CBD Capabilities with Leading Advisor in New York
September 10, 2024 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced the arrival of Special Counsel Jason Klimek to the Firm’s cross-platform Cannabis and CBD practice. As a trusted advisor in this disruptive industry, Klimek leverages his corporate and tax background to guide clients across a variety of regulatory, licensing and structuring-related matters. […]
INCBA Europe at CBExpo 2024
Second Cannabis Law Conference In Europe | 19-20 September 2024, Dortmund After 2022 in Zurich, the International Cannabis Bar Association Europe (INCBA Europe), in cooperation with CB Expo, will again organize a conference on European cannabis law in September 2024 in Dortmund. Up to 20 top lawyers in this field from all over Europe are expected […]
New NYSBA Cannabis Chair Jeffrey Schultz Wants To Grow Membership
NYSBA write As the new practice area of cannabis law grows, Jeffrey Schultz wants the New York State Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section to flourish as well. Schultz, the new chair of the Cannabis Law Section, said the association has a role to play in keeping attorneys in this expanding and dynamic field informed. “The […]
Nebraska AG Goes Is On Hemp Warpath Too
Here’s one of the lawsuits served Read details in MM Nebraska Attorney General Announces Crackdown On Illegal THC Product Sales
Green Market Report: Two California cannabis labs withdraw lawsuit against competitors
The labs gave no reasons for withdrawing the complaints, but promised to file again soon. A pair of marijuana testing labs in California dropped their initial lawsuit against 13 competitors, which alleged that the cohort fabricated cannabis product test results – but the CEO of one of the labs has pledged the fight isn’t over. “We stand […]
Editorial: Cannabis testing needs a culture change – “US state regulators are ill equipped to stop laboratory fraud”
Many analytical chemists in the US cannabis industry are fed up. After years of telling state regulators that some laboratories falsify results to please their clients, many cannabis testing laboratories that have been trying to do the right thing are going out of business. Honest labs say they are losing clients to bad actors who […]
Former AG Who Politicized Cannabis Accuses Democrats Of Politicizing Cannabis In Fox News Opinion Piece .. Election Time Is Here?
I’ll leave you with his words .. it’s all very self evident what he’s up to. We hear a lot from the current administration about the “rule of law.” But by ignoring legal standards and scientific evidence in its rush to loosen restrictions on marijuana, the Biden-Harris administration is riding roughshod over the rule of […]
Federal Court Rules That THC-O is Legal Under 2018 Farm Bill
Meanwhile in a story that will get buried with all the excitement over California the work of the legal system ticks on.. Business of Cannabis report In an unexpected win for the embattled US hemp industry, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an intoxicating hemp-derived products, THC-O, is classified as legal under […]
Weedweek Report: Cookies and key partner escalate litigation
One of Cookies’ key retail partners, has sought to add new allegations to a $100M lawsuit it has filed against the company, generally regarded as the best known brand in cannabis. Cookies has not directly responded to the allegations, but… Story – (paywall) https://www.weedweek.com/stories/cookies-and-key-partner-escalate-litigation/