If you’re still at the point where you are playing lawyer sometimes or all of the time with your cannabis business contracts, then this post is for you.
I grew up in rural Wisconsin with two parents who were raised
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Full policy brief version of "Blowing Smoke at the Second Amendment"
Regular readers are familiar with my regular posts highlighting papers from the on-going series of student papers supported by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center. I am excited to now be able to highlight a partnership with the Reason Foundation
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Drug Policy Alliance's federal marijuana reform recommendations
Earlier this month, I received an email with links to the helpful work completed by the Drug Policy Alliance setting forth a vision for federal marijuana reforms. Here is the text and links from the email: Today, the Drug Policy
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Legal But Immoral? On the Denial of Cannabis Trademark Applications in Brazil
Rafael Arcuri, Henrique Coelho, and Marcelo De Vita Greco just penned a great article in Consultor Jurídico on the denials by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of applications to register cannabis trademark on the grounds that they offend
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CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – October 8, 2021
Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news:
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CBD company sues YouTube channel for intimidation, IP infringement
CBD brand FullSend is seeking a declaratory judgment that it has not infringed copyrights or trademarks held
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Is marijuana legalization likely to be a staple of all major Democratic campaigns in 2022?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new Hill piece headlined “Crist says as Florida governor he would legalize marijuana, expunge criminal records.” Here are excerpts: Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) on Thursday said that he
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"Smoke and Fears: The Effects of Marijuana Prohibition on Crime"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new working paper authored by Scott Callahan, David M. Bruner and Chris Giguere. Here is its abstract: U.S. drug policy presumes prohibition reduces crime. Recently states have enacted medical
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New York’s Cannabis Control Board: Meeting #2 Scheduled Already
After a quick push to have its first meeting on October 5, 2021, New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has already scheduled its second meeting for Thursday, October 21, 2021. The meeting will be publicly available via the link embedded
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Does Medical Licensing Make Sense in Recreational Jurisdictions?
Cannabis licensing has a pretty standard trajectory by this point in time. States tend to start out with medical programs and later adopt recreational programs. What usually happens is that the recreational cannabis market swallows up the medical market. The
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Are More Successful Residency Challenges Coming for Cannabis?
Seen as a protectionist, cottage measure to some stakeholders, residency requirements for cannabis licensure have been a staple in the industry since Washington and Colorado legalized cannabis statewide back in 2012. When I lived in Seattle, the local industry was
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