Harris Sliwoski attorney Jason Adelstone will present at the International Cannabis Bar Association’s (INCBA) Cannabis Law Institute 2026, taking place June 17–18 in Chicago and hosted by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Jason will join Adi Rozenfeld of Herzog
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The Canna Law Blog, published by Harris Sliwoski LLP, focuses on legal issues surrounding the cannabis industry, including federal and state regulatory developments, rescheduling and classification of marijuana, and the impact of legislation on cannabis businesses. It covers litigation and policy analysis related to cannabis and hemp, taxation challenges, and the evolving international cannabis market. The blog also addresses related topics such as CBD regulation, hemp product restrictions, and the intersection of cannabis law with other practice areas like intellectual property and international trade. It provides updates on significant legal cases, executive actions, and industry events affecting cannabis law and policy.
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The Motion to Stay DEA’s Schedule III Rule: Strong Enough to Stick?
With just over two weeks until DEA’s expedited processing deadline for state legal operators to apply for DEA registration, several petitioners litigating the legality of the DEA’s final rule have filed a motion to stay DEA’s final rule in…
Washington Cannabis Licensing: What Buyers Need to Know
Washington Cannabis Licensing: What Buyers Need to Know
We get questions about Washington cannabis licensing all the time. The first question is usually whether new licenses are even available. For most buyers, the answer is no. Washington is a capped…
Harris Sliwoski Earns Chambers USA Cannabis Law Recognition for 2026
Chambers and Partners, the London-based legal research and rankings organization, has once again recognized Harris Sliwoski among the leading cannabis law firms in the United States. In its 2026 rankings, Chambers ranked Harris Sliwoski in Band 4 nationally and recognized…
Minnesota’s New Cannabis and Hemp Laws
Minnesota continues to refine its cannabis framework with an Omnibus Cannabis Bill affecting licensed cannabis (marijuana) businesses, hemp operators and medical patients. The new package was signed by Governor Waltz last week. Some of the changes are effective immediately,…
Standing Is Everything: Three States Join the Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Fight
On May 22, the states of Nebraska, Indiana, and Louisiana filed a Petition for Review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit”) challenging the Acting Attorney General’s (“AG”) final agency action moving…
Jason Adelstone to Speak at Global Cannabis Executive Summit in Toronto, June 1
Harris Sliwoski attorney Jason Adelstone will speak at Grow Up’s CannaVision Global Cannabis Executive Summit in Toronto, an exclusive invitation-only event for CEOs, presidents, and top-level executives leading the future of the global cannabis industry.
Jason’s panel is at 12:00pm…
How to Acquire a Minnesota Cannabis License
The Minnesota cannabis program is online and rolling out slowly. Too slowly, in this writer’s humble opinion. That said, a handful of tribal dispensaries have been operating since 2023, and adult use sales at non-tribal shops began in September 2025.…
How to Acquire an Oregon Cannabis License
It’s been a while since we wrote a “brass tacks” post on Oregon cannabis licensing. This blog post will cover some FAQs, from the perspective of an attorney who has worked on hundreds of these deals, since the very…
Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Q&A: Cutting Through the Noise
Since acting Attorney General Todd Blanch announced that state-legal medical marijuana would move to Schedule III, the commentary has been relentless — hot takes, doomsayers, and self-proclaimed experts flooding LinkedIn with conflicting interpretations. Much of it is speculative, overstated, and…