In November 2020, Ferrara Candy Company, the maker of the well-known Nerds brand of candy, filed a lawsuit against Tops Cannabis in the U.S. District…
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On January 1, 2021, adult-use cannabis will be legal in New Jersey … but as of this writing, the state still lacks regulations to govern…
In the latest narrative of adapt or die, the cannabis industry is being battered with Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuits. Due to advertising restrictions,…
New York has rolled out extensive draft regulations governing the processing, manufacturing and sale of hemp and hemp-derived products. The 63-page bill, released in late…
The petitioners in Washington v. Barr, a historic lawsuit that sought to declare unconstitutional the federal law that criminalizes marijuana, received an enormous amount of…
Predictably, a lawsuit was filed in mid-September against the DEA and its acting administrator, seeking to invalidate the agency’s interim final rule (IFR) titled “Implementation…
While cannabis businesses continue to run and even thrive in the age of coronavirus, employers need to be aware of and prepare for new federal,…
Trade secrets are valuable assets that can provide a substantial boost to a cannabis company’s bottom line and long-term success. While many companies diligently protect…
As government and public perception of commercial cannabis normalizes, society is slowly beginning to treat cannabis companies like other highly regulated industries. Unfortunately, that means…
While numerous states have legalized the cultivation, sale and use of marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes, such actions remain illegal under the federal…