Category: Cannabis Law News

Recent decisions in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, point to troubling developments in the treatment of cannabis related contract disputes that find themselves in federal court. While the main case discussed by this article does not create precedent, it does reveal the thinking of some federal judges in a jurisdiction with long-time legal cannabis at the state level. It is unclear what this means for those drafting contracts and those currently operating under contracts related to cannabis business. This article unpacks some of the initial issues in an effort to uncover potential takeaways.    

Please find Industry Bulletin 19-07: New Health and Safety Rules Specific to Vaporizers & Request to Immediately Cease the Manufacture and Sale of Vaporizers Containing Vitamin E Acetate. This Bulletin provides an overview of updates and guidance specific to vaporizer delivery devices and metered dose inhalers.

Following a presentation on recent severe lung injury findings from the Department of Health, the Washington State Board of Health today banned the sale and distribution of products that contain vitamin E acetate. This ban is effective this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.

“In spite of a stern warning in 2017 that participating in the marijuana industry could bring Bar discipline, no lawyers have lost their Nevada law license in the last three years because they had a stake in a business that is still illegal at the federal level”. Reports The Nevada Independent,

The section aims to foster and advance Illinois cannabis law; to study the principles, regulations, statutes, and legal developments that affect Illinois cannabis law; to encourage and promote reforms in the law; to serve as a forum and vehicle for the dissemination of specialized knowledge to practitioners engaged in the practice of cannabis law by fostering networking and communication among members.

Marijuana Moment / Forbes says there is. They write, “A key congressional committee plans to hold a historic vote on a bill to end the federal prohibition of marijuana next week, two sources with knowledge of the soon-to-be-announced action said.”

Here’s the information on where, by when , how and to whom. “On 14 November 2019, the Senate referred an inquiry into the current barriers to patient access to medicinal cannabis in Australia to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 12 February 2020.”

A Canadian government  spokesperson said, “It can be an infringement of Crown copyright to reproduce the symbol for commercial products.”

Notice of Proposed Rules (CR-102)

Wirot Poonsuwan, Attorney-at-Law in Thailand writes for Khaosod, “foreigners will be able to own shares in commercial production of cannabis pharmaceuticals under a new regulation, as long as those shares doesn’t exceed 33 percent.” This is a must read article if you want to know what all the recent Thai govt changes mean

Barriers confronting patients trying to access medicinal cannabis in Australia will be scrutinised in a Parliamentary inquiry into how the drug is regulated. The Greens said the medicinal cannabis system is “broken” and in urgent need of reform as their push for an inquiry into access to the drug won support in the Senate on Thursday.

GreenLight Law write, “Earlier today the Oregon Court of Appeals granted our client’s motion to stay enforcement of the OLCC rule banning flavored vape products.”

Listen to the podcast or read the transcript and as Patricia rightly highlights, off the bat. “I will tell you this. What we are seeing is a lot of litigation heating up.”

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“But, as the future of pot in New Jersey has gotten hazy after a few faltering efforts by lawmakers, those eager to pour investments into real estate and other assets in preparation for the industry’s boom are experiencing some burnout. There’s one place, however, you don’t find many regrets about early investments into the green gold rush … and that’s at law firms. “

To paraphrase the man himself … “As Your Attorney I Advise You ! “……… “A dispute between two prominent Las Vegas marijuana business owners has reached the courts, with the proprietor of Essence dispensaries accusing a former owner with The Apothecary Shoppe of embarking on a jealous campaign of slander aimed to do him more than $1 million in damage.”

“Drummond Woodsum’s Regulated Substancesteam has created a blog that focuses exclusively on Cannabis Law & Policy and we are so excited to finally share it with you. ” Report the firm

A New Jersey man’s career with Amazon came to a sudden end when the online retailer learned he used medical marijuana, a new lawsuit alleges.

Heather Razook compares the arguments presented in People v. Perry[i] and People v. Raybon.[ii] Both are California appellate court decisions decided in 2019. The cases both examine whether possession of marijuana in a correctional institution is punishable by the Penal Code. Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not.