Category: Cannabis Law News

2 new alerts appeared in our inbox this morning. (1) Notice of Rulemaking – Pre-proposal Filings (CR 101) (2)Notice of Permanent Rules (CR 103) and Interim Policy

The NCBA sent out an alert this week highlighting the events that they will be attending this year.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has recently updated the list of pesticides that are allowed for use in marijuana production in Washington State, based on criteria previously established by WSDA. In addition, WSDA has recently updated the criteria to clarify the allowable post-harvest uses of pesticides in marijuana production.

Cannabis Business Times reports… “If this Circuit Court order is upheld, the limit on the number of retail locations per business license will be out the window. …..Judge Karen Gievers has ruled that the limit on the number of dispensary retail locations allowed per medical marijuana business licenses is unconstitutional. Her order went further, in fact, striking down the entirety of the 48-page law. 

A spokesman for California-based MedMen called the allegations contained in the suit “frivolous.” MJ Biz report that the Cannabis industry retail giant MedMen Enterprises and its top executives face a $19.8 million lawsuit by an early investor group who charge that senior execs enriched themselves at the expense of shareholders and breached their fiduciary duties.

Quick updates…Virginia,Tennessee, Washington DC, Kentucky, Arkansas

And he’s decided to nominate it HR420

The Arizona Supreme Court will review the legality of medical-marijuana concentrates in the state, the court decided on Tuesday, giving a boost of hope to patients and industry advocates. Writes The Phoenix New Times.

Vermont’s Supreme Court ruled last week that the smell of burned or burning cannabis is not legal grounds for police to initiate a search, according to a Leafly news report. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit against the state for the actions of a Vermont state trooper in 2014.

Marijuana Times Reports…..”Why, if it could cause such conflict with the federal government, would Oregon lawmakers be looking to take things to this new level and test waters with exporting cannabis? Mostly to help solve a problem of their own, which is an extreme oversupply.”

A member of the Husch Blackwell’s Food and Agribusiness group, Levine has represented clients in the cannabis industry since 2010 on matters ranging from corporate law, financing and real estate transactions to state and federal regulations pertaining to medical and recreational use of cannabis. Levine leads the firm’s Cannabis Law practice.

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar’s Dec. 27 ruling halted what may have been the first attempt in California to use the civil portion of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, passed in 1970 to combat the mafia and organized crime, to stop marijuana cultivation since it was legalized for recreational use.

In Massachusettts driving with an open container of alcohol in the car is prohibited under Massachusetts law. Driving with an open bag of marijuana in the car is not.A commission looking at the state’s drunk driving laws wants to similarly prohibit driving with an open container of marijuana, making it a civil infraction punishable by a $500 fine. Reports MassLive.com

Specifically, the rule applies to maximum limits of arsenic and cadmium for inhaled or audited product administrated by metered dose nasal spray or a pressurized metered dose inhaler, which were corrected to reflect a maximum limit of < 0.2 ppm

Supreme court end of year report concludes federal cannabis prosecutions are dropping whilst other drug prosecution are slightly up.

They write…”2018 has seen support for cannabis reform surge around the world, but many countries – including Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Brazil – have been intensifying their prohibitionist drug policies, or seem intent to do so. Take a look at the map below to see some of the developments that have taken place over the past year. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list.”