Category: Cannabis Law News

On Monday, March 30, 2020, MED is issuing Industry-wide Bulletin 20-04: Updates to Guidance Regarding MED Response to COVID-19. Please note, the attached updates are intended to both amend and clarify previously issued guidance. Any previous guidance in Industry-wide Bulletin 20-03 to the contrary is superseded by the guidance contained here.

27 March. The WSLCB Board held a special Board meeting authorized under the Governor’s Proclamation 20-28. During the Board’s meeting they considered and authorized the withdrawal of one proposed rule, and adopted five emergency rules, all listed here:

Great it’s finally been published but let’s be honest if it wasn’t going to be buried before it certainly will be now. Coronavirus fallout will occupy Australia for at least 12 months. If we see any of the recommendations being acted on even by Q.1 2021 we’ll be very surprised

Washington, D.C. — In response to escalating efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 by social distancing, the Marijuana Policy Project and other organizations have released an open letter urging governors and legislative leaders to take necessary actions to ensure continued safe access to cannabis in a way that is consistent with public health. 

The Hemp Gazette reports ………The USA’s Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice have published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding scientific and medical research on marijuana.

Wellness Connection filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday against the Maine department that oversees marijuana policy, claiming that residency restrictions on owners of recreational cannabis businesses violate the U.S. Constitution. Reports Bangor News

Dated 18 March 2020. With everything that is going on we wonder how the enforcement will actually work.

The Global Legal Chronicle writes..”There has been a lot of discussion regarding the planting of cannabis in Brazil because the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency – Anvisa published in December last year the RDC No. 327/19 to allow the manufacture, import and commercialization of cannabis-based products for medicinal purposes.  However, in the same occasion, this regulatory agency filed the proposal that dealt with the cultivation of cannabis sativa in the country.”

The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Justice has announced action to further expand opportunities for scientific and medical research on marijuana in the United States. 

The majority agreed with Hill that legalizing cannabis for medicinal use “somewhat altered the status of cannabis as contraband,” meaning “cannabis is no longer contraband in every circumstance” and that “the possession of cannabis is not contraband for medical users.” But the majority rejected Hill’s argument that the officer needed “more facts to suggest the cannabis was illegally owned or connected to another criminal activity” before conducting his search.

Human resources executives around the state are realizing that the real work of understanding and applying the law to their employees is just beginning. Employers will need to refine existing policies and, in many cases, craft entirely new ones to address the issues created with legalization, a process that will require input from labor and employment lawyers as well as those specifically focused on cannabis regulations, working in concert with in-house counsel.

More than a week after a Congressional deadline, FDA finally released its long-awaited report to Congress on the potential regulatory pathways for the sale of hemp-derived CBD products

Marijuana Moment reports…New York lawmakers have rolled out a revised bill to legalize marijuana as uncertainty abounds about the state legislative and budgetary process amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Greetings from everyone at Green Light Law Group. We hope this finds you well and carrying on. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the firm is and will remain OPEN FOR BUSINESS throughout this COVID-19 crisis. We are all working remotely and holding meetings over the phone or via video conference

Our Association is built on networking, interpersonal interaction, and in-person events. But in this uncertain time, we understand that keeping our members, our families, and our communities safe is the most important thing we can do. 

Publication, “Heady Vermont” provide the best state by state update, there is, at the moment. Absolutely exhaustive weekly round up.

The document is in French & English.

Headset, a provider of data and analytics in the cannabis industry, announced this week the launch of Insights Pulse, a free-to-use tool that allows you to understand market trends and maintain a high-level read on legal cannabis. With Insights Pulse, you can compare markets over time and put data in context at the category-level.

California cannabis-edibles company Kaneh Co. was promoting its cannabis-infused cookies as similar to several of the Girl Scouts’ cookie brands.

Short and sweet report from Law.com……