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Amended regulations enacted by the OLCC became effective on Saturday February 1, 2020.   The Commission amended 50 existing regulations covering a wide variety of matters related to both the marijuana and hemp industries.  The following amended regulations are specific to Applications: 

On the heels of FDA sending out a tranche of warning letters to sellers of cannabidiol (CBD) products, enterprising plaintiffs lawyers have filed a spate of consumer class actions over these types of products. The complaints put forth a number of different theories tied to the current illegality of these products due to FDA regulation. These include allegations that companies………

In 2018 the Constitutional Court – South Africa’s highest court – unanimously ruled to decriminalise the private possession, consumption and cultivation of cannabis. The government has until September 2020 to bring legislation on cannabis in line with the constitution.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that food and supplements containing CBD will have to be registered by March 2021 or they could be removed from sale next year. This is a significant development for the industry and the dedicated Cannabis Law team at Mackrell.Solicitors will be working with the industry to ensure they get the answers they require.

The prospects for a productive session may also be lower than usual in 2020, given that House and Senate Republicans are threatening to flee the Capitol again (just like in 2019, to stop a carbon cap-and-trade bill). With respect to cannabis in particular, there may be some general fatigue in Salem on both sides of the aisle.

Amended regulations enacted by the OLCC became effective on Saturday February 1, 2020.   The Commission amended 50 existing regulations covering a wide variety of matters related to both the marijuana and hemp industries. Among them was Oregon Administrative Regulation 845-025-1330, which addresses regulations specific to Provision of Trade Samples. Notable changes to this regulation include:

6 February 2020: Today, the USDA announced the availability of two programs aimed at protecting hemp producers against crop loss due to natural disasters. While crop insurance has existed to some degree for hemp since 2018, the establishment of these two programs represents an effort to bridge the gap between traditional insurance programs, which aren’t always adequate to cover important risks that are unique to the hemp industry. 

Because enforcement of patent rights in the U.S. is governed by federal law, the Schedule I status of cannabis continues to cast uncertainty over whether cannabis patent rights can actually be challenged or enforced. That uncertainty diminished with the filing of the first patent infringement case in federal court on a patent covering a cannabis-related technology on July 30, 2018 when United Cannabis Corporation (“UCANN”) sued Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. (“Pure Hemp”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (United Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc.(Case No.: 1:18-cv-01922-NYW) for patent infringement.

PACKAGING & LABELING: NEWLY AMENDED OLCC REGULATIONS BY TODD KEY, GREEN LIGHT LAW GROUP —...

Cannabis has been classified as a prohibited narcotic in Switzerland since 1951. Consumption of cannabis with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of at least 1% is generally prohibited in the country. However, Switzerland does permit cultivation of hemp and use of cannabis products below the 1% THC threshold.

BOSTON — Legal adult cannabis sales in Massachusetts have surpassed half a billion dollars and raised approximately $100 million in cannabis tax revenue since they commenced in November 2018, according to an analysis of state data released Friday by Vicente Sederberg LLP, a national firm specializing in cannabis law and policy.

European Union General Court ( “Court”) issued on December 12, 2019 in a case seen T683 / 18 in Resolution 1 “Cannabis in Amsterdam Store” trademark applications containing the phrase was rejected bulunarak contrary to public order.

If you are in the cannabis industry, you should already know Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code.  It consists of only one sentence:

On January 21, 2020, as part of his 2021 Executive Budget, New York State Governor Cuomo released his proposed Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act (CRTA)—his vision of a regulated cannabis market in New York State and second bite at the apple. In the 2019 New York State legislative session, which runs from January through June of each year, comprehensive cannabis legislation failed to garner enough support to pass as part of the budget or as standalone legislation. The current version of the bill includes more detail than the prior year’s, no doubt benefiting from a year’s worth of additional consideration and discussion among the Governor’s office and legislature. This year’s proposed legislation also reflects that New York’s time remaining on the sidelines of adult-use cannabis was well-used to learn from the challenges and shortcomings of other adult-use programs in the country.

Here’s what they are writing about this week.

On January 21, 2020, as part of his 2021 Executive Budget, New York State Governor Cuomo released his proposed Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act (CRTA)—his vision of a regulated cannabis market in New York State and second bite at the apple. In the 2019 New York State legislative session, which runs from January through June of each year, comprehensive cannabis legislation failed to garner enough support to pass as part of the budget or as standalone legislation. The current version of the bill includes more detail than the prior year’s, no doubt benefiting from a year’s worth of additional consideration and discussion among the Governor’s office and legislature. This year’s proposed legislation also reflects that New York’s time remaining on the sidelines of adult-use cannabis was well-used to learn from the challenges and shortcomings of other adult-use programs in the country.

There’s more news than you’d think from Maine so really worth checking in to their update

A driver who was prescribed medicinal cannabis oil for his multiple sclerosis has had his drug-driving charge dismissed by an Adelaide Magistrate.

Prior to discussing the recent legal developments in the field of medical cannabis, it is important to distinguish between medical cannabis and EU-approved medicinal products derived from cannabis. Medical cannabis is cannabis grown for medical purposes, whereas EU-approved medicinal products encompass certain medicines derived from cannabis and containing an amount of the active ingredients of cannabis, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). The EU has approved some medicinal products derived from cannabis but has not yet approved medical cannabis itself as a medicinal product.

The ACT: as of 31 January, the personal possession and use of cannabis in the capital territory will be legal under local laws. And residents will be allowed to cultivate up to two plants. However, selling your product or even giving it away will remain illegal.