Happy New Year! Before we cue up our favorite version of Auld Lang Syne, pop the CBD-infused champagne, and begin to celebrate the roaring 20s, we’d like to take a look back. 2019 was another big year for cannabis, and another busy year for the Canna Law Blog. We dove deep into our archives on Facebook,
Wishing all of our readers, along with friends and families, the very best this holiday season. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Festivus, or something else, we hope you can kick back and enjoy this wonderful time of the year. Happy holidays!
Here’s to a great holiday for everyone out there, along with friends and families. We are thankful for the privilege of working with so many great people and companies every day, and in such a dynamic area of law and policy. Enjoy the holiday! We’ll be back tomorrow.
On December 4, 2019, at 12:30 PM, Harris Bricken attorney Daniel Shortt and Cascadia Intellectual Property attorney Krista Wittman will be presenting at a seminar put on by the Washington State Bar Association’s International Practice Section titled “U.S. and International Aspects of Cannabis Laws and Legal Practice.” Additional information on the event is available below and
On November 13th, attorneys Nathalie Bougenies and Daniel Shortt hosted an interactive webinar to address the new interim hemp rules released by the USDA last month. If you’re a regular follower of our blog, or a member of the industry, you may have been aware that these new regulations will require action on state, tribal
Watch the webinar HERE! Tomorrow is our free webinar discussing the USDA’s interim hemp rules released on October 29th and published in the Federal Register on Halloween. The new rules may seem intimidating (spooky even given the publishing date), but a thorough understanding is crucial for anyone with a vested interest in the hemp and
On November 13, our own Jesse Mondry will present a primer on hemp law at the Farm Journal’s “Hemp College” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jesse also will participate in a Market & Regulations Panel along with Michael Bowman, Co-Founder of First Crop, Dion Oakes, a farmer from Monte Vista, Colorado, and Adrienne Snow from Western
On November 20th, our own Alison Malsbury will lead a presentation on CBD & Cosmetics at the 2019 Emerging Issues Conference in Marina del Rey, California. Her presentation will focus on the contentious landscape of hemp and CBD topical products, which she has most recently written about here and here. As CBD continues to impact markets
Big changes are finally on the horizon for hemp in the United States. On Tuesday, October 29th the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) dropped its interim hemp rules pursuant to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill). The 161 pages of interim rules set up a regulatory system
This Wednesday, September 11, our own Vince Sliwoski will present at a marquee food industry event in Chicago. The topic will be “Navigating the Use of CBD Oil as a Food Claim.” This stand-alone presentation will occur alongside presentations from regulatory counsel at Whole Food Markets, Sargento Foods, Nestle USA, Non GMO Project and the
