大麻衍生产品：法律并没有停留在标签要求上
我与许多麻类产品的制造商和经销商合作，经常惊讶地发现，除了标签要求之外，很少有人了解他们的一般义务。每一个授权并正式监管这些产品的生产、分销和销售的州--科罗拉多州就是一个很好的例子--都规定了严格的生产要求，这些要求正符合
大麻诉讼：围绕 "非法性 "辩护的尝试失败了
随着国家朝着大麻非刑罪化甚至合法化的方向发展，联邦法院在很大程度上仍然不受理涉及大麻的商业纠纷，因为非法性辩护的运作。 我们已经在多个场合写过关于该辩护的文章，见这里和这里。简而言之，非法性抗辩是由被起诉的被告提出的肯定性抗辩，其理由是
科罗拉多州的新大麻规则表明，一波全面的州级法规可能即将到来
虽然美国食品和药物管理局（FDA）继续拖着脚步，为大麻产品的生产、销售和分销开辟一条合法的道路，但各州的监管机构正在跟上这个不断发展的市场的需求，对这些产品采取越来越细微、越来越复杂的规定。一些州，包括俄勒冈州
大麻专利持有人UCANN申请破产。它能发挥作用吗？
位于科罗拉多州的联合大麻公司（"UCANN"）于4月22日申请破产保护。普通读者可能还记得，UCANN是有史以来第一个大麻专利保护案的原告，该案一般涉及纯化CBD和/或THC大于95%的液体大麻酚配方。该诉讼现在被中止（暂停）了，原因是
Young Living vs. doTERRA: Utah MLM Companies and the CBD Race
Utah is a unique state for a variety of reasons, but recently it gained additional notoriety because the “world leader in essential oils” (based on global revenue), Young Living Essential Oils, announced it acquired Colorado-based Nature’s Ultra. Nature’s Ultra owns more than 1,500 acres of hemp farms in Colorado and produces “natural, organic, vegan approved,
Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Colorado
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory authority over hemp
Cannabis RICO Lawsuits Are Failing: Oregon and Colorado Updates
We’ve been writing about RICO lawsuits on this blog for a while. These lawsuits are typically brought by neighbors of state-licensed cannabis farms, who allege they are bothered by noise and smells associated with cannabis production, and that their property values have been damaged by extension. Generally speaking, these plaintiffs tend to have strong prohibitionist
The “Tiger Hemp Beer” Case: Clear Your Cannabis Trademarks Before Filing
One of my favorite pastimes is perusing the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeals Board’s (TTAB) records for disputes involving cannabis, hemp and CBD because there are often valuable lessons to be learned. One such record is the pending Notice of Opposition filed by Heineken Asia Pacific against Hemp Beer
Industrial Hemp: Don’t Forget About State Law!
As CBD and hemp continue to grow in popularity we are receiving an increasing number of calls and emails from companies that want to distribute hemp across the country. We have written about the legality of hemp and CBD under federal law: DEA Confirms It Cannot Regulate All Parts of the Cannabis Plant Cannabis Taxation:
BREAKING NEWS: SCOTUS Rejects Challenge to Colorado’s Legal Marijuana
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) today issued a decision rejecting Nebraska and Oklahoma’s challenge to Colorado’s marijuana legalization. By a 6-2 vote, the Justices denied Nebraska and Oklahoma’s motion for leave to file a complaint, without providing an explanation. The Court’s two most conservative Justices, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito Jr., filed