Hemp Legalization & Regulatory News for Hemp Businesses

State laws governing cannabis licensing are at the center of almost a dozen recent federal lawsuits that have divided federal courts. The issue in all 11 suits is whether the US Constitution’s dormant commerce clause applies to state cannabis markets while cannabis is illegal under federal law. The lawsuits pose a novel question about whether the dormant

 Congratulations to our newest board members! Marialle A. Bell, Zachary Kobrin, Andrea Steel, Kellie Rivera, Katy Young and Fatima Afia! We’re thrilled to welcome you to the INCBA leadership team and look forward to your contributions. A heartfelt thank you to all candidates for running in this close race – your passion and dedication truly

In the crowded field of constitutional law, David Pozen noticed something missing. As public opinion and laws on cannabis use have shifted away from the intensely punitive approach of the “war on drugs,” the Columbia Law professor was struck by the absence of arguments that smoking or possessing marijuana is a right protected by the Constitution—particularly because

ALBANY, NEW YORK – James Tyrell Daniels, aka “Red” and “Ghost,” 40, of Fresno, California, Consanga Harris, aka “Sondy,” 63, of Troy, New York, and Earnest Flood, aka “Pop,” 66, of Richmond, Virginia, pled guilty yesterday to offenses related to their involvement in nationwide marijuana trafficking and money laundering conspiracies. United States Attorney Carla B.

MJ Biz Report The companies behind most Cookies-branded marijuana outlets in the United States backed out of a $2 million deal to buy a minority interest in a Massachusetts cannabis store, a new lawsuit alleges. According to the suit, filed this week in Suffolk County Superior Court, Cookies Retail and its affiliates agreed in 2021 to pay

Hemp Today reports Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has sued the owner of Facebook, saying the social media giant hosted bogus online ads which falsely depict him promoting CBD. The lawsuit, against Meta Platforms Inc., is over advertising that used Huckabee’s name and image to flog Fortin brand CBD gummies, and identified him as CEO

Via Linked In Chelsie Spencer Cannabis and Hemp Attorney and Managing Attorney, Ritter Spencer Chelsie writes The Texas Attorney General’s Office has just issued its opinion that the Texas Compassionate Use Program permits licensed dispensing organizations to “transport and store their low THC cannabis inventory between” state-approved locations “before a prescription is issued and filled.

First up it’s time for us to blow our own horn. Here are two Karma Koala podcasts recorded on 2 July 2024 and published the same day Karma Koala Podcast 170: Leah Heise, Wolf Meyer: The Supreme Court ruling Chevron and its impacts on the cannabis & hemp sectors in the USA Karma Koala Podcast

This interview is behind a paywall In late June the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 40-year old precedent that has been enormously influential in how the federal government regulates industry. Known as Chevron Deference, it required courts to defer to how federal agencies’ interpretations of the law, which they reached through rulemaking processes. No longer.

mcglinchey July 1, 2024 On June 28, 2024, in a maximalist decision that went further than even the most ardent opponents of Chevron deference thought possible, the Supreme Court finally and emphatically overruled Chevron deference, the watershed rule that governed the level of deference afforded to administrative agency interpretation of ambiguous statutes for nearly forty years. The Court’s decision will