Hemp Legalization & Regulatory News for Hemp Businesses

9th Circuit just allowed RAW to invalidate Raw Garden’s trademark applications on the grounds that Raw Garden has no intent to use the marks in commerce, which according to the opinion, Raw Garden does not dispute – because it can’t. Source ( Linked In) 1712057786151

Better Made Snack Foods is suing cannabis operators over the “Better Smoke” product, alleging trademark infringement. The logo for “Better Smoke” is on the left, and the Better Made logo is on the right. Read full story (paywall) https://www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/better-made-sues-michigan-cannabis-companies-over-trademark

Law & Crime An 18-year-old man in Texas is accused of being under the influence of THC when he allegedly drove into oncoming traffic on a highway, plowing his pickup truck into a minivan, killing six of the seven passengers, all of whom were family members, one day after Christmas. Luke Garrett Resecker appeared before Johnson County

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Organigram Holdings Inc. (“Organigram” or the “Company”) (TSX: OGI; NASDAQ: OGI), announced today that, despite strong evidence supporting its classification as an ingestible extract, it has received a final redetermination from Health Canada that its patented Edison Jolts lozenge products (the “Products”) are to be classified as edible cannabis. “We are disappointed with the

The owners of ambitious California brand Gelato withdrew their lawsuit challenging California’s union-friendly cannabis labor law. The move follows an intervention by the Teamsters Union in the case.California requires cannabis companies with more than 20 employees enter a labor peace… See the story (paywall) at https://www.weedweek.com/stories/scoop-gelato-owners-withdrew-anti-union-lawsuit/

Cannabis Health News reports A medical cannabis patient has been cleared of charges against him on the grounds that he has a legal prescription, after being pulled over by police for a second time.  Nathan Williams was found not guilty of failure to provide a specimen at Welshpool Magistrates Court earlier this month, after he

Blood samples taken from an engineer suggest he could have been impaired by cannabis when he drowned in a Nova Scotia Power reservoir in 2020, according to new arguments by lawyers for the companies charged in relation to his death. Andrew Gnazdowsky, 26, drowned on Oct. 16, 2020, while swimming to retrieve a piece of floating

The Chronicle reports “El Jefe is going to see you in the morning.” Portland firefighter Douglas Bourland uttered those final words of warning as the door of a shipping container clicked shut, according to the testimony of the man who was locked inside those metal walls as punishment for double-crossing Bourland. In reality, there was

The Cannabis Farmer’s Alliance extends its gratitude and thanks to Governor Kathy Hochul, the Cannabis Control Board, and the Office of Cannabis Management for heeding our call to waive licensing fees for the State’s conditional cultivators as we transition to full licensure. Per the Cannabis Control Board: “Adult-Use Conditional Cultivators (AUCCs) applying to transition to

He’s retiring so doesn’t need to hold his tongue.. Marijuana Moment A Democratic congressman laid into a top Biden administration official on Wednesday over the “political malpractice” that is the president’s failure to end marijuana prohibition. The top federal health official promised to deliver that message to the White House, but also deferred responsibility for