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    Juul False Advertising Lawsuits Offer Lessons for Cannabis Companies post image

    Juul False Advertising Lawsuits Offer Lessons for Cannabis Companies

    What Can Cannabis Companies Learn from Recent JUUL False Advertising Lawsuits? E-cigarette maker Juul Labs is facing class-action lawsuits across the country, including in New Jersey. Among other claims, the suits allege that the company targeted young people with false advertising that made its Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (EDNS) seem like a healthy alternative to […]

    Author: Liana M. Nobile

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    Plant Patent 101 for Cannabis and Hemp enterprises

    A Plant Patent is an Intellectual Property Right That Protects a Distinct and New Variety of Plant – CWB Holdings Recently Became the First Hemp Cultivator to Secure One Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc. (CWB Holdings) recently became the first hemp cultivator to secure a plant patent.  The patent is for “a new and distinct hemp […]

    Author: Libby Babu Varghese

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    Hemp Producers Can Now Obtain Federal Crop Insurance post image

    Hemp Producers Can Now Obtain Federal Crop Insurance

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture Recently Announced that Industrial Hemp Growers Can Qualify for Crop Insurance The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that industrial hemp growers can qualify for insurance coverage under the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) program for crop year 2020. WFRP allows coverage of all revenue for commodities produced on a […]

    Author: Gregg H. Hilzer

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    Cannabis Industry Celebrates House Passage of SAFE Banking Act post image

    Cannabis Industry Celebrates House Passage of SAFE Banking Act

    Late Last Month, the U.S. House of Representatives Passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Act) On September 25, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Act). The bill represents the House’s first successful stand-alone vote on cannabis legislation, a significant victory for the industry. “Thousands […]

    Author: Daniel T. McKillop

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    What Can Weed Businesses Learn from Curaleaf? post image

    What Can Weed Businesses Learn from Curaleaf?

    Curaleaf Holdings, One of the Largest Cannabis Companies in the U.S., Recently Found Itself on the Receiving End of a Stern Warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  Curaleaf Holdings (Curaleaf), one of the largest cannabis companies in the country, recently found itself on the receiving end of a stern warning from the […]

    Author: Daniel T. McKillop

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    Federal Credit Unions Cleared to Provide Financial Services to Legal Hemp Industry post image

    Federal Credit Unions Cleared to Provide Financial Services to Legal Hemp Industry

    The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Recently Issued Guidance Giving Federally Insured Credit Unions the Green Light to Service the Legal Hemp Industry Cultivation, transport, and sale of industrial hemp is legal under federal law, but businesses have continued to face challenges gaining access to financial services. In a positive step forward, the National Credit […]

    Author: Daniel T. McKillop

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    One Step Closer to Legalization - New York Decriminalizes Marijuana post image

    One Step Closer to Legalization - New York Decriminalizes Marijuana

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo Signed Legislation Which Further Decriminalizes Marijuana in the State of New York – A Significant Step Towards Legalization Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation further decriminalizing marijuana in the State of New York. While the new law does not legalize recreational cannabis, it is a significant step towards full legalization. Like New […]

    Author: Gregg H. Hilzer

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    Federal Legislation Aims to Help Small Businesses in Cannabis Industry post image

    Federal Legislation Aims to Help Small Businesses in Cannabis Industry

    It can be difficult to get any small business off the ground. For those in the cannabis industry, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) remains a significant roadblock, as it limits access to banks and other funding sources. Federal lawmakers are currently considering several measures to help small cannabis businesses take advantage of Small Business Administration […]

    Author: Daniel T. McKillop

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    USPTO Greenlights Some Cannabis Trademarks post image

    USPTO Greenlights Some Cannabis Trademarks

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Recently Issued New Guidance That Clears the Way for Certain Cannabis Trademarks The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new guidance that clears the way for certain cannabis trademarks. While the USPTO has previously refused to register any cannabis-related goods and services, it has reevaluated its […]

    Author: Brent "Giles" Davis

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    U.S. Department of Agriculture Legal Opinion Greenlights Hemp Transport Across State Lines post image

    U.S. Department of Agriculture Legal Opinion Greenlights Hemp Transport Across State Lines

    As a Result of a Recent U.S. Department of Agriculture Legal Opinion, Hemp Transport Across State Lines Appears to have been Greenlit The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of General Counsel recently issued a legal opinion addressing the regulation of hemp under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). The opinion states that […]

    Author: Gregg H. Hilzer

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    Expansion of New Jersey’s Medical Cannabis Industry Is Now Official post image

    Expansion of New Jersey’s Medical Cannabis Industry Is Now Official

    Yesterday, Gov. Phil Murphy Signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act into Law It has been a big week for the New Jersey medical marijuana industry. On July 2, Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act into law. One day earlier, the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) […]

    Author: Daniel T. McKillop

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    New Jersey DOH Presses Pause on Medicinal Marijuana Program RFA post image

    New Jersey DOH Presses Pause on Medicinal Marijuana Program RFA

    The NJ DOH Has Removed the Medicinal Marijuana Program RFA Previously Published on June 3, 2019 The New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) still plans to seek applications for new Alternative Treatments Centers (ATCs) beginning in July 2019. However, it has removed the Request for Applications (RFA) previously published on June 3, 2019. According to […]

    Author: Daniel T. McKillop

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