Author: Rob Meagher
[ad_1] In North Carolina, recreational marijuana is illegal. So is medical marijuana. But you wouldn’t know that when you go to Blue Flowers, a hemp store in one of Charlotte’s most upscale areas, next to a Whole Foods. Approaching the store, you quickly notice the smell. “It’s almost like the scent trail of a pie hanging out in a window, you know those little scent lines waving around,” said Nick Davenport, a Blue Flowers salesman. He’s standing in front of several large mason jars of hemp flower, with names for different strains like Bruce Banner and Karma 20/20. His store…
[ad_1] By Jihee Ahn, Attorney at Harris Bricken On the heels of my last post discussing the limited situations under which a lawsuit can be filed against a cannabis business owner, today’s post will kick off a series of other ways you can protect yourself and exert leverage in a lawsuit. This is a key question as so many in the cannabis industry are hurting and have limited capacity to litigate OR to settle their disputes – it’s imperative now more than ever to make sure your strategies and tactics are efficient and effective. One potent tool in this arena is the…
[ad_1] MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WPMI) — At the meeting of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission meeting Thursday, in front of a standing room only crowd, the licenses previously awarded on June 12 were voided. Exercising its authority and discretion in licensing, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), at its meeting on August 10, 2023, nominated applicants and voted to award medical cannabis business licenses to the following applicants. Integrated Facility License Insa Alabama, LLC Flowerwood Medical Cannabis, LLC Southeast Cannabis Company, LLC Sustainable Alabama, LLC TheraTrue Alabama, LLC Cultivator License Gulf Shore Remedies, LLC Pure by Sirmon Farms, LLC Blackberry Farms, LLC Twisted Herb Cultivation, LLC…
[ad_1] Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) demanded further information from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) about its plan to remove marijuana from the list of Schedule 1 drugs during a House Judiciary hearing Thursday. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance during which she informed committee members that the agency has “not been given a specific timeline” to review and reevaluate marijuana’s classification. President Biden put out a marijuana reform statement in October 2022 that called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the…
[ad_1] The owner of nearly a dozen illegal pot shops has agreed to fork over more than $400,000 in a deal struck with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors said Tuesday. Rami Alzandani will pay $103,000 in restitution to the state Department of Tax and Finance and forfeit another $300,000 in ill-gotten gains as part of the non-prosecution agreement he signed with prosecutors over his 11 shops accused of illegally selling weed in Manhattan and Queens, the DA’s Office said. Four of his shops pleaded guilty to cannabis possession charges and paid $5,000 in fines. These stores include Jacks Convenience…
[ad_1] By Hilary Bricken, Principal at Harris Bricken In case you missed it, professional players on teams in the National Basketball Association are getting a free and clear opportunity to take advantage of the cannabis industry through cannabis investments. As a former D-1 college athlete, I’m glad to see the NBA not only remove cannabis from its list of banned substances but also allow its players to get some of the upside from this (still) burgeoning industry. At the beginning of this month, the long form collective bargaining agreement (the “Agreement”) between the National Basketball Players Association (“Players Association”) and the NBA…
[ad_1] July 3 (Reuters) – Wrigley, the maker of multi-colored fruit-flavored Skittles candies, has settled a lawsuit accusing a seller of cannabis-related merchandise of trademark infringement for marketing products under the “ZKITTLEZ” name. Under a proposed permanent injunction filed on Monday in Chicago federal court, Terphogz LLC agreed not to use Skittles, Zkittlez or similar terms for cannabis-related sales. Terphogz would stop using slogans such as “Taste the Z Train” and “Taste the Strain Bro,” which Wrigley found too similar to Skittles’ longtime slogan “Taste the Rainbow.” It also agreed to give up the domain name zkittlez.com, though it may…
[ad_1] By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Ever since Congress passed the Agricultural Improvements Act of 2018 (or 2018 Farm Bill), people have tried to find creative ways to sell intoxicating hemp-derived products. One example of this is THCA products, such as THCA flower, which contain very high levels of THCA. Today, I want to examine the legal status of THCA products and why the “loophole” seems like it’s coming to an end. A primer on the 2018 Farm Bill and THCA For starters, Hemp may only have 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). According to the DEA, if hemp or its…