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Ohio’s attempt to move federally lawful hemp products into its closed marijuana market has now produced three federal preliminary injunctions and an expedited appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. These cases are…
C. § 1639o. 5–10 mg levels in virtually all commercial hemp beverages today. , delta-8 derived from CBD). The effective date of the change is December 11, 2026.
The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, “SCJN”) recently issued a relevant decision further defining the scope of authorizations for the recreational self-consumption of cannabis and…
The House has passed a short-term funding bill postponing the federal ban on hemp-derived THC products from November 12th to December 11th. With comprehensive legislation unlikely before the new deadline and competing interests…
In the iconic halftime scene of Friday Night Lights, Coach Gary Gaines (played with a charming ferocity the way only Billy Bob Thornton could muster) looks his team in the eyes and tells them they have exactly “two more quarters…
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In terms of drug driving laws, the New South Wales government is now centre stage due to its proposed and enlightened reforms that seek to ensure users of legal medicinal cannabis aren’t disqualified from driving for simply…
As I explained in my prior article on this bill, the conference report adopted by the Senate was not a serious hemp-regulation bill. It was a hemp ban. 4-milligram-per-container threshold as controlled substances.
Rhode Island’s adult-use cannabis retail licensing process has been the subject of a roller coaster ride in the last half year since the submittal deadline, and the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission’s (“CCC” or…
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New South Wales is preparing landmark reforms to drug-driving laws that would allow medicinal cannabis patients to drive with THC in their system, provided they meet specific conditions and stay below prescribed thresholds.
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a significant and unprecedented ruling, the New Jersey Appellate Division held in Sanders v. The Levari Group, LLC that job applicants may sue prospective employers under the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement…
It’s déjà vu all over again. In a move that surprised many — and disappointed more — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has vetoed legislation that would have finally established a regulated adult-use marijuana retail market in the…
Minnesota continues to refine its cannabis framework with an Omnibus Cannabis Bill affecting licensed cannabis (marijuana) businesses, hemp operators and medical patients. The new package was signed by Governor Waltz last week.
State cannabis regulatory agencies occupy an unusual position in the constitutional architecture of state government: they exercise legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial powers simultaneously.
RN Collins has written a series of 20 new articles for cannabis law report on 2026 Psychedelics & Legal Issues.
On May 26, 2026, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, held for the first time that applicants and employees who are denied employment based on a positive test for cannabis can sue their employers for violations…
Oklahoma employers are again directing their attention to drug testing policies after another round of changes to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Act by the Legislature.
Marijuana’s proposed move from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act has renewed focus on what rescheduling could mean for marijuana-related businesses (MRBs) and the financial institutions that serve…
November 12, 2026 is not an abstraction. S. National Cannabinoid Report. It will also recriminalize products that millions of Americans use daily for sleep, anxiety, and relaxation — products that are, by any rational measure,…