UPDATE: Please see this post for an important update to this issue.
The Washington Department of Health (“DOH”) held a public meeting on October 9 where they discussed Governor Jay Inslee’s recent executive order requesting that the DOH adopt emergency rules banning flavored vapor products, including flavored cannabis vapor products, and voted to adopt an…
On September 17, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed language that directs the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to issue policies on regulating and enforcing regulations on the use hemp-derived cannabidiol (“CBD”) in products. This language would be inserted into a congressional spending report and would direct the FDA to provide a report to…
Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) issued its emergency administrative rules earlier this month, providing a framework for the state’s adult-use cannabis industry and detailing the license application process. The MRA stated in their July 3 press release that they plan to start accepting business applications on November 1.
Perhaps the most important rule that entrepreneurs…
SB 5318 was signed into law in Washington on May 13, and requires the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) to overhaul its practices when enforcing cannabis regulations. But even before the bill was signed, a look through the WSLCB’s Adjudicative Proceedings Log indicates that the WSLCB had already begun making some changes in…
Last week, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) confirmed in an expanded policy update that hemp and hemp products are mailable under certain circumstances, as set forth below.
In a statement published to the agency’s Postal Bulletin, USPS said that since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill it has “received numerous inquiries from commercial entities…
Barry Abbott and Jimmy Zack authored an article titled “Current Banking Issues in the Cannabis Industry” for The Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report, Vol. 72, No. 4, at 390 (2018). The article explores the growth of the U.S. legal marijuana market, which is expected to exceed $23 billion by 2022, as well as the…
Today’s passage of Senate Bill 5276 marks an important milestone in hemp legislation for the state of Washington. The bill still requires additional signatures before taking effect, however, most view the remaining process as administrative rather than substantive at this point.
Below are a few highlights regarding the points of interest that seem to come…
There’s a lot of exciting news coming out of the cannabis industry today! First, the Washington State Legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 5276, authorizing hemp production in conformance with the agriculture improvement act of 2018 (more on that coming soon). Then the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Plant Variety Protection Office…
Today, the Washington Hemp Law passed out of the Executive Committee on Commerce and Gaming with an industry-supported amendment regarding legal human consumption of hemp and hemp-derived products such as CBD. The amended language of the bill represents a significant step forward for the State of Washington in the emerging hemp industry.
Lane Powell Cannabis…
This week the Washington state House and Senate passed versions of a new hemp bill drafted in response to federal changes in hemp law. Our Cannabis Team is happy to have participated in drafting language that was incorporated directly into the bill related to requirements for seed sourcing, elimination of a four-mile buffer zone between…