Today we’re highlighting an interesting case out of the 6th Circuit. In K.V.G. Properties, Inc. v. Westfield Ins. Co., 900 F.3d 818 (6th Cir. 2018), a commercial landlord was denied insurance coverage for damage caused to his property by tenants who were illegally growing marijuana there. The landlord leased property to a group of
Join Us in Seattle for the Northwest Marijuana Law Conference on Nov. 16
We are proud to support Seattle University’s 6th Annual Northwest Marijuana Law Conference taking place on Friday, November 16. Josh Ashby and Sativa Rasmussen are the program’s Co-Chairs and will lead the conversation, bringing together experts from the law and the industry to provide critical focus and frameworks.
Ben Pirie will present on “Updates on
It’s About Time
Just in case you missed it, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sent a memo to Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday outlining a comprehensive plan to legalize marijuana in the United States as soon as 2019. You can read the full text here, and we couldn’t have said it better ourselves. It’s hard to overstate the
Standing Athwart History
Like coworkers to donuts, the cannabis industry has attracted a host of adjacent industries that interface with the business of marijuana in one way or another. Some, like security, cash management, and analytical services, support the industry in ways that are integral to its success. Others . . . do not. Enter the Oregon attorney
Pharma Plays the Medical Card: How Will The DEA Respond?
Due to some interesting developments in health science, the future of the industrial hemp industry may be in the hands of the DEA once again.
For the first time ever, the FDA approved a drug derived from marijuana. The active ingredient in Epidolex, which in clinical trials reduced the frequency of seizures in people with
Hemp Legalization Incorporated in 2018 Senate Farm Bill
Right on schedule, the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (i.e., the Senate’s version of the Farm Bill) was announced on Friday, and brings with it some good news for the U.S. hemp industry. As we predicted last month, hemp supporters in the Senate worked successfully to include the Hemp Farming Act (the “Act”) in
STATES’ Rights: Bipartisan Bill Offers States Buffer From Federal Marijuana Crackdown
Last month, we wrote about draft legislation out of the U.S. Senate that aimed to end the tension between the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and state laws legalizing cannabis. Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the excellently-named Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act, which amends the CSA to
OLCC ‘Pauses’ Review of New Recreational Marijuana License Applications
Citing an unmanageable backlog of recreational marijuana license applications and difficulty meeting its responsibilities to existing licensees, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) announced today that it will “pause” review of new recreational license applications effective June 15, 2018. The OLCC will also reallocate staff from licensing review to compliance and enforcement, focusing on the
Tidal Shift or Bump in the Road? The Story of Industrial Hemp
Lost in the rubble left by last week’s noisy collapse of H.R. 2 (the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, commonly known as the Farm Bill) are some significant developments in the United States’ progress towards legalizing the cultivation of industrial hemp. Industrial hemp is the same species as its THC-laden cousin marijuana, Cannabis Sativa L., but