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On February 14, 2024, the Delaware Office of Marijuana Control (OMC) released draft regulations for the state’s adult-use cannabis market. Public comment is due on or before March 29, 2024. These regulations include the rules applicable to the licensing of adult-use cannabis businesses; the...
2023 was an active year in both the cannabis and psychedelics spaces, with significant developments across policy, research, litigation, and beyond. While states have largely led on the policy front, we expect increased federal attention in both areas this year, in addition to continuation of state...
A recent Law360 article by Peter Murphy provided that to-date, cannabis companies are unlikely to challenge the constitutionally of mandating labor peace agreements (LPAs) as a condition of state cannabis license. It looks like change is in the air. What You Need to Know: A Rhode Island cannabis...
After extensive negotiating, party-line votes, and resolution of conflicts between the senate and house, Minnesota’s Adult-Use Cannabis bill (“HF 100” or “the bill”) is finally headed to the Governor’s desk. The Governor has indicated he is eager to sign the bill, making Minnesota the 23rd state to...
On Friday, April 21, 2023, Gov. John Carney issued a press release indicating he would not veto two legalization bills on his desk as he did one year ago, and they would go into effect on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Sources suggest that, unlike last year, the Democratic-controlled General Assembly would...
Washington, D.C.’s (D.C. or the District) Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) is now accepting applications for three new alcohol licenses that were created by the Reopen Washington D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Amendment Act of 2022 . We detail each of these...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) today published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that, if finalized, would update the standards that food products must meet in order to be labeled as “healthy.” Per FDA, the proposed rule would “align the definition of ‘healthy’ with...
Background On August 25, 2022, after weeks of promotion by the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), the application window has finally opened for adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses in the Empire State. These retail privileges, known as Conditional Adult-use Retail Dispensary (CAURD)...