Regulators of California’s marijuana industry want to put a stop on so-called “laboratory shopping” by growers and retailers. The practice reportedly involves cannabis companies being drawn to working with testing sites that have a reputation for landing on higher THC concentrations in marijuana products, thus allowing those goods to be…
With the state substantially altering its cannabis tax structure, the California cannabis industry is expected to get a substantial tax break, which lawmakers are hoping will boost the legal industry left lagging by competition with illicit sales, extensive bureaucracy, and heavy taxation. If the effort is successful, there is a…
Marijuana retailers in the Golden State have been doing an an amazing job impeding underage access to cannabis. That’s according to a new study just published in the Journal of Safety Research. This is excellent news because one of the core points of opposition to legalization of recreational marijuana sales…
Federal authorities with the U.S. Treasure Department want banks to begin collecting – and turning over – data from their marijuana clients so investigators can uncover potential money laundering schemes. Although our Los Angeles marijuana business lawyers know this news might cause wariness among those in the pot industry, it’s…
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to return more than $1 million in seized marijuana funds to settle a lawsuit filed last year by a California cannabis business lawsuit alleging “highway robbery.” Funds at issue belonged to Empyreal Logistics, an armored car company based in Pennsylvania that was targeted…
For years, the State of California dragged its heels on regulating hemp-derived CBD. Numerous legislative efforts had failed time-and-again – until last year, with the passage of AB-45, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, which allowed for the inclusion of hemp and CBD extracts in food, beverages, cosmetics, dietary supplements, processed…
A recent lawsuit the maker of Skittles candy against a California-based cannabis company is indicative of a trend our Los Angeles cannabis attorneys expect to continue if marijuana business brands continue to copycat big-name candies. In Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company v. Terphogz, LLC, the Chicago-based candymaker of Skittles launched an…
A cannabis money transport firm is suing the federal government in California Court over a civil forfeiture of cash by law enforcement officers in Kansas and California, who were working in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. As our Los Angeles cannabis company lawyers recognize, the case underscores the…
Residency requirements attached to state cannabis laws may not withstand challenges to constitutionality. The first precedential opinion on this issue is expected sometime in the next few months by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal in Maine. The case, Northeast Patients Group et al. v. Figueroa, involves a challenge…
Research dedicated to federal marijuana regulation models is being funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Of course, this isn’t the first time NIDA pushed to study marijuana, particularly as more states have been enacting legalization laws. However, this one specifically expressed interest in the various regulatory models in…