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by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn November 1, 2024 Last October, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1171, a bill which authorizes persons licensed by the California Department of Cannabis Control to engage in commercial cannabis activities to bring civil lawsuits against those engaging in commercial cannabis activity […]
by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn September 30, 2024 On Monday, September 30, 2024, the last day for the Governor to sign laws approved by the Legislature, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1775, known colloquially as the “Cannabis Cafe Bill.” This law, which is classified as […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn September 27, 2024 The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures has released the annual county crop report for the 2023 year, as well as an addendum containing the cannabis-related data. (We’ve previously discussed Sonoma County’s cannabis and other crop report data here and here.) The […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn September 6, 2024 On Friday, September 6, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced they intend to adopt emergency regulations which would, among other things, prohibit manufactured hemp products from containing any detectable amount of total THC (which per the […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn May 16, 2024 On May 16, 2024, the Biden Administration announced that the United States Department of Justice is taking the next step in the reclassification of cannabis from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule III controlled substance — which would […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn May 10, 2024 Sonoma County recently approved its first round of grants under its local cannabis equity program, totaling $635,000 to 20 approved equity grant applicants. This comes after Sonoma County received a $687,561 grant from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) […]
by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn May 6, 2024 In recent years, the U.S. government has introduced several measures to combat illicit financial activities, with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) of 2019 being one of the most significant. Aimed at enhancing transparency within legal entities such as corporations and […]
by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn May 2, 2024 We recently wrote that the Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III controlled substance. A recent update by the Congressional Research Service makes clear that rescheduling is predicted to result in significant federal tax relief […]
by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn May 1, 2024 Yesterday, we wrote that the Drug Enforcement Administration is anticipated to support the reclassification of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance. Today, the Congressional Research Service issued an updated report on the Legal Consequences of Rescheduling […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn April 30, 2024 On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press reported that the “U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.” The proposal would “not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use” but “would move marijuana from its current […]