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by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn October 14, 2024 We recently wrote about the California emergency hemp regulations which took effect on September 23, 2024 and ban hemp products with any detectable amount of THC. As we noted, litigation ensued. Reportedly, on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, the […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn March 21, 2024 Over the past few months, the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has issued numerous recalls of cannabis products sold within California. This follows several years of almost zero cannabis product recalls in California, despite how the DCC and its predecessor, the Bureau […]
*For “safe harbor” protection September 8, 2023 By Lauren Mendelsohn On October 1, 2023 the one-year phase-in period for the Proposition 65 warning regulations specifically for cannabis smoke and delta-9-THC that were adopted last year by OEHHA will end, meaning that any products manufactured and labeled on or after […]
by Andrew Kingsdale August 29, 2022 On August 15, 2022, the Legislative Advisement Committee of the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) as well as the Cannabis Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) submitted comments on New York’s proposed regulations governing advertising, marketing, packaging, and labeling of […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn January 19, 2022 Recently, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) modified its latest proposal to amend several regulations pertaining to consumer product warnings under Proposition 65, including California Code of Regulations, Title 27, Section 25602, Consumer Product Exposure Warnings – Methods of Transmission; Section […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn May 14, 2021 The recent settlement of a prominent cannabis company for making health-related claims about CBD products should serve as a reminder to cannabis and non-cannabis companies alike that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved CBD or THC as a […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn January 18, 2021 (Updated February 20, 2021) On January 8, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the agency responsible for overseeing California’s Proposition 65, announced that it was proposing to amend (again) the regulations pertaining to consumer product warnings. Specifically, the OEHHA is proposing to […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn December 11, 2020 On December 3, 2020 California Governor Gavin Newson issued a new stay-at-home order in light of rising COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. The new order divides the state up into five regions — Southern California, the San Joaquin Valley, Greater Sacramento, the Bay Area, […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn August 17, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the United States and other countries, it is important that health and safety measures are implemented in the workplace to prevent more outbreaks and protect employees, contractors, and the general public. This applies whether the […]
By Gianna Geil August 14, 2020 On August 6, 2020 the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an urgency ordinance creating new civil penalties for violations of Public Health Orders in an effort to curb the continuing spread of COVID-19. Additionally, the Board approved a new County hotline […]