A recent wave of putative class actions accusing Illinois cannabis companies of intentionally miscategorizing vape products has largely collapsed at the pleading stage. Both Illinois federal district courts and state chancery courts have summarily dismissed these cases, finding that the alleged miscategorization does not give rise to a cause of…
Continue Reading Illinois Courts Dismiss Wave of THC Vape Product Class ActionsA New Challenge to Section 280E Could Result in Lower Taxes for State-Legal Medical Cannabis Businesses
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Continue Reading A New Challenge to Section 280E Could Result in Lower Taxes for State-Legal Medical Cannabis BusinessesThirty-two Attorneys General Press Congress to Finally Pass the SAFER Banking Act to Protect Cannabis Businesses and Communities
A bipartisan coalition of 32 state and territory attorneys general is urging Congress to pass…
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Today, Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management announced that Minnesota’s final set of adult-use cannabis rules have been approved, will be publish in the State Register, and will go into effect…
Continue Reading Minnesota Adopts Final Cannabis RulesThe grace period during which DC’s unlicensed cannabis establishments must obtain proper licensure without facing enforcement actions is soon ending. By March 31, unlicensed cannabis establishments that have applied for…
Continue Reading DC ABCA Licensure DeadlineOn Thursday, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management announced its intent to adopt expedited rules without a public hearing. According to the OCM, the expedited rules are “designed to…
Continue Reading Minnesota Announces Intent to Adopt Expedited Cannabis RulesThe Maryland Office of Social Equity (OSE) is an office within the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA). Its purpose is to promote and encourage participation in the regulated cannabis industry by…
Continue Reading Maryland Office of Social Equity Regulatory UpdateAs MinnPost reports, Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management cancelled its social equity lottery, which would have occurred separate from the general applicant lottery in 2025. A portion of the…
Continue Reading Minnesota OCM Cancels Separate Social Equity LotteryThe DC Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (“ABCA”) Enforcement Division continues to exercise its enforcement authority against allegedly unlawful cannabis and entheogenic mushroom businesses in the District. A wave of…
Continue Reading Update: DC Cannabis EnforcementAdult possession and use of cannabis has been legal in Maryland since Maryland’s Cannabis Reform Act (“CRA”) took effect in July 2023. The CRA established the Maryland Cannabis Administration (“MCA”)…
Continue Reading Update: Maryland Cannabis AdministrationOn July 31, 2024, Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management published its First Draft of Proposed Cannabis Rules. The proposed rules are not binding; rather, they are being published to solicit…
Continue Reading Minnesota Publishes First Draft of Proposed Cannabis RulesIRS Issues New Guidance for Cannabis Companies That Receive Over $10K in Cash
The IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel recently published a memorandum providing information for cannabis companies struggling to comply with the completion of Form 8300, which must be filed every time…
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