This weekend, Illinois’ governor announced a proposed bill, planned for filing in the hopper today or very soon, which will allow for the cultivation and retail sale of adult-use (i.e., recreational) marijuana in Illinois. The bill will allegedly be several hundred pages long, so the Governor’s office has provided us with a summary of the
Illinois issues new industrial hemp applications and regulations
Illinois finally issued its industrial hemp applications and final regulations in accordance with the new Illinois Industrial Hemp Act. https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Plants/Pages/Industrial-Hemp.aspx. These is no limit on the number of licenses, which are to be issued to qualifying applicants within 30 days of application. Applications are available for growers and processors, with fees ranging from $100
Florida Approves Smokable Medical Marijuana
Florida Governor Ron De Santis signed SB182 into law yesterday. SB182 redefines medical use of marijuana to include possession, use or administration of marijuana in the form of smoking.
The new law also triggered the dismissal of an appellate court action regarding the constitutionality of Florida’s medical marijuana law which previously banned the smoking
May the Industrial Hemp Activities Commence! Not So Fast…
Recently Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), which legalized activities pertaining to industrial hemp on the federal level. So now we can begin cultivating, processing, and selling industrial hemp, right? The short answer: No.
The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp, provided that the
Big Changes on the Horizon for Medical Marijuana in Florida
Despite the fact that oral arguments were just held in the appellate case involving the State of Florida’s appeal of a court decision legalizing smoking medical marijuana, new Florida Governor has announced and hinted at big changes to Florida’s regulatory and legal structure for medical marijuana.
First, Gov. De Santis recently stated that he wants
Oral Arguments Held in Florida’s Medical Marijuana Smoking Case
Despite the rumor that Florida’s new governor (Ron De Santis) will be friendlier to medical marijuana than Rick Scott, oral arguments were held earlier this week and the attorneys representing the State of Florida vigorously argued to uphold the current smoking ban. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers had previously agreed with the
Illinois Recreational Marijuana
J.B. Pritzker (Democrat) won the election for Governor of Illinois and will be sworn into office in January 2019. Based on Governor-elect Pritzker’s statements on the campaign trail and the current acquisition market in Illinois, the cannabis industry appears to believe that legalized adult use recreational marijuana is a foregone conclusion and that Pritzker will
New Proposed Regulations in California
This post is authored by Fox Rothschild associate Henry Whitehead:
For marijuana businesses operating in California the rules are still very much in flux, as shown by a new set of regulations proposed by state regulators. The state Department of Food and Agriculture, Department of Public Health, and Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) first
Fox Trio Named to List of ‘Trailblazers’ in Cannabis Law
The National Law Journal has recognized Fox’s own Jennifer Benda, William Bogot and Joshua Horn as Trailblazers in Cannabis Law. This national distinction identifies attorneys who are paving the
Webinar: How Does Legalized Marijuana Affect the Construction Work Site?
All employers face challenges in navigating issues surrounding legalized marijuana. For construction industry employers, the challenges are particularly difficult given the necessary emphasis on safety.
Last week, my colleague Jeff Polsky, co-chair of Fox’s Labor and Employment Department, recorded a 90-minute webinar for Lorman addressing the issues construction employers face in jurisdictions that have