With the passing of the 2014 Farm Bill also came the passing of decades-long restrictions on hemp cultivation. Finally, Americans were allowed to grow hemp in the United States. With the bill’s passing came a surprising opportunity for Native Americans to ensure that their community retains equity in the Green Rush that is legalized, regulated cannabis. There was just one…
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We’re super excited to chat more with Marc D. Wasserman, Esq., half of the dynamic law duo known as “The Pot Brothers” and recent seminar speaker at CannaCon’s first virtual conference, held in response to the global pandemic, COVID-19. Marc explains what it’s like as “two old, white, Jewish men” lawyers and activists in the cannabis space and further expounds…
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CannaCon held its first-ever virtual cannabis expo last week — Virtual CannaCon. As an answer to the pandemic, the virtual trade show brought together cannabis exhibitors and industry leaders on a virtual platform to educate and assist entrepreneurs entering the cannabis industry. Virtual CannaCon featured about 100 exhibitors from across the country. Through the use of graphics, videos, and downloadable brochures…
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Some say that there’s another epidemic co-occurring alongside COVID-19: the abuse of power in cannabis. Commonly used in legal terms, Abuse of Power can also describe official misconduct in the growing, yet still highly puzzling, legal(ish) cannabis market. Despite some form of medicinal or recreational legalization in 33 U.S. States, four U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, to date…
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If your focus has drifted away from what is newsworthy in the world of cannabis legislation, you are not alone. Despite a worldwide pandemic, things are moving along when it comes to laws by state for cannabis. Below is a year-to-date review of top moments in the legalization of cannabis. January At the start of 2020 in Mississippi, a business-friendly…
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Unheard of concepts prior to legalization, conversations about social equity in cannabis may get a boost in the wake of recent racial-justice uprisings. Words like privilege, injustice and ‘Black Lives Matter’ are on newspapers, screens and tongues everywhere. Conversations about race and racial injustice are being had by the many and some wonder how we can use this time to…
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There are a few different technologies to extract your hemp or cannabis, and a multitude of ways to set up each process. It can get overwhelming fast. With a multitude of companies seeming to care only about the sale, and not about providing a solution for customer needs, it is incredibly important to do your research and/or hire an experienced…
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Since the introduction of electronic cigarettes, or vape devices, to the United States in 2007, massive attention has been paid to its corresponding advancements, markets and impacts. Classifications were established on the federal level, and then most individual states moved to enact or are working to enact vape legislation. Below is the current information regarding hemp and cannabis vape bans…
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Oklahoma Sets a Record for Regulated Cannabis Sales in April and Beyond. Oklahoma’s Messy Relationship with Cannabis Like other states in the United States, and dating back to Prohibition, Oklahoma has had a messy relationship with cannabis. During the early thirties, Oklahoma state legislators outlawed cannabis Sativa use for any reason, thus criminalizing the possession or manufacturing of the plant…
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