On December 20, 2018, Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill, which designated industrial hemp a federally legal agricultural crop. Industrial hemp is defined as …
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Marijuana Business Law
The State of Pot Post Midterms
Marijuana legalization advocates achieved big gains during this year’s midterm elections. On November 6, three more states legalized marijuana. Michigan voters …
Marijuana Is Now Legal in Canada – What Does That Mean for Washington State?
On October 17, 2018 Canada became the second country in the world to legalize marijuana (Uruguay was the first). Online sales of marijuana are now available …
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Washington State Proposes New Rules re Foreign Investment in Marijuana Businesses
Recently, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (the “LCB”) issued a new Notice of Rulemaking for the stated purpose of implementing 2017 legislative …
Deb Slater interviews Heather Wolf for BTV to discuss marijuana legalization in Washington State
Hemp Could Soon Be Legal in the U.S.
The Senate recently passed the 2018 Farm Bill, which contains provisions to legalize the cultivation, processing and sale of industrial hemp. Any part of the …
FDA Approves First Cannabis Based Drug
Here’s the good news - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved a prescription cannabidiol (CBD) medicine. So, that means CBD is now legal, right? …
Washington State’s Marijuana Glut-How Will the Regulators React?
One of the biggest challenges faced by my licensed marijuana producer clients is the oversupply of marijuana currently on the market. A recent report from NPR …
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Is Washington State Moving to Limit Canadian Investment in Marijuana Businesses?
Last week, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (the “LCB”) provided notice of a number of rule change proposals meant to implement 2017 legislative …
Want To Process Marijuana Edibles in Washington State? You’ll Need a WSDA License for That
Starting April 1, 2018, licensed marijuana processors that make Marijuana Infused Edible (“MIE”) products will be regulated by both the Washington State …