Legal News
Hemp Insurance Cropping Up As Industry Awaits USDA Regulations
In early August, hemp farmers in central Oregon confronted a dilemma that every crop farmer fears. Severe thunderstorms – showering golf ball-sized hail – rolled through nearly five hundred acres of farmland, severely damaging the... more »
Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce Medical Cannabis Bill
Lawmakers in Wisconsin have introduced legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe medical cannabis to patients. The bill has been introduced by Sens. Jon Erpenbach and Patrick Testin and Rep. Chris Taylor. It is the... more »
Senate Committee Approves Agriculture Appropriations Bill with Hemp Provisions
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the FY2020 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, which includes provisions on hemp added in by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The provisions added into the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill, which... more »
Financial Groups Support SAFE Banking Act
Four financial trade associations have issued a joint statement urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. Bill H.R. 1595 would create protections for depository institutions that... more »
Justice Department Taking Steps to Expand Cannabis Research
The Justice Department announced it will move forward to expand the number of marijuana growers for federally authorized cannabis research. The long-awaited move comes after researchers filed court papers asking a judge to compel the... more »
Bill Introduced to Increase Federal Research into Marijuana
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) has introduced legislation that would lift federal barriers and increase research into cannabis. The Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act would remove restrictions on federal research into cannabis and expand... more »
New York Decriminalizes Up to 2 Ounces of Marijuana
The state of New York in now one step closer to making recreational marijuana legal. On Monday, July 29, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that decriminalized recreational marijuana use — making possession of small... more »
New Jersey Expands Medical Marijuana Program
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law today that significantly expands the state's medical cannabis program, including a regulatory framework that could accommodate broader legalization in the future. The new law creates a Cannabis... more »
