If you’re in the Los Angeles CBD business, it’s important to avoid playing fast-and-loose with celebrity endorsements and/or likenesses. Sure, there are many celebrities who are vocal fans of cannabis and CBD products, and some even have their own brands. But as our Los Angeles CBD business attorneys can explain,…
Recreational marijuana has been legal for adults in California for the past 7 years – but driving under the influence of marijuana (or any mind-altering substance) has always been strictly prohibited. But despite all the legislative and regulatory developments with respect to marijuana law, the state has yet to establish…
Although it didn’t get a lot of splashy coverage when it first passed, the gargantuan appropriations bill signed by the president at the end of last year contained a piece of legislation that has some significant potential for expansion of the cannabis cosmetics industry. The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act…
Twitter recently garnered a great deal of praise for being the first social media giant to revisit its marijuana advertising rules, opening the door to industry promotion of brands and informational content related to THC, CBD, and cannabis-related products and services. Certainly, this is big news. But our Los Angeles…
Federal lawmakers – from both sides of the aisle and in both Congressional bodies – are pushing for a means of streamlining so-called “breakthrough therapies” that involve psychedelic drugs like MDMA and psilocybin for the purpose of promoting drug research and development. As longtime Los Angeles cannabis business attorneys, we…
When it comes to the sales and distribution of CBD, there are a lot of unknowns as far as the potential health implications – for better are worse. But now, federal regulators have released comprehensive guidance of this popular cannabinoid. The guidance reviews the potential harms, side effects, and unknowns,…
Recreational marijuana has been legal in California since 2016 – but Riverside is only just now on the cusp of allowing cannabis businesses for the first time ever. As our Riverside cannabis lawyers can explain, city council voted 5-2 to green light 14 marijuana shop permits. The city has first…
The federal Controlled Substances Act has long been the primary thorn in the side of the U.S. cannabis industry at-large. Despite state-legal marijuana cultivation, production, sales, and possession, its status as a Schedule I narcotic by federal law has had all kinds of adverse impacts. Among these: Companies struggle to…
Despite being widely labeled as hemp-derived novel cannabinoids, Delta-8 THC-O and Delta-9-THC-O have been declared illegal by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. In a letter to a law firm dated Feb. 13, 2023, the agency stated in no uncertain terms that these popular products – referred to collectively under the…
Marijuana cultivation, processing, sale, and possession is legal for adults in California. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean all legal challenges have been abated. In some cases, landlords – commercial and residential – may continue to face certain legal challenges. As longtime Los Angeles marijuana lawyers, we’re committed to protecting the rights…