Cannabis and Hemp Law Blog
The Cannabis Laws of the 2024 California Legislative Session
As we look forward to the beginning of a new session of the California Legislature in 2025, here is a look back at the California
Cannabis Arrests Again Surpassed 200,000 in 2023, Concentrated in U.S. South & Midwest
For the second year in a row, the FBI has reported that law enforcement made over two-hundred-thousand (200,000) arrests in the United States related to
California Local Jurisdictions Must Meet Ten Conditions to Implement “Cannabis Cafe” Law
Sponsored by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D – San Francisco), AB 1775, the “Cannabis Cafe” bill, goes into effect on January 1, 2025, and a number
Governor Newsom Signs Nine Cannabis Bills, Including “Cannabis Cafe” Bill, Into Law
Today, the last day for Governor Newsom to sign bills passed by both chambers in the 2024 California Legislative Session, Governor Newsom has now signed
Marijuana Rescheduling Means Federal Status Quo for Recreational Prohibition & FDA Approval
Even if the DEA reschedules marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the federal ban on recreational cannabis will
Small Cannabis Producer Event Sales Bill Awaits California Senate Floor Vote
California cannabis cultivators are struggling with wholesale price depression from oversupply, outsized competition from the illicit cannabis market, and now losses from wildfires driven by
Southern California Jurisdictions Consider Expansion and Reform of Commercial Cannabis
The City of Long Beach is looking into allowing temporary permitted special events with on-site cannabis consumption within the city’s boundaries after a unanimous vote
