
Cannabis and Hemp Law Blog
The Cannabis Laws of the 2025 California Legislative Session
Although the 2025 California Legislative Session delivered only a handful of new cannabis laws, the bills that did get signed are poised to deliver significant
California’s Track-and-Trace System Goes on Trial in an Orange County Courtroom, With National Implications
The five-year legal showdown between Catalyst Cannabis and California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) over supply chain diversion is finally approaching a critical trial—one that
California Lawmakers Send Cannabis Bills to Newsom’s Desk, Including Excise Tax Rollback, and Hemp Products Integration
By the conclusion of the 2025 California Legislative Session this past weekend, state lawmakers had sent no fewer than five cannabis bills to Governor Newsom’s
Recent Studies and Surveys Undermine Myths about Cannabis Access and Use, Reveal Increasing Acceptance
With federal rescheduling rumors circulating, and the California Senate Appropriations Committee moving a crucial cannabis excise tax rollback measure to a vote on the California
In Split Decision, Second Circuit Panel Holds Dormant Commerce Clause Applies to State Cannabis Regimes
Introduction On August 12, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision in Variscite NY Four, LLC v. New
Cannabis Retail and Cultivation Expand in SoCal, While NorCal Faces Environmental, Privacy, and Other Woes
While cannabis retail and cultivation have recently expanded in southern California, a combination of environmental, right-to-privacy, and other woes have beset northern California cannabis communities.
Hemp Products Integration, Local Penalty Enforcement, and Online Marketplaces Bills Proceed in Legislature
Ahead of yesterday’s break for Summer Recess, California lawmakers moved several cannabis and hemp bills through the policy committees of the Assembly and Senate toward