Brett Schuman

Jan 7, 2025 | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Jessica Huang |Brett Schuman

2024 was another busy and interesting year of legal and political developments for cannabis. Here are some key issues and must-watch cases for the year ahead. Rescheduling Hearing Delayed Although many had hoped rescheduling would be completed by the end of the year, that was not meant to be.

Nov 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | Brett Schuman |Jennifer Fisher |Harry Berezin |Adam Horowitz

Voters in five states voted yesterday on whether to legalize cannabis in some form and only one measure passed. In Florida, nearly 56 percent of voters approved Amendment 3 to legalize adult-use cannabis but the measure failed to achieve the required 60 percent of votes necessary to amend the state's constitution. Adult-use cannabis legalization measures also failed to garner majority support in North Dakota and South Dakota.

Oct 22, 2024 | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Adam Horowitz |Jessica Huang |Harry Berezin |Brett Schuman

In December 2018, Congress passed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “Farm Bill”), legalizing the version of the cannabis sativa L. plant colloquially known as hemp at the federal level in the United States. Following passage of the Farm Bill, hemp and products derived from the hemp plant could be freely shipped across state lines. Hemp is naturally higher in CBD than marijuana.

Aug 2, 2024 | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Brett Schuman |Adam Horowitz |Jessica Huang

Updated Aug. 4, 1:46 p.m. to include mention of an executive order issued Aug. 1 by Missouri Governor Michael Parson, banning the sale of intoxicating consumer cannabis products manufactured outside the regulated adult-use market.

Feb 27, 2024 | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Jennifer Fisher |Brett Schuman |Adam Horowitz |Jessica Huang

If 2022 was the year of delta-8 THC, then 2023 was the year of hemp-derived delta-9 THC.