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Trademark Protection for CBD Supplements
June 10, 2021
There are over 2,000 pending federal trademark applications for supplements containing cannabidiol (“CBD...
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Senators Introduce Law Providing Legal Pathway for CBD Products
May 24, 2021
On May 19, 2021, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced The Hemp Acc...
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Strategies for Securing Brand Protections for Cannabis Companies
March 25, 2021
It has been two years since the federal “Farm Bill” removed hemp from the definition of marijuana, renderi...
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Texas Bans the Manufacture and Sale of Smokable Hemp Products
August 7, 2020
The State of Texas officially banned the manufacture and sale of smokable hemp products and hemp vapor cartrid...
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West Virginia Commences Regulating Entire CBD Industry
July 1, 2020
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture’s (“WVDA”) Hemp Products rule aims to regulate all C...
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Failed Drug Test Not Enough to Dismiss Claim of Disability Discrimination in New J...
March 12, 2020
Employers may need to reevaluate their response to an employee’s failed drug test following a recent decisio...
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USDOT Safety-Sensitive Employees Now on Notice About CBD Use
February 28, 2020
USDOT safety-sensitive employees cannot use cannabidiol (“CBD”) products without impunity. On Febr...
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West Virginia Treasurer’s Office Tentatively Awards Medical Cannabis Banking Con...
August 28, 2019
On August 26, 2019, the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office (the “Office”) tentatively awarded the st...
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Senate Holds Public Hearing on Banking Access for the Cannabis Industry
July 26, 2019
On July 23, 2019, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (the “Committee...
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Historic Vote in Congress Aims to Protect State Cannabis Programs
June 24, 2019
By a vote of 267 to 165, the United States House of Representatives (the “House”) passed a bipartisan amen...
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West Virginia’s Treasurer Acknowledges Banking Fix, Readying for Medical Cannabi...
June 10, 2019
West Virginia’s fledgling medical cannabis program is one step closer to fruition.  West Virginia’s State...
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Legislature Significantly Amends the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act
May 23, 2019
On the first day of West Virginia’s legislative special session, the West Virginia Legislature enacted Senat...
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