By Lauren Mendelsohn, Esq.
Sep 16, 2025
Sonoma County – an agricultural and tourist area north of San Francisco, CA -- recently released a final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), a draft ordinance, a GIS map, and other cannabis-related materials that mark an important milestone in the ongoing evolution of its cannabis regulations.
Aug 28, 2025
Vicente partner Jason Tarasek will mediate a panel at the Minnesota Cannabis Real Estate Summit on September 10, 2025. The session will showcase best practices related to safety, efficiency, and compliance in cannabis operations. Register now!
Aug 14, 2025
Vicente partner Jason Tarasek will attend Green Equity: A Cannabis Leadership Summit in Minneapolis on August 18. The event, hosted by the Minority Cannabis Business Association, aims to build equity and opportunity within the cannabis industry.
Aug 13, 2025
On August 15, 2025, Vicente partner Lauren Mendelsohn will speak at the Women in Cannabis Expo (WICE) in Reno, Nevada, sharing insights on cannabis investment, grants and the current market landscape.
Jul 15, 2025
Vicente LLP partner Jason Tarasek and director of regulatory compliance Genevieve Meehan will speak at the 2025 Cannabis Law Conference. The event will bring together legal professionals, industry leaders and policymakers to discuss the future of cannabis in the state and beyond. Be sure to join!
By Meg Nash
Jun 3, 2025
Maryland’s Cannabis Business Assistance Fund (CBAF) portal will open today, the first step in providing direct capital assistance to Social Equity Applicants awarded a conditional Maryland Cannabis License. Keep reading to ensure you are ready to apply, and access funds to move from conditional to final license.
Jun 2, 2025
Vicente LLP is participating in Maryland’s Office of Social Equity's “From Seed to Success” Cannabis Business Vendor Fair on June 6. Partner Charles Alovisetti will attend on behalf of the firm to offer legal insights and connect with social equity cannabis licensees. Register now!
May 12, 2025
Vicente receives Legal Insider’s “Cannabis & Psychedelics Law Firm of the Year — Denver 2025” award for offering best-in-class cannabis and psychedelics law services.
By Andrea Golan
May 28, 2024
A wave of new state laws continues to reshape the hemp industry in 2024. Read this Insight about Connecticut’s strict approach to THC content, Oregon’s hemp product registration process, conditions for interstate transport of work-in-progress hemp material from Utah, and more.
By Andrea Golan
Dec 19, 2023
In our second blog in a series of Vicente Insights discussing hemp regulation under the new Minnesota Cannabis Law, we break down Minnesota’s regulation of “synthetic cannabinoids” including how they are defined, when they can be used, and whether the rules for synthetic cannabinoids differ for cannabis and hemp.
Sep 18, 2023
Join the Vicente LLP team in Minneapolis for another can’t-miss hemp and cannabis legal and business seminar on October 19, 2023. The event will feature Vicente LLP hemp and cannabis business attorneys Michelle Bodian, Travis Copenhaver, Jeremy Shaw and Jason Tarasek, along with special guests Sen. Lindsey Port and cannabis accountant Angela L’Esperance of Ms. Jane Accounting.
By Michelle Bodian, Shawn Hauser, Shane Pennington
May 11, 2023
At a DEA supply chain conference last week, Terrance Boos, Section Chief, Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, stated that the DEA will be releasing a rule to reschedule certain hemp-derived cannabinoids.