Insights

Raising Capital for Maryland Social Equity Cannabis Businesses

By Charles Alovisetti, Elena Markos
Sep 27, 2024

Maryland recently awarded cannabis business licenses to social equity applicants. If you were one of the lucky lottery winners, now it’s time to focus on raising money for your business. Read this insight for essential considerations around raising capital for Maryland social equity cannabis licensees.

New Jersey Passes Law to Regulate ‘Intoxicating Hemp Products’

By Sarah Grande, Andrea Golan, Shawn Hauser
Sep 23, 2024

New Jersey is the latest state to regulate “intoxicating hemp products,” with an immediate ban on the sale of products with any detectable amount of THC to individuals under 21 years of age and only allows such products to be sold in state-licensed cannabis businesses. The new law will permit liquor stores licensed by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission to sell intoxicating hemp beverages once those regulations are adopted.

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Proposes Draft Amended Regulations: Public Comment Period Now Open

By David M. Ullian, Tim Callahan
Sep 19, 2024

Proposed amendments to Massachusetts’ cannabis regulations would significantly impact microbusinesses, home delivery licensees, product transportation, and medical patients. Public comments are being accepted through October 7—now is the time to make your voices heard! Read this article for a summary of the key provisions in the draft amended regulations.

Ongoing Delta-8 THC Legal Battle Moves to the Texas Supreme Court

By Daniel Molina
Sep 16, 2024

The Delta-8 THC battle in Texas continues, with the arena now moving to the Texas Supreme Court. On August 21, 2024, the Texas Department of State Health Services filed an opening brief with the Texas Supreme Court in the case Texas Department of State Health Services v. Sky Marketing Corp. as part of an ongoing effort to ban D8 in Texas, a battle the agency has been waging since 2021.

DEA Conducts Joint Raid in Texas on Vape Shops Selling High-THC Products

By Daniel Molina, Jason Adelstone
Sep 12, 2024

In August 2024, nine Texas vape shops were shut down after allegedly selling products over the legal THC limit set by state and federal law. Various interpretations of the 2018 Farm Bill and whether cannabinoids such as Delta-8 and THCA qualify as hemp have left a gray area in the legality of hemp-based products. This Insights post explores the THC thresholds of the products seized during the Texas raid and the DEA’s unclear position on synthetic THC and the definition of hemp.