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2/26/2020 12:00:00 AM Ad fraud continues to be an issue By Keri Bruce Fighting ad fraud is a full time job for the industry. Brands continue to lose millions of dollars to ad fraud. What steps are your...
2/25/2020 12:00:00 AM College athletes should be paid By Keri Bruce If you are a brand wanting to have a student athlete endorse your products, are you prepared to address the associated risks?
2/18/2020 7:15:38 PM FSA announces controls over CBD products By Carolyn Pepper Jessica Parry In our August 2019 client alert, we highlighted the fact that the EU had added a new entry for cannabinoids to the Novel Food Catalogue...
2/18/2020 2:26:58 PM At Last: A Law in the Works That Protects Lawyers Assisting Clients in the Cannabis Industry By Claudia Springer Recently, the ABA voted to support legislation that would protect lawyers who represent marijuana enterprises operating legally within...
2/18/2020 12:43:02 AM New Jersey legislation offers hope to insurers covering cannabis as well as to policyholders By Mike Sampson With similar federal legislation stalled currently, New Jersey has stepped forward with its own proposal to protect insurance companies...
2/18/2020 12:00:00 AM Will European AI remain competitive? By Roch Glowacki Last year, the new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen promised to put forward, within the first 100 days of...
2/11/2020 3:23:20 PM At an impasse? Despite omission, federal budget likely to still include cannabis amendment in end By Mike Sampson For a number of years, there has been a provision in the U.S. federal budget -- known variously, among other names, as the...
2/10/2020 3:07:40 PM Federal Courts now being asked to weigh in on appointing receivers for cannabis enterprises By Claudia Springer In a case of first impression, a federal court in Arizona is being asked to appoint a receiver for a company that is involved in the...
2/8/2020 4:58:12 PM Recent cases of interest involving CBD enterprises By Claudia Springer Please see the recent blog post written by my colleagues James Rockney and Erika Auger regarding a recent class action case filed against...
2/6/2020 4:44:05 PM Shipping cannabis in or through U.S.? Be careful! By Mike Sampson U.S. companies seeking to ship marijuana -- or even CBD products -- by U.S. mail or other common carrier need to be cognizant of those...
2/6/2020 12:00:00 AM Updated guidance for influencers issued by watchdog By Nick Breen CAP and the CMA have published extended guidance, together with various infographics and side notes aimed at clarifying the rules that...
2/4/2020 4:12:57 PM The SEC is starting to prosecute cannabis fraudsters By Claudia Springer The former principals of SMRB a/k/a Green Acres Pharms, a former marijuana grower, have been named in a lawsuit brought by the SEC...
2/4/2020 12:00:00 AM A monumental year ahead for adtech? By Elle Todd There is so much happening in adtech regulation on both sides of the Atlantic that 2020 looks set to really shake things up. You can read...
2/2/2020 7:09:26 PM Bracing for a recall? Cannabis growers should consider insurance now By Mike Sampson Writing for Marijuana Business Daily, Adrian D. Garcia predicts that a cannabis cultivator is "more than likely" to experience a product...