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For new businesses, the plethora of entity structure options for initial formation can seem endless and confusing. The following guide was compiled to lay out the basics of corporate structure and to assist

Ever had a friend or relative ask you to ship them cannabis edibles? Hemp oil? CBD? Although shipping some of these products may be legal, perhaps you are hesitant before taking them to the post office.

In late February, the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) recently-appointed commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, recognized the growing consumer demand for CBD products. “People are using these [CBD] products,”

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) revealed that it will delay the enforcement requirement of the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) laboratory certification process and reverse distributor

On January 13, 2020, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture chairman, Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN), introduced a bill to respond to one of the most troublesome issues in the rising hemp industry

In the last quarter of 2019, a group of researchers based in Toronto revealed findings from a study conducted to determine the effects and residual symptoms of cannabis use on drivers. The study, published

Cryptocurrency and blockchain markets have attracted significant interest and built considerable traction through the passage of numerous bills in one of the country’s least populated states – Wyoming.

Approaching a year after the signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”), the industrial hemp and cannabidiol (“CBD”) markets are exploding, yet laced-consumable products still

Block.one’s ICO brought in billions over the course of a year, but the company now faces SEC penalizations for failing to register with the agency. On September 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The updated rules are expected to bring much-needed standardization for FMT procedures. The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) recently released guidelines on an increasingly common medical treatment:

In a historic vote, the SAFE Banking Act has successfully passed through the House and now moves on to the Senate. On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives cleared the first-ever self-contained

Katy Perry found herself in a “perfect storm” recently when a Los Angeles federal jury found the singer and several of her collaborators guilty of copyright infringement, after a seven-day trial brought

September 10, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a news release announcing the recent distribution of warning letters to three companies advertising cannabidiol (“CBD”) products as

(Photo Source: LA Times) The LA Lakers superstar LeBron James recently took a big “L” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) in his attempt to trademark the phrase “Taco Tuesday.”1

Despite the bill’s projected reception earlier in the summer, California lawmakers will not make a decision on Assembly Bill-228 (“AB 228”) this year as the bill has stalled in the state legislature despite

Until now, the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) has exclusively worked with NIDA to supply research products. (Source) On August 26,

Nixon signing the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act, 1972. (Courtesy National Archives, photo no. 66394272) July 14 marked the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s message to Congress asking

On July 22, 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) sent a Warning Letter (the “Letter”) to Curaleaf, Inc. notifying the company that FDA considers several products Curaleaf sells

We originally posted this piece on July 18th 2019, unfortunately down-voted it for some reason and it got "hidden" by steemit. We aren't sure why and have reached out to get answers. In the short

Through a bill proposed earlier this year, California legislators appear to be on the verge of legalizing the sale of food, drink, and cosmetic products containing hemp or associated cannabinoids, such