Cannabis Law
RECENT CASE LAW
- United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- California Court of Appeal, 4th District
- California Court of Appeal, 4th District
- California Court of Appeal, 2nd District
RECENT STATUTES
- AB 195 | Eliminated cultivation tax and shifts collection point for 15% state excise tax from distributors to retailers.
- SB 988 | More flexibility for health care facilities to use cannabis (Ryan’s Law).
- AB 1954 | Bans medical discrimination against patients who already use cannabis.
- AB 2925 | Requires spending report on Youth Education funds by July 10, 2023.
- SB 1186 | Preempts local bans on medicinal cannabis delivery.
- AB 2188 | Prohibits employment discrimination based on off-the-clock and away from workplace cannabis use.
- AB 1706 | Sealing old cannabis-related convictions.
- SB 1326 | Interstate agreements for commercial cannabis activity.
- AB 1646 | Any material, clear or any color, containers for cannabis beverages.
- AB 1885 | Cannabis for animals for therapeutic effect or health purposes.
- SB 1215 | Expands Electronic Waste Recycling Act to include battery-embeded products and imposes recycling fee.
- AB 1894 | Cannabis vapes & cartridges to show hazardous waste/disposal messages.
- AB 2595 | Requires CA Department of Social Services to treat parental cannabis use the same as alcohol use in child welfare investigations.
- AB 2210 | Temporary events: premises with alcohol licenses; unsold inventory.
- AB 2568 | Specifically states not a crime to provide insurance.
ARTICLES
- Business Law Article: Selected Developments in Business Law – Agribusiness Committee Issues An eBulletin Discussing Cannabis Registration Guidance By The U.S. Trademark Office
- IP Article: How GW Pharma Won CBD
SELF STUDY
Webinars
Overview
Original Air Date: 9/24/2020
2020 Annual Meeting: The New Green Legal Cannabis Rush: Is it For Everyone?
Original Air Date: 10/7/2020
2020 Solo & Small Firm Summit: Cannabis and Hemp Law: Green Rush or Land Mine?
Employment
Original Air Date: 9/3/2020
Work and Weed: What Lawyers Need to Know about Cannabis in the Workplace
Intellectual Property
Original Air Date: 10/10/20
Cannabis Intellectual Property Law Nuts & Bolts
Original Air Date: 11/9/2020
Shelter In Place Institute: Cannabis & IP Law Litigation 2020 Update
Original Air Date: 3/10/2020
Trademarks & Cannabis Law
Original Air Date: 1/29/2020
Introduction to IP & Cannabis Law
Original Air Date: 10/21/2020
Trade Secrets in Cannabis
Original Air Date: 11/10/2021
45th Annual IP Institute: Shifting Tokes — Cannabis-Related Patents in a Changing World
Original Air Date: 4/22/2021
Rolling with Patents: IP in Cannabis and Recent Cannabis Patent Litigation
Original Air Date: 7/1/2021
Summer Cannabis (Law) Series: Protecting Cannabis IP in an Uncertain Legal Landscape
International Law
Original Air Date: 1/19/2022
Cannabis and Hemp: Opportunities and Pitfalls for the Foreign Investor
Public Law
Original Air Date: 10/22/2021
Hot Topics in Cannabis Licensing and Regulatory Activity-What Every Cannabis Lawyer Should Know
Real Property
Environmental Law
Original Air Date: 8/12/2021
The California Cannabis Rush: The Interplay Between Cannabis, Environmental Laws and Regulations
Ethics & Professional Responsibility/Competency
Original Air Date: 12/7/2020
The Ethics of Working with Cannabis Clients – High Times, or Buzz Kill?
Original Release Date: 2020
COPRAC Opinion 2020-202
Elimination of Bias
Original Air Date: 8/5/2021
True Color of Marijuana – Stirring the Racial Justice Pot
Taxation
Trusts and Estates
Intellectual Property Cannabis Interest Group
Intellectual Property Cannabis Interest Group
Participate in the IP Property Cannabis Interest Group which offers frequent webinar presentations and community discussions of hot topics and practice tips.
The Interest Groups of the IP Section are open to all IP Section members interested in participating. The groups have regular meetings open to all members of the IP Section. They also present educational programs focused on the needs of various IP practices.
All of the interest groups send periodic e-mail bulletins to their members. As an IP Law Section member, you can sign up for the IP Cannabis Interest Group to receive notifications in all areas that interest you.
For more information, contact the Intellectual Property Law Section at IP@calawyers.org.
Announcements of meetings and CLE programs are included in Inevitable Disclosures, which is sent to all members of the Section.
Not a member of the IP Section and want to join the Interest Group? Join IP Section Here and then sign up for the Interest Group Here.
Webinar: Cannabis Goes to Court: IP Litigation Round-Up and Lessons Learned from 2022
While cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, nearly twenty states have passed laws authorizing the adult use of cannabis products, and nearly 40 states allow medical cannabis use.
Webinar: Privacy Basics (and a Few More Advanced Topics) for IP Attorneys
Confused by the CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA, CPA, UCPA, CTDPA, ADPPA, GDPR, etc.? Â Is your client a business, service provider, contractor, data controller, data processor, or none of the above?
Webinar: New Weapons Under the TMA: Expungement and Reexamination Proceedings
The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) provides new ways to seek cancellation of trademarks that are not or have not been in actual use. While going forward after 2023 Petitioners may only request an expungement proceeding between three and 10 years after the mark is registered, until December 2023 one can challenge any registration over three years old. As a result, many older trademark registrations may be vulnerable.