On October 14, 2026, the DEA published two new notices of intent in the Federal Register that restructure its kratom-related scheduling actions. The first replaces the pending 7-hydroxymitragynine ...

A new continuing resolution pushes the federal total THC standard and 0.4 mg per-container cap for hemp products to December ...

Virginia has legalized retail cannabis. On June 29, 2026, the General Assembly enacted HB 30, the biennial budget bill, which contains a complete legal and regulatory framework for a commercial ...

About Charles Alovisetti Charlie Alovisetti is a corporate lawyer, partner at Vicente LLP, and co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Department. He advises investors, companies, and other law firms on ...

At its October 8 meeting, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) voted to continue to authorize administrative ...

DSHS’s reinstatement of the 2021 controlled substances schedules did not change criminal penalties for selling consumable hemp products in Texas. Criminal exposure still turns on Texas penalty groups ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek C. Julius stayed the marijuana rescheduling proceeding (DEA Docket No. 1362; Hearing Docket No. 26-96) on September 29.

A private dispute over a New York cannabis business can bring its ownership and financing arrangements before both a court and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). Recent cases show OCM requesting ...