A few weeks back on my daily trawl of linked in I came across the following post by Ruth.

I had to get in touch to dig a little deeper.

This is the best research I’ve yet come across with regard to cannabis patents.

New blog: Cannabis Patents

I did a very simple keyword search of the US patent database, so the hits surely under-represent all the patents out there.

I downloaded over 10,000 patents, then eliminated those that weren’t relevant and many of those that were either abandoned or had expired.

I was left with over 8,700 patents.


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https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-274-ruth-fisher-her-research-on-cannabis-patents/

Rarely do we get to speak to business owners on the ground outside the bigger European jurisdictions who have to ensure they are fully compliant with the vagaries of EU rules and regs.

Thanks to Nejc we’ve learnt a little more about the whys and wherefores.

Nejc Rusjan

Steering Essentia Pura as CEO and Founder, my focus is on pioneering advancements in CBD extraction and manufacturing technology. Our commitment is to deliver all-natural, full-spectrum CBD products that stand out for their quality and safety. With expertise science and innovation, the company’s direction caters to a diverse clientele, ensuring a tailored approach to wellness solutions.

Our mission at Essentia Pura is to forge long-lasting customer relationships through integrity and quality, with the overarching goal of enhancing the well-being of millions. With the help of our technology and strategic partnerships, we aim to be at the forefront of the health and wellness industry, championing the best price-to-quality ratio for our CBD products.

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-273-nejc-rusjan-founder-of-essentia-pura-negotiating-eu-rules-regs-running-a-white-label-cbd-business-in-slovenia/

The Colorado Hemp Beverage Coalition quietly arrived 6 months back and they had their official launch party in the last couple of weeks.

Leading lawyer and consultant Brian Vicente is playing a key part in bringing Colorado up to speed with other states and hopes to get some legislation through the state house in the January session.

We discuss what he hopes for in Colorado, how the cannabis / hemp beverage sector is growing nationally, what sort of regulations are desirable and more.

As always the key is generating a commonsense  approach that builds the sector and protects the consumer.

Here’s the press release

With THC beverages quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing segments in cannabis and beverage, Colorado is positioning itself at the center of this emerging category.

This month, Vicente LLP and leading brands including Wana, Cycling Frog, Keef, Brez, Fable, Sleeping Giant Brewing, and Vertosa launched the Colorado Hemp Beverage Coalition to drive responsible policy reform for hemp-derived THC drinks.


More info at
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-272-brian-vicente-on-the-launch-of-colorados-hemp-beverage-coalition-the-move-to-beverages-becoming-a-major-cog-in-the-national-cannabis-hemp-markets/

Raymond recently annouced he’s joing the Californian firm, Antithesis.

I catch up with him to discuss what that means and what sort of practice he’s looking to develop.

Raymond Allen is a seasoned nonprofit attorney and former in-house general counsel with two decades of experience guiding purpose-driven nonprofits and other organizations on the cutting edge of law, culture, and policy in complex and highly regulated environments. At Burning Man Project, Raymond helped lead the organization through its transformation from a limited liability company into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a constellation of affiliated entities. He built the legal department from the ground up and served as General Counsel during a period of significant growth, as the annual 8-day event expanded from approximately 35,000 participants in 2004 to 80,000 by 2022. His work included nonprofit, corporate governance, risk management, compliance, IP protection, contracts, employment, insurance, government affairs and just about every other area of the law imaginable.

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-271-raymond-allen-from-in-house-at-burning-man-maps-to-antithesis-law-challenges-of-working-in-psychedelic-law-what-that-means-in-2025/

Feldman Legal Advisors out of NY announced last month that Jessica would be advising for the firm out of the UK handling both UK & European business.

We jumped on a call to discuss the sort of work she’d be doing and her thoughts on the Europe wide market at the moment.

Jessica also has extensive experience at the UN which is one of the major hurdles for getting European jurisdictions across the line.

More at
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-270-jessica-steinberg-joins-feldman-legal-advisors-pllc-as-new-uk-advisor/

Feldman Legal Advisors out of NY announced last month that Jessica would be advising for the firm out of the UK handling both UK & European business.

We jumped on a call to discuss the sort of work she’d be doing and her thoughts on the Europe wide market at the moment.

Jessica also has extensive experience at the UN which is one of the major hurdles for getting European jurisdictions across the line.

More at
https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-270-jessica-steinberg-joins-feldman-legal-advisors-pllc-as-new-uk-advisor/

I recently read Khalid’s latest paper

“Navigating Cannabis Regulation in Morocco: Historical Context, Socio-Economic Impact, and Policy Gaps” (see below)

He writes by way of introduction

In August 2021, Morocco adopted Law 13–21, authorizing the medical and industrial uses of cannabis. This new law marks a break from the prohibitionist drug policy and the successive failures of alternative development programs in the country, which have been conducted since independence. While this legalization occurs in Morocco at a time when several countries around the world have legalized cannabis for medical use, twenty years ago, the idea of legalizing cannabis in the country was inconceivable.

The Ministry of Interior, which leads the fight against drugs, drives this legislative change. Since the extent of cultivated areas and the scale of hashish production were revealed in official reports by the Moroccan Agency for the Development of the North and UNODC in the mid- 2000s, the stated aim of the last twenty years was to eradicate cannabis production to reduce the figures of cultivated areas and production volume.

This article explores the objectives of the recent legalization of medical and industrial cannabis use by analyzing three different categories of affected populations: local consumers, producers, and exporters. While the law targets the socio-economic needs of small farmers and caters to private industrial actors in the cannabis sector, local consumers and patients are overlooked in the legalization process. Therefore, this article

We speak about Morocco’s historical background with regard to cannabis production and what has changed over the last 10-15 years.

Khalid gives us a quick history of what “legalization” and “regulation” means.

What the current issues are and what the country is doing now to create an environmet that works for Moroccan growers and building a local sector.

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https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-269-khalid-tinasti-his-new-paper-navigating-cannabis-regulation-in-morocco-historical-context-socio-economic-impact-and-policy-gaps/

I talk to Owen about his book and happened that led him to write it.

The book precis says David & Goliath I would also add “the Odyssey”.

The book precis says

Owen, Ted and the crew of the Victoria cannabis buyers club embark on a David versus Goliath showdown with Health Canada and the Harper Conservative government. Armed with the power of science and the impassioned stories of patients, this rebel alliance brought the issue of medical cannabis to the highest court in the land. This case established the most significant cannabis ruling in Canadian history, while at the same time discovering a new means of legalizing a psychoactive compound outside of the powers of parliament and the drug approval process. In this deeply moving story find out why cannabis was legalized in Canada and why it must be legalized around the world.

More info about the book



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https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-268-owne-smith-medical-cannabis-activist-author-advocate-talks-about-his-book-legal-cannabis-extracts-edibles-in-the-supreme-court-of-canada/

In this episode I speak with Maya Dukmasova  a senior reporter at InjusticeWatch.org who has just penned a great investigative piece about a rogue lab and cannabis DUI testing methadology and results in Illinois.

Maya writes

It would take more than six years for Thompson to be exonerated, along with more than a dozen other DuPage County defendants who had been convicted of low-level DUI-cannabis charges with the help of Bash’s lab work and testimony. 

By then, Bash would resign and UIC would shut down her lab right as an accrediting agency’s audit uncovered a range of unacceptable problems in its operations. Prosecutors’ offices in some of the 17 counties for which the lab provided testing would also issue disclosures to defendants about Bash’s “inaccurate and unqualified testimony.”

In a months-long investigation — including more than 45 Freedom of Information Act requests, more than 100 interviews, and a review of some 8,000 pages of public records — Injustice Watch found more than 2,200 cases in which body fluids were tested for THC by the UIC lab between 2016 and 2024. In addition to improperly testing urine for DUI-cannabis investigations, these sources indicate the lab was for years unable to differentiate between legal and illegal types of THC in people’s body fluids. Worse, internal records examined by Injustice Watch suggest the lab was aware of some of the problems in its testing since at least 2021 but continued to perform tests and report results to law enforcement, mostly in DUI cases. Bash, meanwhile, repeatedly testified about the lab’s findings in inaccurate and misleading ways.

“I take great pride in my work and have always conducted myself ethically,” Bash said in written responses to Injustice Watch questions. “It is deeply upsetting to be falsely accused.”

Injustice Watch also found university officials charged with overseeing the lab were focused on the lab’s financial performance, and not on the quality of its scientific work. According to internal emails, officials’ eventual decision to shut down human testing at the lab came as a result of its failure to generate revenue.

UIC officials declined interview requests from Injustice Watch but recently issued an internal investigation report exonerating themselves from oversight failures. The report concluded the lab’s methods were “at all times appropriate and met accepted scientific standards” and none of its analysts “knowingly provided false testimony in criminal proceedings.”

We discuss the lab and its processes , its relationship with the university, its results and as Maya succinctly says that word “opaque” pops up again and again

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https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-267-opaque-how-a-rogue-laboratory-at-university-of-illinois-chicago-got-people-convicted-for-driving-high/

Great to catch up with Lisa to find out what’s going on in both the hemp & cannabis worlds in Texas.

Lisa explains the ongoing fracas between the senate, the Lt Gov & Gov Abbott on hemp.

Lisa has been involved with cannabis / hemp and law in Texas or over a decade now and knows the state inside out on the topic(s).

Did you know only 182 hectares of hemp is actually being grown in Texas at the moment!

https://cannabislaw.report/karma-koala-podcast-266-lisa-pittman-hemp-cannabis-wtf-is-going-on-in-texas-at-the-moment/