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CANNASWEEP

August 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy. Our monthly CannaSweep publication summarizes this coverage to keep...

July Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...

OFW Adds Seasoned Advocate to Government Relations Practice

Washington, DC, July 24, 2024 – OFW is pleased to announce Eric Steiner has joined Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz’s...

FDA and FTC Issue Warning Letters to Companies Selling Copycat Delta-8 THC Food Products

On July 16, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters...

Loper Bright + Corner Post = Supreme Court Opinions and Their Impact on FDA- and USDA-Regulated Industries 

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued two important opinions for any entity regulated by a federal agency, such as FDA...

Six Months and Counting – EU’s Deforestation-Free Supply Chain Regulation

Background On June 29, 2023, the EU’s Regulation on deforestation-free products entered into force, with an 18-month transition period until...

June Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF JUNE 21, 2024 CannaSweep will be on hiatus given the Congressional recess and federal holiday. We will resume...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF JUNE 14, 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy so our clients stay up-to-date on...

USDA-AMS Announces Proposed Revision to the Packers and Stockyards Regulations

On June 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced a pre-published version of the...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF JUNE 7, 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy so our clients stay up-to-date on...

May Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF MAY 31, 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy so our clients stay up-to-date on...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF MAY 24, 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy so our clients stay up-to-date on...

DEA Proposes To Reschedule Marijuana

On May 16, President Biden made official what was previously announced on May 3 – the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),...

USTR and the White House Announce the Increase of Section 301 Tariffs on Certain Products, a Limited Exclusion Process, and the Increase of CBP Enforcement

Today, the White House and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the results of the USTR’s statutory...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF MAY 10, 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy so our clients stay up-to-date on...

Women in Meat and Related Industries

I hate to say just when I started in the meat industry, but it was the early 1980’s. I was...

Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) Reintroduced Following Rescheduling Announcement

On May 1, 2024, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker...

DEA Moving To Reschedule Marijuana?!

What does it mean? What’s next? It was widely reported this week that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) would accept...

April Food and Agriculture Regulatory Recap

OFW’s Food & Agriculture team regularly monitors announcements and policy issuances from FDA, USDA, and other agencies to keep our...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF APRIL 26, 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy so our clients stay up-to-date on...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF APRIL 19, 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy so our clients stay up-to-date on...

CANNASWEEP

WEEK OF APRIL 12, 2024 OFW’s Cannabis Team regularly monitors cannabis news, legislation, regulation, and policy so our clients stay up-to-date on...