Buckle up, grab your combine, befriend Helen Hunt and get twisted in Oklahoma as we head down a yellow brick road of environmental challenges, flying delta-8 updates, wicked zoning issues and a bit of constitutional law to ground us. In this episode of Edible Bites, McGuireWoods healthcare attorneys Kate Hardey and Royce DuBiner talk about:

• Constitutional challenges to state license/residency requirements

• Cannabis license disarray

• Local zoning challenges

• Environmental compliance enforcement

• Delta-8 updates

• Food for thought

McGuireWoods healthcare attorneys Kate Hardey, Royce DuBiner and Janice Suchyta discuss issues pertaining to cannabis and privacy laws, such as HIPAA and the California Consumer Privacy Act. Join the edibles team as they unpack the complexities of federal and state requirements, medical versus adult use obligations and duty to protect consumer information in this space.

Topics

• Lack of federal privacy legislation outside of HIPAA
• Privacy issues dominated by state law
• California Consumer Privacy Act
• Increase in data breaches
• How sensitive consumer information is defined
• Lack of consistency in state laws
• When HIPAA applies
• Expanding scope of consumer privacy issues
• How to protect consumer information
• How to create a privacy compliance program
• Food for thought

Contracting with the federal government but also want to explore business opportunities in cannabis? In the newest episode McGuireWoods’ Kate Hardey, Royce DuBiner and Rose Stern explore common questions and red flags for government contractors given the current conflict between state and federal law.

Now is the time to think about the future of cannabis and the federal government. What if cannabis was on the federal supply schedule? We’ll also discuss potential growth in this industry after the anticipated legalization of cannabis at the federal level — especially for the sale of medical cannabis to the federal government.

Topics

• State versus federal status of cannabis legalization
• Small Business Administration
• Pending legislation
• Food for thought