Articles by: Aaron D. Currie

The Golden State Goes Green; New Law of the Land

20 years after pioneering the medical marijuana movement Californians have again spoken out for their right to use marijuana. With the passage of proposition 64, marijuana is now treated very similar to alcohol in the State of California.  Essentially anyone in the state over the age of 21 may grow, purchase, possess and use marijuana […]

USPTO Makes Cannabis Trademark Go Up In Smoke

This past week the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a blow to cannabis businesses attempting to protect their brands. In a precedential decision, In re Morgan Brown (click here for full decision), the Board affirmed the refusal to register the mark HERBAL ACCESS for “retail store services featuring […]

The Beginning of the End of Marijuana Prohibition? Not so Fast.

Earlier this month, medical marijuana proponents were elated over the federal appropriations bill. What does the federal appropriations bill have to do with the continuing movement to repeal the prohibition of marijuana? Well, buried in Section 538 of the appropriations bill is the following language: “None of the funds made available in this Act to […]