The Senegalese Customs Service executed a series of search and seizure operations during mid-November, forming part of a nation-wide strategy to address the distribution and sale of counterfeit narcotics and medicines.

In the latest episode of brand wars, Starbucks has brewed up a storm by suing a New York-based mobile marijuana business, Starbuds Flowers, for alleged trademark infringement. The coffee titan is not amused...

Spotify contended, in addition to other things, that trademarking Potify would dilute its famous mark "by both blurring and tarnishment".

In a recent judgement, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that the definition of ‘ganja' or cannabis under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotic Substances Act...

A precedent-setting judgment by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on January 10, 2022, allowed two oppositions to succeed...

In our last posti we spoke about the history, science and the regulator's take on cannabis.

Hemp, scientifically defined as Cannabis sativa, is a plant, each part of which can be put to use: the stalk, seeds, and flowers.

The usage of cannabis, hemp or marijuana precedes official records, and it is one of the oldest crops thought to have been cultivated.

In this post, we unpack the history of the cannabis plant, and the FSSAI's acknowledgement of cannabis derivatives under the category of food.