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Is Heineken Taking a Legal Risk to Be First Mover in THC-Infused Bevs?

Dear Client:As reported yesterday in CBD (see CBD 06/26/2018), Heineken-owned Lagunitas is rolling out an IPA-inspired sparkling water line that's going to be infused with THC and/or CBD, dubbed Hi-Fi Hops.A few points jump out:FIRST MOVER VS LEGAL RISKS. It's a little surprising that a division of a large international brewer is jumping into the U.S. cannabis industry, ostensibly committing a felony as long as cannabis remains classified as a Schedule 1 drug by the feds, no matter what California

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