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Venable LLP Issues Client Alert on EPR Laws
As of October 2025, seven states (California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington) have passed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws. These laws are intended to reduce packaging waste and improve recycling by holding producers financially and operationally responsible for the end-of-life management of their products, according to a client alert issued by Venable LLP. ...
Bill Brevoort, Chinese Herb Pioneer, Dies at 75
Iconic Chinese medicinal herb pioneer Bill Brevoort, 75, passed away at his home in Kona, HI on July 28. He had been recently diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. Brevoort was a truly remarkable man — intelligent, intrepid, focused and highly spiritual, as noted by the American Botanical Council (ABC). He and his wife Peggy Brevoort founded East ...
Science Mag Rejects Dr. Bronner’s Advertorial on GMOs
As part of Dr. Bronner’s GMO labeling advocacy, just prior to the momentous vote in Oregon, the company placed an advertorial in major nationally syndicated magazines including Harper’s, Scientific American, New Yorker, The Nation, but Science magazine refused to run the ad. The advertorial discusses the rise in pesticide inputs precipitated by GMOs. “For example, the ...
AHPA Issues Cannabis Oversight Recommendations for Regulators
The American Herbal Products Association (Silver Spring, MD, AHPA) has published recommendations for regulators to address issues related to the safe use and responsible commerce of legally marketed products derived from Cannabis species. Several states, including Massachusetts, Oregon, Nevada, and Illinois have considered AHPA’s recommendations in the development of state medical marijuana program regulations and AHPA’s recommendations ...
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