Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I'm Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento.

This week we're looking at: Big Law's push into boutiques' cannabis turf • The solicitor general's defense of 280E, again • Garfunkel Wild's new cannabis practice • Big Candy's legal challenge of edibles' packaging

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