Higher Law: Law Firms' Disappearing Links to a Pot-Prohibition Group | A Weed-And-Workers Lawsuit Filed Against Walmart | Perkins Coie's Work on a Trade Dress Suit Targeting Martha Stewart and Canopy Growth | Why Marijuana Companies Can't Make Enough Money
A nonprofit that's lobbying to block federal marijuana legislation has scrubbed the names of five law firms and dozens of other "corporate partners" from its website amid criticism from legalization advocates.
September 08, 2022 at 02:38 PM
10 minute read
Higher Law
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:
- Law firms' links to a pot-prohibition group.
- A weed-and-workers lawsuit filed against Walmart.
- Perkins Coie's work on a trade dress suit targeting Martha Stewart and Canopy Growth
- Why marijuana companies can't make enough money.
Thanks as always for reading. Please keep the feedback and story ideas coming. Drop me a line at [email protected]. You can call me, too, at 916.448.2935. Follow me on Twitter: @capitalaccounts.
Khadijah Tribble, chief executive officer of the US Cannabis Council. Courtesy photo Law Firms' Names Disappear From Marijuana Legalization Opponents' Website
A nonprofit that's lobbying to block federal marijuana legislation has scrubbed the names of five law firms and dozens of other "corporate partners" from its website amid criticism from legalization advocates.
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, or CADCA, is urging its supporters to oppose a recently introduced bill by Senate Democrats that would remove marijuana from a list of federally controlled substances. Congress is not expected to pass the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act this year. But the landmark legislation lays down a marker for future debates over legalization.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
NY Cannabis Marketing Rulings / Rescheduling Effects / Honigman's Work on Trademark Suit / Goodbye
9 minute read
Workplace Weed and Labor Pacts / State AGs and Hemp / Maryland Licensing Suit / Vicente Sues Recruiter
9 minute read
Law Firms Mentioned
- Goodwin Procter
- Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
- Ropes & Gray
- Jackson Lewis P.C.
- The Barber Law Firm
- Latham & Watkins
- Arnstein Lehr
- Quarles & Brady
- Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
- Foley & Lardner
- Pepper Hamilton
- Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Barnes Thornburg
- Locke Lord LLP
- Perkins Coie
Trending Stories
Who Got The Work
J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
