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NY Cannabis Marketing Rulings / Rescheduling Effects / Honigman's Work on Trademark Suit / Goodbye

A New York judge sent the Empire State cannabis industry into a temporary tizzy when he invalidated large sections of the state's cannabis regulations. One day later, Justice Kevin Bryant amended his ruling to apply only to third-party cannabis marketing restrictions.
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Florida Marijuana Measure / Another NY Licensing Suit / To License or Crack Down? / 9th Circuit's Take on Cannabusiness Marks

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner John Bash says one of the keys to persuading Florida Supreme Court justices to allow a cannabis legalization measure on the November ballot was "speaking on their terms."
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Workplace Weed and Labor Pacts / State AGs and Hemp / Maryland Licensing Suit / Vicente Sues Recruiter

A wrongful termination suit brought under Pennsylvania's medical marijuana statute is not preempted by federal law governing collective bargaining agreements, a federal judge held.
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Delta-8's Florida Future / Marijuana Garnishment Order / Fox Rothschild's New Cannabis Attorney / Trulieve Sues a Former Exec

A likely ban on Delta-8 and Delta-10 in Florida has those in the hemp industry looking for alternatives.
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Hemp's NY Lawsuit / 9th Circuit Cannabis Case / Saul Ewing's New Partner / Emerald Triangle Ballot Measure

In a newly filed suit, New York hemp industry members say new regulations made some of their once-legal products illegal almost overnight.
8 minute read

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NJ Preemption Suit / NY Targets Unlicensed Vendors / Perlmutter Lobbies / Jersey City Cops Sue Over Pot Use

"I think that upholding the supremacy of marijuana scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act is a weak argument," said McCarter & English partner Ryan Magee.
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Cannabis Landlord Case / Harris Sliwoski's New Attorneys / Cannabis Lawyer's Congressional Run / Minnesota's Expungement Director

Lawyers for an elderly property owner in Los Angeles said she didn't know her tenant was selling unlicensed marijuana and that charges against her should be dropped. The Los Angeles City Attorney's office said such a ruling would undermine local authority to regulate cannabis operations.
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The State of Ohio Cannabis / New York Optimism / Nevada's Top Regulator / Clark Hill's Suit

Ohio voters approved adult-use cannabis legalization in November. But state lawmakers have proposed significant changes to the initiated statute, putting the new law's immediate future in a haze.
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California Cannabis / Arkansas Hemp Law / The Holding Company's Trademark / A NY Licensing Suit Fails

State cannabis regulator Nicole Elliottt said some cities' and counties' resistance to allowing retail sales "is a huge issue that needs to be overcome."
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Interstate Sales Suit Dies / More Licensing Suits / An IP Attorney Returns to Alston & Bird / Weed in the Workplace Suits

An Oregon cannabis wholesaler dropped its lawsuit challenging a state ban on interstate sales, marking another recent loss for Dormant Commerce Clause arguments.
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