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Higher Law: A New Cannabis Restructuring Practice | Pitt Law Creates a Cannabis Course | Cannabis Boosts Fox Rothschild's Revenue | What's a Marijuana License Worth?

"There are very unique issues that you run into advising these stakeholders in the cannabis industry because it's federally illegal," said Jason Rosell of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, which launched a cannabis restructuring group.
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Higher Law: New Jersey Weed in the Workplace | Hemp Industry Challenges DEA in Court | Acreage Names New GC | A Florida Pol Sues for Guns and Marijuana

New Jersey employers are facing new weed-in-the-workplace challenges now that recreational-use marijuana is legal in the state.
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Higher Law: Q&A: New Jersey Inches Toward Recreational Marijuana Sales | A Cannabis Lawyer Joins Fox Rothschild | Reed Smith Advises on CannaCraft Merger

"this is the first time that a lot of New Jersey attorneys who are not practicing in the cannabis space realized that they're going to have to familiarize themselves with the industry—because at this point the industry is knocking on their front door," said Robert DiPisa, co-chair of the cannabis practice group at Cole Schotz.
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Higher Law: Lawyers' Cannabis Quandaries | A Defense Attorney Turns Cannapreneur | Cannabis Practice Leader Joins Federal Bench | The Cannabis Questions Before Maryland Voters

So you want to be a cannabis lawyer. Legal experts offered tips, and warnings, at an event in Georgia this week.
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Higher Law: MORE Cannabis Legislation? | Victimizing Marijuana Tax Collectors | Paul Hastings Advises in $2B Acquisition | Cronos Group's Litigation Chief Talks Cannabis

The House of Representatives is poised once again to pass sweeping legislation to deschedule cannabis. But will it ever become law?
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Higher Law: Cannabis CEOs Lobby Congress | Bill Would Expand Medical Marijuana Sales in California | Cooley Targeted for Sanctions | L.A.s Top Cannabis Regulator Departs

Cannabis company CEOs traveled to Capitol Hill this week, pleading for action on marijuana banking and criminal record expungements.
8 minute read

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Higher Law: Lawyers' Role in Cannabis Security | Suit Challenges PTO's Stance on CBD Drink Mark | Akerman Hires Trulieve's GC | Congress Extends Recreational Pot Ban in D.C.

Robbers are hitting dispensaries in search of quick cash and pot. So how does an attorney in the cannabis space help clients dealing with this reality?
7 minute read

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Higher Law: SEC Charges Attorney | Maine Defends Marijuana Residency Law | A de-SPAC Suit Proceeds | King & Spalding's Work on a CBD Gum Deal

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…
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Higher Law: SCOTUS Seeks Medical Marijuana Workers' Comp Opinion | New Course on Cannabis Insurance Claims | Big Pot's Play for Arizona's Social Equity Program

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked for the solicitor general's opinion on whether federal law preempts state statutes requiring employers to pay for workers' medical marijuana if they're injured on the job.
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Higher Law: California's Cultivation Tax Targeted | Equity Programs Scrutinized | K&L Gates Assists Harborside's Debt Financing | The Pro-Pot Politician Leading NJ's Senate

A California state senator has introduced legislation to eliminate the marijuana cultivation tax, which rose to a little over $10 per dry-weight ounce for flower.
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