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Michigan Cannabis Debts | A Cannabis Practice Launches | Vicente's New Counsel | Minnesota's Adult-Use Law

"In a market with significant price compression, real regulatory costs, real taxation costs and the high cost of capital, the business failures we're seeing were inevitable," said Dykema partner R. Lance Boldrey.
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Sealed Judicial Records | Securities Fraud Suit | Canopy Growth Class Action |

The Georgia First Amendment Foundation has asked the state Supreme Court to review rulings upholding a long-term sealing of judicial records tied to medical marijuana licensing in the Peach State.
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Curio Challenges NJ license scoring | Florida Attorneys Bullish on Cannabis | Rhode Island Governor Chooses Regulators | Deal Reached on Minnesota Marijuana

New Jersey and other states tout social equity in their cannabis-licensing programs. A lawsuit filed by one unsuccessful applicant says competitors are gaming the system.
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Senate Considers Cannabis Banking | Interstate Cannabis Backers Ponder Next Moves | Dutchie Hit With Shareholder Suit | What Legalization Means for Delaware Businesses

This week's Higher Law looks at the Senate hearing on cannabis banking, next steps on interstate cannabis sales, a shareholder suit targeting Dutchie and what legalization means for Delaware businesses.
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Higher Law: SAFE Banking Returns | Veteran Cannabis Attorneys Size Up Legal Practice's Growth | Big-Name Patent Suit Verdict Affirmed | Delaware Goes Rec-Use Legal

Will 2023 finally be the year that legislation making banking services widely available to the cannabis industry makes it to the U.S. Senate floor?
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Higher Law: Washington State Eyes Cross-Border Cannabis Sales | Fieldfisher Hires Cannabis Regulatory Partner | Lawyers Help Seal Hexo-Tilray Deal | Whistleblower Proposal Targets Illegal Sales

Washington is about to join Oregon and California in preparing for interstate cannabis sales. But don't expect to see cannabis-laden big rigs rolling through the West Coast for a while.
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Higher Law: More Licenses, More Problems in New York | Cannabis Law Veteran Launches New York Firm | Litigators Weigh Medical Marijuana's Future in Georgia | Delaware On the Cusp of Recreational-Use Law, Again

Even though New York just released a batch of new dispensary licenses, "at the end of the day, it's challenging for the clients and for the professionals who are assisting clients in this industry because there's just so many obstacles associated with the federal illegality of cannabis," said Robert DiPisa, co-chair of the cannabis law group at Cole Schotz.
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Higher Law: Colorado Regulators Warn Licensees | Pennsylvania Court OKs Workers Comp Weed | Advanced Vapor Devices Names First General Counsel | Georgia Debates All Things Cannabis

As cannabis sales slump, Colorado has reminded licensees that marijuana-related contracts are enforceable in court.
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Higher Law: Mixed Views on the Future of Federal Cannabis Legislation | SEC Charges Cannabis Company With Fraud | Greenberg Glusker Names Cannabis Group Co-Chair | Minnesota Lawmakers Rework Cannabis Bill

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, said he spoke with Senate Democrats after the SAFE Banking Act failed to get a vote in the Senate last year. "I think people realize that we missed an opportunity, and I don't think they want to do it again," he said.
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