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The Legal Intelligencer

Preparing for Phase 2: Securing Dispensary and Grower/Processor Permits

On March 22, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (the department) announced it will begin accepting applications for medical marijuana dispensary and grower/processor permits as early as April. During this second round, the department will issue 13 additional permits to grow and process medical marijuana, and 23 dispensary permits. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than May 17.
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Daily Business Review

Constitution Commission Scuttles Immigration Verification Proposal

Florida businesses won't have to worry about voters requiring them to verify the immigration status of new employees.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawyer Who Self-Immolated in Brooklyn Was Best-Known as LGBT Rights Advocate but Played Lower-Key Role for the Environment

While David Buckel, an attorney who died on April 14 after setting himself on fire in a park in Brooklyn, had become widely known for his work on LGBT causes, he spent the final years of his life out of the legal limelight and focused his energy on environmental protection.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Medical Marijuana Provider Challenges Dispensary Limits

Trulieve, Florida's largest medical marijuana business, is asking a Tallahassee judge to strike down a state law that limits the number of dispensaries marijuana companies can operate, saying the restriction “arbitrarily impairs product availability and safety” and “unfairly penalizes” pot providers.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Scott Faces Deadline on Final Batch of Legislative Session Bills

Gov. Rick Scott has a little more than a week to act on the remaining 19 bills from the 2018 legislative session, including a water-related measure drawing fire from environmentalists.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Jersey and Adult-Use Marijuana—Perfect Together?

How gung ho is New Jersey's proposed adult-use marijuana program? Beyond generating tens of millions of annual tax revenue, New Jersey's adult-use marijuana program will decimate neighboring states' medical marijuana programs.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Army Corps Actions Caused Missouri River Flooding, Judge Rules

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' management of the Missouri River caused regular flooding, a liability finding that sets the stage for a trial over what plaintiffs' counsel estimated as $300 million in damages.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Lawmakers Funnel $100 Million to Florida Forever

Neglected for nearly a decade, the Florida Forever conservation program would get $100.8 million in a proposed $88.7 billion budget that lawmakers are expected to approve.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Clarifies Standing, Appealability in Land Use Cases

The Commonwealth Court has ruled that a county land preservation board's decision not to take enforcement action over an alleged conservation easement violation is not appealable to a trial court.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Who Needs a Courtroom if You've Got a Podcast?

There's litigating in the court of public opinion—and then wow. There's this case.
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