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The Legal Intelligencer

State-Legal Cannabis: How Intrastate Regulation Is Different

The sale of cannabis is illegal under federal law in all 50 states, U.S. territories and U.S. possessions. Yet, as of May 1, 29 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam and Puerto Rico recognized the legality of marijuana in some form (raw or processed) and for some purpose (medicinal or adult-use/recreational).
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Cannabis Industry: A Financial Services Catch-22

U.S. banks exist to provide financial services to the community they serve. Bank charters are granted and continuously monitored by regulators to ensure that banks fulfill the needs of their communities.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

After 38 Years at Dow, GC Charles Kalil Announces Retirement

Associate General Counsel Amy Wilson will step in as general counsel-elect after Kalil's exit later this year.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Alaska's Oil and Gas Production Tax: The Uncertainty Continues

The Alaska Oil and Gas Production Tax has been changed multiple times, particularly over the last 12 years. And each change in the statutes brings additional changes—and complications—to the regulations that the Alaska Department of Revenue (DOR) issues to implement the tax.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Time to Protect Your Business From Risks Associated With PFAS

By now, you may have heard of the emerging contaminant grabbing the attention of regulators across the country, known as “perfluoroalkyl” or “polyfluoroalkyl”…
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

AGs Step Up Charges Against Opioid Makers

“We are in the midst of a national opioid crisis claiming 175 lives a day nationally and 15 lives a day in Florida, and I will not tolerate anyone profiting from the pain and suffering of Floridians." - AG Pam Bondi
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

5 of the Biggest Compliance Questions About Renewed Iran Trade Sanctions, Answered

Greta Lichtenbaum, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers whose practice includes international trade and regulatory compliance, answered Corporate Counsel's questions about the impact on multinational companies of the Trump administration's renewed sanctions against Iran.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Taxman (May Not) Cometh: The Deductibility of Environmental 'Penalties'

Buried within last December's massive Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Pub. L. No. 115–97, 131 Stat. 2054 (TCJA), is an obscure provision that may change the litigation and settlement calculus for companies facing environmental enforcement actions.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pushing Pause: Staying and Delaying Environmental Regulations

Deregulation has been atop President Donald Trump's agenda since assuming office, particularly within the environmental sector.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Rules Stormwater Was a 'Pollutant' Under Insurance Policy

The circuit court concluded, therefore, that the pollution exclusion in the Central Mutual insurance policy was unambiguous and that stormwater qualified as a pollutant under the policy.
3 minute read

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