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Boies-Represented Cannabis Companies Sue Garland Over Federal Ban

The suit argues the federal government has "no basis" under the Controlled Substances Act to interfere with state-licensed cannabis commerce.
4 minute read

Law.com

Prohibition Suit Targets AG/Ohio Legalization Vote/Georgia Licensing Suit/Ascend's Top Lawyer

Ohio voters will go to the polls next month to decide whether adult-use marijuana should be legal. But the Legislature will have the last word in determining what any legalization law looks like.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

What To Know About the Cannabis Regulatory Commission's Proposed New Guidelines

On Sept. 8, 2023 the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (the CRC) introduced proposed guidelines to allow additional ingestible forms of cannabis products in the medical and recreational cannabis markets, including cannabis-infused beverages, baked goods, candies, gummies, butters, jams, jellies and chocolates.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'A Mockery of the Judicial Process': Are Losing Companies in Cannabis Licensing Stalling Until New Legislative Session?

According to the winning companies' motions to dismiss the protestor's claims, "Everyone else—patients with serious medical conditions, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, the courts, and the other litigants—are just collateral damage in the protesters' campaign of delay."
5 minute read

Law.com

Cops and Cannabis/Carlton Fields' New Partner/Suit Targets Lyvly/Firm's Defamation Suit

Jersey City's mayor wants certain professions carved out of a New Jersey law allowing workers to use legal marijuana when not on the clock.
8 minute read

Law.com

Cannabis Lawsuit Law/Mandelbaum Barrett's Cannabis Chair/MedMen's Suit/Hemp Case Guilty Pleas

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation that will allow licensed cannabis operators to sue unlicensed competitors.
7 minute read

Law.com

California Psychedelics/Rescheduling FOIA Suit/Axel Bernabe's New Role/A Massachusetts Regulator Sues

When it comes to legalizing psychedelics, "There's actually lots of approaches to be tried," said Eric Munevar, campaign director for the California Psilocybin Initiative 2024. "You want pressure coming from all sides of society on something like this."
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manatt Hires New York's Leading Cannabis Regulator as the Industry Hits an Inflection Point

Axel Bernabe, who developed and implemented all the regulations for New York's cannabis industry, has joined Manatt as a partner in New York.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Highs and Lows of New York's Cannabis Market

New York is on the verge of a robust cannabis market. This article looks at the biggest threat to this new industry as well as the huge future potentials giving insights on how people can get into the market.
6 minute read

Law.com

SAFER Banking/NJ Cannabis Investments/Hilary Bricken's New Role/NY's Cannabis Advisers

In a historic vote, the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee advanced a bill aimed at increasing banking services to a cash-dependent cannabis industry.
10 minute read

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