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New York Law Journal

Is 'The Walmart of Cannabis' Arriving?: NY Pot Lawyers Wary of Uncertainties of Industry Rollout's New Phase

The next month or two brings a key phase for the nascent industry, as New York is opening the door to a broader range of applicants.
5 minute read

Law.com

NY Cannabis Licensing / California Hemp Lawsuit / Shopify Sued / Landlords as Cannabis Enforcers

New York will start accepting applications for general adult-use cannabis business licenses Oct. 4. But there are a lot of questions still left to answer in the coming weeks, two Foley Hoag partners said.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

With Hochul 'Disheartened' by Cannabis Lawsuits, Marijuana Lawyers Say They'd Welcome Special Session

he floating of the idea prompted Prince Lobel Tye partner David Holland to suggest that lawmakers, if they were to call for such a session, should formally amend the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 to formally declare a conditional licensing program, while also clarifying the timing of its existence.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Looking to Enter Philadelphia, Montco Law Firm Selects New Managing Partner

"We began transitioning our clients from more senior partners to junior partners and began with certain practice areas," new managing partner William Roark said of Hamburg Rubin Mullin Maxwell & Lupin's succession planning. "The analysis then turned inward, and we realized we should probably have a transition put into place as well."
4 minute read

Law.com

Rescheduling Reactions/California Psychedelics Bill/Cannabis Lawyer Now Managing Partner/Cannabis Cone Litigation

Reactions to HHS's recommendation that DEA reschedule marijuana fall into three camps.
10 minute read

Law.com

Reclassifying Marijuana/Women-Owned Business Ruling/New Alabama Counsel/'Unacceptable" California Taxes

"This equates to the largest possible shot in the arm of profitability when the industry arguably needs it the most," attorney Jon Purow said of HHS's recommendation to reclassify marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FDA's Psychedelic Drug Clinical Trial Guidance Aims to Stimulate Funding, Acceptance

Forming the federal government's first directive on how to research psychedelics' medical application, the guidance removes this multibillion dollar industry's two major stumbling blocks: public acceptance and funding.
7 minute read

Law.com

Cannabis Quick Hits/NY's Licensing Future/New Regulators in Nevada and New Mexico

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has once again challenged the validity of a union purported to represent cannabis workers.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Pot Attorneys Anticipate Phase-Out of CAURD Program

The program prompted a lawsuit by four disabled veterans who await the chance to apply for dispensary licenses.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Halts New York's Marijuana Dispensary Licensing Program

State Supreme Court Justice Kevin R. Bryant's order, which called into question the validity of licenses that have have already been granted, sided with four service-disabled veterans whose attorney, Clark Smith Villazor, filed a lawsuit against the state Cannabis Control Board.
2 minute read

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