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Higher Law: How Colorado Cannabis Law Has Changed Over a Decade | Cannabis Investors Sue NJ Real Estate Firm | Sullivan & Cromwell's Work on Cronos' SEC Settlement | Class Action Alleges a Lack of THC in Cannabis Products

In this week's Higher Law, we look at 10 years of adult-use marijuana legalization in Colorado.
14 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission Releases 'Hazy' Guidance on Workplace Marijuana Impairment

Interim guidance from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission released on Sept. 9, provides employers with some, albeit "hazy," guidance on managing suspected marijuana impairment in the workplace.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cannabis Producer Sued For Allegedly Breaking Lease Under False Pretenses

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Firm Won't Return Our $3.2M, Investors Claim in Suit Over Failed Cannabis Operation

Four years after the funds were released for return to investors, plaintiffs haven't received their funds, but the defendants fail to provide an adequate explanation as to the diversion of plaintiffs' funds, the lawsuit claims.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Let's Go Get Stoned?

This Ray Charles tune wasn't directed at New Jersey lawyers, but Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 744, which recognizes the reality of state marijuana legalization, was.
3 minute read

Law.com

Q&A: Why Businesses Like MLB and Uber Eats Are Flocking to Cannabis Brands

Irina Dashevsky, co-chair of Greenspoon Marder's cannabis law group, talks about the recent trend and the potential regulatory pitfalls of such deals.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Marijuana Dispensary Cites Federal Illegality of Weed in Bid to Get Out of Lease Obligations

Cannabis dispensary operator MedMen said in a lawsuit that it shouldn't be forced to comply with the terms of a property lease because the marijuana that would have been sold there remains federally illegal.
3 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: The Rush to Partner With Cannabis & CBD | MedMen's Unexpected Lease Dispute Argument | Frontier Risk Group's New Legal Leader | So You Want to Be a Cannabis Lawyer?

This week's Higher Law looks at the rush to partner with cannabis brands, MedMen's unexpected contract dispute defense, Frontier Risk Group's new legal leader and the promise and pitfalls of being a cannabis attorney.
10 minute read

Law.com

Monsanto Hit With $275M Verdict in Latest PCB Exposure Trial

A Seattle jury rendered its award on Thursday to six adults and seven children who alleged they suffered brain damage after being exposed to PCB, or polychlorinated biphenyls, at a school in the state of Washington.
4 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Lawyers Weigh In on White House Marijuana Proposals | Avicanna GC Stephen King Talks About Going In-House | A Legal Victory for Cannabis Equipment Importers | Charlotte's Web Teams Up With Major League Baseball

Rescheduling cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act instead of descheduling it "wouldn't be a welcome change," said Harris Bricken attorney Jesse Mondry.
9 minute read

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