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Daily Business Review

Biden Issues Pardons, Looks at Pot Reclassification

President Joe Biden called on authorities to look at removing marijuana from a federal list of dangerous "Schedule 1" drugs that includes drugs such as heroin and LSD.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Six State Bans on Discrimination Against Recreational Marijuana Users May Impact Employer Drug Testing Programs

As a result of the legal framework in six jurisdictions, employers are permitted and possibly required to take adverse action against employees for on-duty use of marijuana, but prohibited from taking adverse action against employees for protected off-duty recreational use of marijuana. The difficulty for employers arises from distinguishing between the two scenarios.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

20 Months' Hard Time: Cautionary Tale After Investor Imprisoned Over 'Legit' Marijuana Trade

"Why would a guy that sold a health care company for $100 million get into a marijuana conspiracy to make $100,000? It defies any degree of logic," said attorney Marc Seitles of Seitles & Litwin.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Don't Leave the Junky Work to Somebody Else': A Veteran Legal Chief Shares Leadership Lessons

"I believe firmly in training each person in the legal department to take over from me—to be my successor," said Stephen Kim, chief legal officer of Avicanna.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

State of Play: New York's Recreational Cannabis Market in 2022

Once the application window opens, we can expect competition for the most valuable licenses (and downstate populated locations) to be intense.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cannabis Fintech Dutchie Snags HubSpot's General Counsel

John Kelleher, who was HubSpot's first in-house lawyer when he joined the company a decade ago, is jumping aboard a startup valued a year ago at $3.8 billion.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Attorneys Get the Green Light to Use and Invest in Regulated Cannabis

"The disparate treatment of cannabis by the federal government and the State of New Jersey is highly unusual," the opinion said. "[I]f the federal approach were to change and enforcement begin, the application of the Rules of Professional Conduct would be reconsidered."
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

South Carolina Cannabis Fight Persists in Farmer's Lawsuit

In a federal lawsuit filed Sept. 16, John Trenton Pendarvis alleges the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Department of Agriculture and attorney general's office all denied him due process after Department of Agriculture officials discovered unreported hemp crops during a check of his Dorchester County property on July 30, 2019.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'It's Going to Happen Quickly': Advocates Predict Interstate Cannabis Compacts Are Coming Soon

A new California law says Gov. Gavin Newsom can approve agreements with other states to allow cross-border sales and purchases of marijuana without prior action by Congress.
5 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Are Interstate Cannabis Compacts on the Horizon? | Vireo Health Challenges Minnesota's Edibles Laws | Saul Ewing Wins Suit Over Illinois' Equity Applications | Oklahoma's Supreme Court Nixes 2022 Recreational-Use Ballot Measure

Industry advocates say the political and legal stars may be aligning behind efforts to create interstate cannabis compacts.
9 minute read

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