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New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Behind New Jersey's Legal Weed Bill Joins Fox Rothschild

"I was involved in getting to know the industry and the stakeholders while drafting this massive 200-page legislation," said Fruqan Mouzon in an interview Thursday. "I have quite a unique perspective because I was on the inside; I understand the major players and I have connections with local politicians."
4 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Lawyers' Cannabis Quandaries | A Defense Attorney Turns Cannapreneur | Cannabis Practice Leader Joins Federal Bench | The Cannabis Questions Before Maryland Voters

So you want to be a cannabis lawyer. Legal experts offered tips, and warnings, at an event in Georgia this week.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Very, Very Tricky': Experts Discuss Lawyers' Cannabis Quandaries

"For some lawyers, there are issues. There are different risks associated with different people," said Ricardo "Ric" Calzada, the legal officer for Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a Tallahassee, Florida-based medical cannabis company.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Cannabis Testing Employees: The Haze Continues

Until further guidance is issued, employers should proceed carefully in their application of drug-testing policies.
7 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: MORE Cannabis Legislation? | Victimizing Marijuana Tax Collectors | Paul Hastings Advises in $2B Acquisition | Cronos Group's Litigation Chief Talks Cannabis

The House of Representatives is poised once again to pass sweeping legislation to deschedule cannabis. But will it ever become law?
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Cronos Group's Michael Akavan on Managing Litigation in the Frequently-Changing Legal Landscape Around Cannabis

"Because our company is still in a start-up phase, our legal team tends to be very entrepreneurial—it's not unusual for us to work nights and weekends and we want our outside counsel to be available when we need them," says the Sullivan & Cromwell alum.
8 minute read

Law.com

In Dispute Over Marijuana Tax Evasion, Is State Department of Revenue a 'Victim' Entitled Restitution?

"Indeed, it is initially unclear what harm, exactly, the department itself suffers from a loss of marijuana excise tax revenue—revenue that is ultimately credited in full to the public school capital construction assistance fund," the Colorado Supreme Court wrote in a case of first impression.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Attempts To Jump Start the Adult-Use Cannabis Industry Through Social Equity

It appears that New York is poised to issue some conditional licenses this year as part of its "Seeding Opportunity Initiative," which seeks to prioritize individuals impacted by the war on drugs as part of the licensing process. In order to create the infrastructure for some limited sales in 2022, the initiative has three prongs.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Gordon Rees to Defend Against Employee's Suit Over Medical Marijuana Use

This suit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
1 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Cannabis CEOs Lobby Congress | Bill Would Expand Medical Marijuana Sales in California | Cooley Targeted for Sanctions | L.A.s Top Cannabis Regulator Departs

Cannabis company CEOs traveled to Capitol Hill this week, pleading for action on marijuana banking and criminal record expungements.
8 minute read

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