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New York Law Journal

Federal Lawsuit Says NYC Padlocking Alleged Illegal Pot Shops Afoul of 14th Amendment

The complaint accuses the city of unlawfully shuttering more than 200 businesses in the past six weeks under the state government's recently enacted SMOKEOUT Act.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How Will the Federal Reclassification of Marijuana Affect New Jersey's Cannabis Industry?

"After nearly 55 years, it appears the federal government is catching up with the times and will recognize that marijuana has an accepted medical use," write Michael F. Schaff and Jennie M. Miller.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cannabis Law 2030: The Potential Impact of Federal Regulation on New York's Legalization of Cannabis

While it appears that New York is currently reassessing its approach to the roll out of its adult-use cannabis program, it is important to take a step back and look at movement on the national level, and how it might impact New York in the years to come.
6 minute read

The Recorder

'Our Kids Are the Guinea Pigs': Lawsuit Targets STIIIZY for High-Potency Cannabis Vapes, Increase in Cannabis-Induced Psychosis

"It's a huge problem kids are suffering from with huge increases in hospitalizations and treatments, it is crushing and ruining kids' lives," Sarah R. London, partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, told Law.com. "[Providing] clear, unambiguous information for anyone to understand the risks of these products is essential. People are trying to get truth information so they can decide what to do when it comes to these products."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Landmark' $15M Court Fine Against Illicit Cannabis Operator in Central New York 'Sends Message,' Governor Says

Acting state Supreme Court Justice Richard Healey signed off on the unprecedented fine.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Asks Judge to Dismiss Challenge to Federal Cannabis Ban

Cannabis companies argued in federal court Wednesday that widespread state legalization of marijuana has outpaced existing case law on prohibition.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DEA Rescheduling, Pa. Legalization Efforts May Breathe New Life Into Cannabis Practices

"There's not a legal practice area that hasn't touched or worked for our cannabis practice here," said Duane Morris cannabis practice co-leader Paul Josephson.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How Safe Is Cannabis, Really? Here's What Plaintiffs' Attorneys Should Know

"The cannabis industry is following the playbook of the tobacco and opiate industries by putting profits before people," according to David G. Evans, senior counsel for the Cannabis Industry Victims Educating Litigators.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: 2024 Cannabis/Liquor Law

In The Legal's Cannabis/Liquor Law special section, read about advertising practices to consider if adult-use marijuana becomes legal, the legal impacts of rescheduling cannabis, and the high hopes of THC-infused beverages in the state.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Selling Cannabis: A Look at Advertising Practices as Pa. Considers Adult-Use Legalization

Pennsylvania seeks to become the 25th state to legalize recreational cannabis for adult use and establish standards for, among other things, the marketing of cannabis facilities and products.
9 minute read

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