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After Minimal Cannabusiness Progress in 2021, Lawyer Highlights Opportunities for Georgia in 2022

"For a lot of attorneys, it's going to be a little bit of a tightrope walk for the foreseeable future," said attorney Brent Walker in Atlanta.
5 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Psychedelics Legal Work | Cannabis Banking Bill Support | Latham & Watkins' CBD Win in French Court | Lawyers Talk Pot Use on Reddit

Investors are "embracing the psychedelics work … because of the lessons we've learned from the world of cannabis," Akerman partner Jonathan Robbins said. "I anticipate that on the horizon, we're going to be very, very busy."
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Moving Beyond the Counterculture of the '60s': Why Some Law Firms See Promise in Psychedelics

Psychedelic-based medicine isn't big business yet, but it's headed there. Fox Rothschild and Akerman stand out in the Am Law 100 for their early involvement.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Declassifying Cannabis as a Schedule 1 Drug: How Can It Be Done and What Will the Effects Be?

A look at federal legislative efforts, over the past few years, to amend the Controlled Substances Act.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Critical Role of Legal Expertise in the Evolving Cannabis Industry

In this young industry, the role and duties of the attorney and counselor are amplified and have greater potential to impact evolving laws.
8 minute read

Law.com

'A Work-Hard, Play-Hard World': Practicing Lawyers on Reddit Get Blunt About Weed and Other Drug Use

A viral Reddit thread on substance abuse in the legal profession began Tuesday with a simple question from an undergraduate student considering law school: "Any practicing lawyers here that still smoke weed?"
3 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Q&A With Duane Morris' Seth Goldberg | Patent Attorney Named Akanda Corp. President | A Republican's Plan for Decriminalization

Seth Goldberg, the cannabis law team lead for Duane Morris, said the industry has become "a more sophisticated consumer of legal services."
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New York's Cannabis Control Board Hits the Ground Running

In their first meeting, the board authorized dispensaries to sell flower marijuana products to qualified patients, but home cultivation for patients remained prohibited because officials failed to meet a deadline to develop corresponding regulations.
6 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Defending a CBD Patent Suit | Big Marijuana Plans for Domination? | Shryne Group Names Top Lawyer | GOP Rep Authors Legalization Bill

As Democrat-authored cannabis reform awaits action in the U.S. Senate, a Republican congresswoman prepares to unveil her own legalization legislation.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Panel Affirms Dismissal of Bankruptcy Filed by Owners of Defunct Marijuana Company

In Burton v. Maney (In re Burton), 610 B.R. 633 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2020), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit…
8 minute read

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