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New Jersey Law Journal

With New Regs in Place, Cannabis Lawyers Expect More Municipalities Will Opt In

"At some point, cannabis will be treated like any other regulated entity—whether it's liquor or crypto," said one cannabis lawyer.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Catnip for Lawyers': Webinar Promises Insight Into 'Complex and Evolving' Cannabis Litigation

"Even though rulings from other jurisdictions aren't binding on Georgia courts, the opinions and precedents can be persuasive for judges in Georgia when litigation relative to the cannabis industry does eventually happen here," said Atlanta attorney Brent Walker.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Obtaining IP Protection for Cannabis Consumer Packaged Goods

How do you protect intellectual property rights in an insanely lucrative, nearly legal ingredient poised to detonate the consumer packaged goods (CPGs) industry?
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cannabis Store Brings on Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney to Defend Against Wage-and-Hour Claim

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

New York Law Journal

Will Federal Legalization Go Up in Smoke?

As reform languishes in legislative limbo, midterm elections loom, and hyper-partisanship dominates political discourse, the likelihood of enacting meaningful social and economic change is wilting.
4 minute read

The Recorder

California's High Court Says No to Pot in Prison

In People v. Raybon, five defendants, each caught with less than 28.5 grams of marijuana in state prison, petitioned for their sentences to be dismissed under Proposition 64, the voter initiative that legalized recreational marijuana in California.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Medical Marijuana in the Workplace, Part 4: Recent Cases Add No Clarity to Law

By this point in my examination it is now established, at least in the trial courts of the commonwealth, that the MMA created a private cause of action for medical marijuana users claiming that an employer has discriminated against them because of their medical marijuana use.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Social Equity: The Driver Behind New York's Cannabis Program

Social equity concerns run deep throughout MRTA, resulting in legislation which in many ways is anti-big business and pro-small business.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Employees Dismissed for Medical Marijuana Use May Sue for Wrongful Termination, Pa. Appeals Court Says

The frontline appeals court said the state's Medical Marijuana Act could be invoked after a hospital discharged its employee for a positive drug test.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Experts: Employers Have the Upper Hand With New Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

Connecticut employment attorneys weigh in on the state's new law, which took effect July 1, legalizing recreational marijuana use.
5 minute read

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