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What's Next in the Cannabis Industry on a Federal and State Level?

A recent recommendation for rescheduling cannabis offers potential for change in a positive direction for the industry.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Governor Hochul Zeroes in on the Cannabis Industry

This article discusses Governor Kathy Hochul's proposed plan, which includes an assessment of the OCM and new enforcement legislation, to improve the rollout of New York's adult-use cannabis program, which has been particularly troubled since its authorization three years ago.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Cannabis Attorneys Prepare for More Work If Voters Approve Recreational Marijuana This Year

"This is a general election year, and voter turnout is going to be higher, which I think raises the prospects of this initiative passing," Greenspoon Marder partner Matthew Ginder said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cannabis Lawyer Says NY's Focus Should Be on Licensing Legal Operators

A focus on illicit operators will drive out legal storefronts, said Lauren Rudick, a cannabis lawyer who favors a focus on licensing over enforcement.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

From Prohibition to Profit: The Potential Tax Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana

If Pennsylvania legalizes and taxes medical marijuana, what are its options? Shapiro proposed a 20% tax on the wholesale price of cannabis. The states that have legalized and are taxing marijuana have taken varied approaches, yet they fall into three general categories of excise taxes: percentage-of-price taxes; weight-based taxes; and potency-based taxes.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'An Invisible Competitor': Lawsuit Says NY Cannabis Regulation Forces Applicants to Pick Locations While 'Flying Blind'

A lawyer in the case said it was "incomprehensible" that applicants should know where other would-be licenees are located.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dormant Commerce Clause Does Not Apply to State Cannabis Licensing Programs

This installment of the Northern District Round-Up column explores a recent decision by Judge Anne Nardacci of the Northern District of New York concerning yet another challenge to New York state's cannabis licensing program.
7 minute read

Law.com

Workplace Weed and Labor Pacts / State AGs and Hemp / Maryland Licensing Suit / Vicente Sues Recruiter

A wrongful termination suit brought under Pennsylvania's medical marijuana statute is not preempted by federal law governing collective bargaining agreements, a federal judge held.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge: Former Employee's State Medical Marijuana Claims Not Preempted by Collective Bargaining Agreement

"While defendant correctly notes that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has not decided whether the statute creates a private right of enforcement, every Pennsylvania court to consider the issue has ruled that the PMMA does contain such legal remedies," U.S. District Judge David Stewart Cercone of the Western District of Pennsylvania said.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Employers Can Prohibit Medical Marijuana Use in the Workplace, Appellate Court Finds

"The plain import of that provision confirms that, while the palliative use of marijuana is authorized under Connecticut law, employers nonetheless may prohibit qualifying patients from being under hits influence in the workplace," the Appellate Court concluded.
3 minute read

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