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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

The Legal Intelligencer

Will the Corporate Transparency Act Smother the Cannabis Industry?

Mandating "true owners' identity disclosure" to prevent using shell companies to conceal criminal revenue, the Corporate Transparency Act creates myriad cannabis industry headaches.
10 minute read

Law.com

Delta-8's Florida Future / Marijuana Garnishment Order / Fox Rothschild's New Cannabis Attorney / Trulieve Sues a Former Exec

A likely ban on Delta-8 and Delta-10 in Florida has those in the hemp industry looking for alternatives.
9 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Affirms Creditor's Motion to Enforce $6.4M Garnishment Against Cannabis Retailer

"The fact that there is considerable disagreement among courts as to how to treat cases that implicate marijuana businesses that are legal at the state level is not an 'extraordinary circumstance' that warrants relief under Rule 60(b)(6). For a Rule 60(b)(6) motion to prevail, the relief granted must be necessary to accomplish justice," U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson wrote for the District of Maryland said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Hemp's NY Lawsuit / 9th Circuit Cannabis Case / Saul Ewing's New Partner / Emerald Triangle Ballot Measure

In a newly filed suit, New York hemp industry members say new regulations made some of their once-legal products illegal almost overnight.
8 minute read

The Recorder

9th Circuit Reverses District Court's Abstention in Dispute Over Sacramento Marijuana Permit Laws

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California previously abstained and stayed the case because of issues between federal and state cannabis legalization. However, the Ninth Circuit concluded in a March 4 opinion, authored by Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr., that an abstention wasn't warranted as there were no exceptional circumstances present.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Arbitration: The Solution to the Cannabis Industry Regulatory Morass

Myrna Barakat Friedman highlights the benefits of arbitration for resolving disputes in the cannabis industry in light of the federal prohibition.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Accuses NY Pot Regulators of Shuttering Big Part of Hemp Industry 'Overnight'

The lawsuit says regulations for cannabinoid hemp placed severe limits on THC content, forcing the industry to remove previously lawful product from their shelves.
3 minute read

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