Perkins Coie: New York State Initiates Interagency Enforcement Actions Against Unlicensed Cannabis Businesses
[co-author: Hanna Barker Mullin] On June 8, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced a crackdown on sales by unlicensed cannabis sellers, which could face fines of up to $20,000 a day under recent legislation allowing for enhanced enforcement. The legislation allows the...
Cole Schotz P.C: Recent Case Highlights Risks for New Jersey Employers When Terminating Employees for Cannabis Use
On April 25, 2023, in Henson v. Daimler Truck North America LLC, Civil Case No. 22-cv-6479 (RBK/MJS), United States District Judge Robert B. Kugler ruled that the wrongful termination suit filed by an employee who was fired after testing positive for cannabis may...
Seyfarth: Indica and IP – A Series on the Intersection of Cannabis and Intellectual Property
By JC Zwisler, Matthew Brekus & Brian Michaelis on June 7, 2023 The Supremacy Clause and Trademarks: Why State Cannabis Legalization Isn’t Enough for a Federal Trademark Recently, we published an article regarding the increasing viability of cannabis related...
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP: Cannabis Businesses Overlooked Employment Considerations
05 June 2023 by Andrew Cooper, Esq. , Terran Cooper and Hon. Ruth Bogatyrow Kraft Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP Don’t Forget, Cannabis Businesses Are Still Businesses: Overlooked Employment Considerations Working in the cannabis industry is no walk in the park....
McGuire Woods: California Protects Employees Who Use Recreational Cannabis and Limits Drug Tests
Sabrina Beldner, Andrew Russell, David Szwarcsztejn, John Thomas Jr. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, California law will restrict employers from using traditional drug tests to test for cannabis use. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Sept. 18, 2022, prohibiting...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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