Husch Blackwell: Cannabis Banking: What’s a Financial Institution to Do Right Now?
By Hilary Bricken on November 20, 2023 When I started representing cannabis businesses in 2010, the biggest epidemic in the industry next to I.R.C. 280E was the overwhelming lack of cannabis banking. This inability to access financial institutions for just depository...
California Enacts Further Protections for Marijuana-Using Workers and Job Applicants
Kelly Scott Passed in 2022 and effective January 1, 2024, Assembly Bill 2188 creates Government Code section 12954 to make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment, or otherwise...
Goldberg Segalla: Impact of Cannabis Legislation on Maryland Workers’ Compensation Claims: What Changed in Maryland?
Key Takeaways: As of July 1, Maryland’s Cannabis Reform Act allows adults 21 years of age and older to legally possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower. However, the state remains without detailed legislation and/or regulations to guide employers and workers on...
Troutman Pepper: The Corporate Transparency Act and Its Connection to Cannabis
By Jean Smith-Gonnell & Carmen Williams on November 14, 2023 I. Introduction Effective on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require all nonexempt entities to report certain identifying information of its beneficial owners (as defined...
Troutman Pepper: Tagging Out: The RFID Debate in Cannabis Compliance
The cannabis industry has witnessed significant growth in recent years, marked by the legalization of medical and/or recreational marijuana in 38 states, Washington D.C., and three territories. Alongside this expansion comes the need for robust regulatory frameworks...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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