Seyfarth: Clearing the Haze: The Method and the Madness Behind the New Cannabis Laws in California and Washington
On September 18, 2022, California amended its primary employment discrimination law to specifically regulate the drug testing methodologies that employers may use when making hiring, termination, and other employment decisions relating to cannabis users. More...
Bradley: Delta Great? Tennessee Legislature Passes Industry-Friendly Bill to Regulate Psychoactive, Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids
By J. Hunter Robinson, Whitt Steineker & Richard W.F. Swor on May 10, 2023 While it appears likely that Tennessee will be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis (as we wrote about here), it has always been a favorable state for the hemp industry....
Jackson Lewis: Washington State to Bar Employers From Relying on Off-Duty Use of Marijuana in Hiring Decisions
By Kathryn J. Russo and Sherry L. Talton May 10, 2023 The state of Washington will prohibit employers from making hiring decisions based on off-duty use of cannabis or positive pre-employment drug test results that find an applicant to have nonpsychoactive...
Husch Blackwell: Federal Trademark Decision Impacts Cannabis Industry
Marshall Custer, Jonathan Puricelli, Cori Stedman, Yuefan Wang Husch Blackwell LLP On May 3, 2023, the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”)—the entity responsible for handling disputes over the issuance of trademarks on a nationwide level—issued a...
TramaTM: Cannabis trademarks: Navigating the challenges of the legal grey area
Tramatm The cannabis industry is growing rapidly, with global sales expected to reach nearly $149 billion by 2031. Considering the ongoing discussions on the legalization for cannabis and of cannabis-derived products observed in the EU and the US in recent years, we...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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