Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC: New Federal Lawsuit Could Be Gamechanger For Cannabis Businesses
21 November 2023 by Daniel T. McKillop Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC A new lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) could dramatically impact cannabis businesses. A new lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Controlled...
Clark Hill: The Cannabis Cure for the Public Pension Crisis
Pensions are, and have been, an important compensation component for public employees, including teachers, police, fire, and other municipal positions. However, limited funds and riskier investments are threatening pension funds and those that rely on them. As states...
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...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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