February 2023 | Cannabis Law Journal

Morrison & Foerster LLP: This Week At The Ninth: Cannabis Law

24 January 2023 by Alexandra Avvocato (New York) Morrison & Foerster LLP This week, the Court addresses whether plaintiffs may bring civil RICO claims that allege injury to a business that violates federal law. FRANCINE SHULMAN ET AL. V. TODD KAPLAN ET AL. The...

Harris Bricken: Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of RICO Claims Relating to Cannabis

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of RICO Claims Relating to Cannabis Well, it looks like cannabis RICO lawsuits are not going to happen any time soon. As an update to this post I wrote in 2020, the Ninth Circuit has just affirmed the dismissal of two RICO claims...

Bradley: Removing the Green Tax: Congress Can Bring Cannabis Tax Policy in Line with Cannabis Enforcement Policy

If you give me an opportunity to quote George Harrison, I’m going to do it. In “Taxman,” he wrote: Should five percent appear too small Be thankful I don’t take it all ‘Cause I’m the taxman Yeah, I’m the taxman I suspect “The Quiet One” would be appalled to know the...

Harris Bricken: Google Changes Its CBD Advertising Policies

Cannabis advertising has always been a precarious art. From first amendment commercial speech issues to zealous state marketing and promotion regulations to false claim lawsuits, cannabis advertising can go down some dark rabbit holes. Notoriously, tech giants...

Zuber Lawler: The Future of Marijuana Legalization in Minnesota

Article by: Partner Christopher Parrington In 1964, Minnesota music legend Bob Dylan warned the world that “the times they are a-changin.” Sixty years later and this lyric is true with regard to Minnesota’s cannabis industry. Within the first few days of the...

Greenberg Traurig: California Will Soon Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use

By Mark Kemple & Rachel Abanonu January 11, 2023 As discussed in our recent alert on California’s 2023 Legislative Update, beginning Jan. 1, 2024, California employers will be prohibited from discriminating against employees for off-duty cannabis use. The bill,...

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