Lewis Silkin: Medical cannabis in the workplace: an increasing challenge for employers?
As the number of private prescriptions for medical cannabis continues to rise, employers are faced with new considerations in the workplace. This article explores the issues. What is the legal position on medical cannabis? Since 2018, doctors registered with the GMC...
Foley Hoag: Oregon Won’t Enforce LPA Requirement After Law Declared Illegal – Similar Laws In Other States Are Also Ripe For Challenge
MONDAQ A federal judge in Oregon has struck down the requirement that cannabis companies enter into a labor peace agreement (LPA)… A federal judge in Oregon has struck down the requirement that cannabis companies enter into a labor peace agreement (LPA) as a condition...
Greenspoon Marder: Cannabis and the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC)
Section 2301 of the CARES Act created a tax credit for employers who paid qualified wages during the coronavirus pandemic. The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) was available to companies that were impacted by the coronavirus, and many cannabis companies were...
Seyfarth: Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Card-Holder Survives Employer’s Motion To Dismiss
Mondaq A recent opinion from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania serves a win to a medical marijuana card-holder who brought claims against an employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”), and Pennsylvania...
Harris Bricken: Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses
Jason Adelstone In yet another setback for hemp and marijuana-adjacent businesses, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. The updated policy,...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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