December 2023
Roar Mikalson – AROD: New civil disobedience to resolve the rights of drug users
As more and more nations regulate the cannabis market to protect public health, no state can take for granted that ...
Raul E. Injoque, PhD: Breaking Paradigms about cannabis: Opportunities and Challenges in Peru
The Vikings conquered what is now the United Kingdom, Greenland, and parts of Europe thanks to their explorers and navigation ...
Cultiva Law: Cannabis Companies Sue Attorney General for Massachusetts
As the American cannabis industry continues to grow at the rapid succession that it is, so too will the size ...
Cultiva Law: Bill to Allow Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes in California Goes Up in Smoke With Newsom Veto
As widespread cannabis legalization and mainstream normalization sweep across the American states, so too do the opportunities for social events ...
KIGHT LAW: ATACH USES “REEFER MADNESS” FEAR MONGERING IN COURT FILING AGAINST HEMP INDUSTRY
In a legal brief to the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, the American Trade Association for Cannabis and ...
mcglinchey: The Hits Keep Coming to Ohio Marijuana: Legislature Proposes More Limits to Adult-Use Law
Last week the Ohio House proposed legislation designed to revise a number of aspects of Issue 2, the Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative, ...
PRINCE LOBEL: PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS IN CAURD AND REGISTERED ORGANIZATIONS LAWSUITS WOULD GREENLIGHT DISPENSARY OPENINGS
Proposed settlements in two important lawsuits are poised to reshape the landscape of the cannabis industry in New York. The ...
Foley & Lardner LLP: Ohio Legalizes Recreational Use of Marijuana
Earlier this month, Ohio joined the growing number of states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The new law, which ...
Harris Beach: New York Moves to Relieve Cannabis Businesses on Two Fronts
Even though adult-use cannabis is legal in the state of New York, marijuana is still considered an illegal controlled substance ...
Silk Legal: Navigating the New Cannabis Landscape: Thailand’s Cannabis-Hemp Act Unveiled
In the media, these past few days have been confirmation of the direction of the new Cannabis Law. The Public ...
Harris Sliwoski: Risk Allocation in Cannabis Contracts
One of the main reasons why I am such a vocal supporter of written cannabis contracts is allocation of risk and liabilities ...
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC: New Federal Lawsuit Could Be Gamechanger For Cannabis Businesses
A new lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) could dramatically impact cannabis businesses. A new lawsuit ...
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 ...
Husch Blackwell: Cannabis Banking: What’s a Financial Institution to Do Right Now?
When I started representing cannabis businesses in 2010, the biggest epidemic in the industry next to I.R.C. 280E was the overwhelming lack ...
California Enacts Further Protections for Marijuana-Using Workers and Job Applicants
Passed in 2022 and effective January 1, 2024, Assembly Bill 2188 creates Government Code section 12954 to make it unlawful for an ...
Goldberg Segalla: Impact of Cannabis Legislation on Maryland Workers’ Compensation Claims: What Changed in Maryland?
As of July 1, Maryland’s Cannabis Reform Act allows adults 21 years of age and older to legally possess up ...
Troutman Pepper: The Corporate Transparency Act and Its Connection to Cannabis
Effective on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require all nonexempt entities to report certain identifying information ...
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 ...
Fisher Phillips: Puff, Puff, Passed: A 6-Step Plan for Ohio Employers as Recreational Marijuana Legalized
Ohio voters just passed a statutory initiative to legalize adult use (and purchase) of recreational marijuana in the state, becoming ...
Kinstellar: Worldwide: Cannabis Use CEE Regulatory Update
Significant changes in the regulation of cannabis use have occurred in some countries in Central and Eastern Europe since our ...
Vicente: Top Five Countries to Watch for International Cannabis Reform in 2024
While the cannabis industry in the United States awaits a marijuana scheduling decision from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), many ...
mcglinchy: Ohio Legalizes Adult-Use Marijuana
On November 7, 2023, voters in Ohio approvedOhio Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative(the Initiative), which legalizes marijuana for recreational ...
Jackson Lewis P.C. : Ohio Passes Recreational Marijuana Law: What Employers Should Know
Joining 23 other states, Ohio has passed a recreational marijuana law. On November 7, 2023, Ohioans voted to pass an ...
Harris Sliwoski: The Lawsuit to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition Wouldn’t Really End Federal Cannabis Prohibition
The lawsuit filed on October 26 against Merrick Garland to “end federal cannabis prohibition” wouldn’t really end federal cannabis prohibition. If you ...