October 2022
Eric Schneider – Alpha Root: Why Is Protecting Your Dispensary Against Lawsuits a Must, Not a Might?
Cannabis dispensaries face some of the most wide-ranging challenges in the industry, from theft to product liability lawsuits to cybersecurity ...
Judge Mary Celeste – Ret (Lead Author) & Francesca Jenkins (Co-Author): Cannabis Conundrum
The proliferation of CBD and marijuana derivatives is impacting the courts, law enforcement, and workplace settings. It is creating a ...
Collateral Base: Why a LLC Almost Always Is the Right Choice for a Cannabis Startup
After helping form lots of cannabis companies, the conclusion that the limited liability company (LLC) organization structure is almost always ...
Silk Legal: No one’s getting high on the new Cannabis Laws
We only need to go back to June, when the cannabis market for food and beverage was said to quickly ...
Merril Gilbert – Trace Trust: Key considerations for successful consumption lounges
On-site consumption lounges, clubs, and cafe’s are the next frontier in the legal cannabis industry. California, Nevada, Michigan, New York, ...
Wilson Elser: California Enacts Legal Protections for Cannabis Insurance Providers
Several cannabis-related bills were signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 18, 2022, including Assembly Bill 2568 (AB 2568), ...
Duane Morris: RICO Claims Against Cannabis Companies Are Evolving
A few years ago, a trend began to emerge – driven by the anti-cannabis lobby – of civil claims being ...
Seyfarth: Nevada Supreme Court Holds Recreational Cannabis is Not a “Lawful” Off-Duty Product
In the last two years, more jurisdictions have passed laws providing employment protections to applicants and employees using cannabis on ...
Blakes: Canada’s Cannabis Act Receiving Long-Awaited Legislative Review
On September 22, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister ...
Kudun & Partners: Cannabis use by employees in Thailand – what is allowed and what isn’t allowed?
There was a lot of hype earlier this year about the delisting of cannabis and hemp plants from the Narcotics ...
Clark Hill: Restrictive State and Local Regulation in the Cannabis Industry Will Face Challenges Under the U.S. Constitution
Many young industries begin with a large number of small, local entrepreneurs. Over time the more successful ones sell their ...
Seyfarth: California Employers See Most Cannabis Testing Go Up in Smoke
On September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2188, which will make it unlawful for California employers to rely ...
Parker Poe: New California Law Will Prohibit Employment Discrimination Based on Off-duty Marijuana Use
Some of the first states that legalized the use of medical or recreational marijuana did so with warnings to users ...
mcglinchey: Crossing The Line: California Looks to Permit Interest Transfer and Distribution of Cannabis
Under current California law, cannabis licensees are not permitted to “transport or distribute, or cause to be transported or distributed, ...
Sheppard Mullin: In One Day, California Governor Signs Into Law Ten Cannabis Bills, Including Authorization for Interstate Commerce
Acting in one fell swoop, on September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 10 cannabis-related legislative bills into law. These ...
Vincente Sedeberg: Lessons Learned from the Regulation of CBD Products in the United Kingdom
As of January 2019, all consumable CBD products—including extracts and isolates—were confirmed as novel foods for England and Wales, and ...
Darrow Everett LLP: Does Involvement in the Cannabis Industry Preclude Your Business From Bankruptcy Protection?
Despite the growing public acceptance of marijuana and the fact that a majority of states have legalized marijuana for medicinal ...
Harris Beach United States: Cannabis-Related Companies Can’t File Bankruptcy Until Federal Legalization
Although the use of cannabis has been legalized in approximately 39 states and the District of Columbia¹ , cannabis is ...
Venable: Marijuana Users Scoring New Employment Protections
A little more than a decade ago, marijuana use was illegal in every state. Marijuana use is now fully legal ...
Holland & Hart: Could Recreational Marijuana Use Jeopardize a Nevada Employee’s Job?
In Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC, a recent Nevada Supreme Court decision,3the Court analyzed whether an employer could discharge an ...
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Cannabis Laws & the Southern States
The changes in the cannabis industry in Southeastern United States represent some of the most surprising and remarkable changes in ...
Genova Burns: High Maintenance: The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission Rolls Out Long-Awaited Guidance On Drug Testing, Discipline, & Cannabis In The Workplace
Employers, note that the Guidance from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is only a temporary gap-fill. The Commission has ...
Thompson Coburn: 2022 state-by-state ranking of cannabis regulations
Thompson Coburn LLP has released its latest state-by-state ranking of state cannabis regulations. The guide provides a holistic review of ...
Harris Bricken: Panama Issues Medical Cannabis Regs
Panama has adopted medical cannabis regulations, after becoming the first Central American country to legalize medical cannabis in October 2021, ...
Seyfarth: Rhode Island Legalizes Cannabis for Recreational Use
On May 25, 2022, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed “The Rhode Island Cannabis Act,” which grants adults aged 21 ...
Green Light Law Group: Oregon Cannabis Proposals Could Dramatically Reshape Industry
The Oregon legislative Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production is exploring potential reforms to the state’s regulation ...
Bond Schoeneck & King: Tax Tips for New York Cannabis Businesses
Businesses looking to enter New York’s recreational cannabis industry should be pleased to know recent changes to state tax laws ...
Ogletree Deakins: California Passes Bill Protecting Employees’ Off-Duty Marijuana Use
California employers may soon be barred from discharging employees or refusing to hire individuals based on their off-duty use of ...
Harris Bricken: California Cannabis Tax Payment Plans
Recently, numerous clients have come to us about issues with cannabis payment plans and the California Department of Tax and ...
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP: Cannabis Can Dos and Cannots: Employers and Mississippi’s Medical Marijuana Law
It looks like medical marijuana products may be available in the Magnolia state later this fall. As expected, it will ...
Green Light Law Group: Oregon Cannabis Licensees Prepare for Water Inspection
Upon information and belief, it appears that the Oregon Water Resources Department (“OWRD”) is conducting an inspection of all licensed ...
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