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A trio of bipartisan Senators introduced a bill on Wednesday to clear the way for CBD to be marketed in dietary supplements, food and beverages, saying the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken too long to draw up rules for the hemp-derived compound since it became legal.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill on Wednesday implementing the voter-approved recreational marijuana measure, setting a launch date for licensing while tweaking the framework that was put before voters.
Minority-owned businesses will be able to carve out a piece of New Jersey's highly anticipated adult-use recreational marijuana market, although one lawmaker suggested such opportunities may be limited to shops selling cupcakes and drug paraphernalia, according to a New Jersey State Bar Association convention panel discussion Wednesday.
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that the state's constitution lays out what is necessary for medical marijuana growers to defend against drug charges, and state laws governing medical pot can't change that.
A California federal judge on Tuesday gave a consumer another chance to pursue a proposed class action alleging that Just Brands USA Inc. and other CBD companies overstate on their labels the amount of the popular cannabinoid that is in their products.
CBD company HempFusion will pay $15 million to acquire CBD topical producer Apothecanna, in a deal guided by Canadian firm McMillan LLP and Colorado firm Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP, the companies have announced.
An Ohio federal judge ordered a steelmaker to rehire a worker fired over a positive marijuana test following a workplace accident, saying an arbitrator reasonably found that the company improperly fired the worker just because of the test result and without "industrial due process."
A Missouri state appellate court said Tuesday the regulators overseeing the state's medical marijuana program can't keep the applications they receive secret, holding that keeping the information under wraps would be "unreasonable and absurd."
A former Florida politician and associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz pled guilty to six charges, including sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl, in federal court Monday and agreed to cooperate with the U.S. Department of Justice as a part of his plea deal.
The Parent Company, a cannabis conglomerate formed from a blank check deal, is investing $50 million in another blank check company gearing up to acquire a California pot brand, the pair said Monday.
Cannabis giant Curaleaf announced Monday that it would acquire Colorado-based marijuana cultivator Los Sueños Farms in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $67 million, which was steered by law firms Husch Blackwell, Gesmer Updegrove, Greenberg Traurig and Vicente Sederberg.
A Utah appellate court has said it will not overturn the state's decision not to grant a medical cannabis cultivation license to a company, despite a state auditor's report that the application process may have been flawed.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation that legalizes medical marijuana through a highly restrictive law on Monday, just days after its neighbor to the west saw its legalization measure thrown out in court.
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that Arizona-based CBD company Kushly and its owner will pay $30,000 in consumer redress after an investigation revealed their deceptive marketing practices and unsubstantiated claims that CBD products could help treat Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, hypertension and other serious ailments.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration told researchers on Friday that it is likely to allow them to grow marijuana for their work, opening up the field of cannabis science after President Joe Biden said he wanted more information before he would consider federal legalization.
In the past week, Republican members of Congress pitched their own proposal for decriminalizing cannabis while medical marijuana advocates in Nebraska announced they would take the battle from the statehouse to the ballot box. Here are the major developments in cannabis law reform.
Innovative Industrial Properties has purchased an industrial property in Pittsburgh from cannabis operator Parallel for roughly $41.8 million, according to an announcement Friday from the cannabis-focused real estate investment trust.
Minnesota would legalize recreational marijuana and impose gross receipts and use taxes on sales of cannabis products under a bill passed by the state House of Representatives.
A Florida appellate panel dismissed nine investors' fraud claims Friday against cannabis company American Patriot Brands in a wide-ranging lawsuit after finding they had agreed to litigate any disputes over their investments in the California-based company.
Mississippi's Supreme Court on Friday overturned a voter-approved measure to legalize medical cannabis, ruling that the election law governing ballot referendums in the state has been out of date for nearly 20 years.
A federal judge in Philadelphia has given an initial nod to a $4 million settlement agreement that would end investor claims that the CBD drugmaker Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc. withheld adverse details about a clinical trial.
A Boston federal jury on Friday convicted the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, on most counts in a case alleging he stole from investors and separately extorted cannabis businesses, handing prosecutors a win in the district's first high-profile criminal trial since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
A Florida politician who has reportedly been cooperating with authorities investigating U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for possible sex trafficking is set to plead guilty next week in his own case, according to a Thursday court notice.
The National Cannabis Industry Association says some of its members that use text messaging to market their products and stores are finding themselves shut out of texting platforms, as the industry faces lawsuits over unwanted texts and cell service providers crack down on marketing messages.
A Kentucky federal judge granted a CBD processor an additional three weeks Thursday to potentially avoid a $634,500 default judgment arising from its dispute with a hemp supplier, despite months of inaction on the CBD company's part.
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Katherine Forrest's new book, "When Machines Can Be Judge, Jury, and Executioner," raises valid transparency concerns about artificial intelligence tools used by judges when making bail and sentencing decisions, but her argument that such tools should be rejected outright is less than convincing, says U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez of the Western District of Texas.
A flexible work environment will be key to recruiting and retention efforts post-pandemic, so law firms must develop comprehensive policies that solidify expectations and boundaries on accommodations such as flextime, remote work and reduced hours, says Manar Morales at the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance.
A Massachusetts federal judge’s recent rebuke of the state Attorney General’s Office for refusing to respond to discovery requests in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v. Healey highlights six important considerations for attorneys who want to avoid the dreaded benchslap, say Alison Eggers and Dallin Wilson at Seyfarth.
Following the D.C. Circuit’s recent notice discouraging use of the font Garamond in legal briefs, Jason Steed at Kilpatrick looks at typeface requirements and preferences in appellate courts across the country, and how practitioners can score a few extra brief-writing points with typography.
As the legal industry continues to change in the post-pandemic world, law firms should adapt to client demands by constantly measuring and managing the profitability of their services, says Joseph Altonji at LawVision.
Recent rulings shed light on how courts and international arbitration tribunals decide if litigation funding materials are discoverable and reaffirm best practices that attorneys should follow when communicating with funders, say Justin Maleson at Longford Capital and Michele Slachetka and Christian Plummer at Jenner & Block.
Resolution of the legal uncertainty presented by the dueling federal and state approaches to cannabis will pave the way for legal cannabis businesses to access the insurance protections the industry needs for everything from workers' compensation to auto insurance to general liability, says Christy Thiems at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
This year's law graduates and other young attorneys must recognize that the practice of law tests and rewards different skills and characteristics than law school, and that what makes a lawyer valuable changes over time, says Vernon Winters, retired partner at Sidley.
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The recent uncovering of THC-laced, knock-off candies in Florida illustrates why U.S. Patent and Trademark Office registration of cannabis trademarks would protect the public by providing companies with quality and safety incentives and empowering them to pursue counterfeiters, says Frederic Rocafort at Harris Bricken.
The COVID-19 crisis has allowed lawyers to hone remote advocacy strategies and effectively represent clients with minimal travel — abilities that have benefited working parents and should be utilized long after the pandemic is over, says Chelsea Loughran at Wolf Greenfield.
As the cannabis M&A; market heats up, one way cannabis operators can improve merger or acquisition potential is to have a risk-based compliance program that aligns regulator and operator interests, say Katrina Skinner at Burns & Levinson and Brion Nazzaro at the Association of Certified Commercial Cannabis Experts.
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Although the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions in Facebook v. Duguid and AMG Capital Management v. Federal Trade Commission limit government agencies' power against robocallers and scam artists, they ultimately protect Americans from the greater threat of government overreach, says Eric Troutman at Squire Patton.
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The well-intentioned efforts and salutary purposes of the legal industry's Mansfield Rule diversity metric are tainted by the Diversity Lab initiative's omission of veterans, who are underrepresented at large law firms and entitled to advantageous treatment based on more than 200 years of public policy, says Robert Redmond at McGuireWoods.
Danielle Tricolla at Forchelli Deegan discusses the opportunities and pitfalls to watch for as applicants navigate the licensing process established by the recently passed New York Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.
The next few years could be an opportune time for bankruptcy litigants to capitalize on the advantages of third-party financing as the obstacles to its use — including attorney ethics issues and prohibitions against champerty — seem to be clearing at a slow but steady pace, say Daniel Simon and Natalie Rowles at McDermott.
