Executive Summary: Employers should look forward to another round of changes to the Golden State’s employment standards this year, the most challenging of which will be addressing employee protections for off-premises cannabis... Read more »
On October 7, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 700, which makes it unlawful under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for an employer to discriminate against a job applicant... Read more »
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 On August 30, an official at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released one of the most significant announcements made at the federal level... Read more »
New York’s program placing the first 150 retail cannabis dispensary licenses into the hands of entrepreneurs with past marijuana convictions is now on pause as a lawsuit into the legitimacy of the... Read more »
Related Practices & Jurisdictions Thursday, August 31, 2023 According to a report from Bloomberg News, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially recommending to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that... Read more »
New York, NY — Legal news organization Law360, a LexisNexis company, today announced the launch of a new podcast series, Law360 Explores: Legalization. Hosted by senior cannabis reporter Diana Novak Jones, the... Read more »
How close is too close? The answer to this question can have dire implications for people and companies involved in the cannabis industry who wish to seek bankruptcy protection. Last month, a... Read more »
Related Practices & Jurisdictions Last Thursday was License Award Day 2.0 for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Nineteen of the applicants awarded... Read more »