Federal Cannabis Banking Reform: What Happened?
This article was originally published in the November/December issue of ELFA’s Equipment Leasing & Finance magazine. In mid-July 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed provisions...
View ArticleFederal Judge in NY Issues Preliminary Injunction to Block Retail Cannabis...
On November 10, 2022, in the matter Variscite NY One, Inc. v. State of New York, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York granted the plaintiff’s a motion for a preliminary...
View ArticleGet Your Prop 65 House in Order for the New Year
Companies should regularly assess their Prop 65 compliance. Products, packaging, business relationships, and the rules for compliance are constantly changing. Start 2023 off right with a review of your...
View ArticleOn the Horizon: Broad Employment Protections for Marijuana Users in the...
Last summer, the Washington D.C. Council unanimously passed a bill that prohibits employers from refusing to hire, terminating, suspending, failing to promote, demote, or otherwise penalizing any...
View ArticleNew York Landlords May Get Stuck with the Bill for Unlicensed Cannabis...
It is well known that between New York’s enactment of the Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act (commonly known as the Cannabis Law) on March 31, 2021 and the slower than anticipated adoption of...
View ArticleCommercial Cannabis Permit Program and Overlay District Statutorily Exempt...
On June 13, 2023, the Second Appellate District affirmed the City of Pomona’s use of a statutory exemption for its Commercial Cannabis Overlay Permit Program under California Environmental Quality Act...
View ArticleReclassifying Cannabis as a Schedule III Substance – Will the DEA Agree?
On August 29, 2023, less than one year after President Biden’s directive to federal officials, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the U.S. Attorney general, to...
View ArticleUnited Cannabis Corporation v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc.
This case addresses whether attorney’s fees are warranted due to an inequitable conduct and conflict of interest defense. Background UCANN filed suit in the District of Colorado in July 2018, accusing...
View ArticleHigh Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis Use
On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 700 into law, amending the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). SB 700, effective January 1, 2024, expressly prohibits employers from...
View ArticleCannabis Rescheduling: HHS Findings and Legal Implications
On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made a groundbreaking recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) – that cannabis should be rescheduled from...
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