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Medical Marijuana refers to the use of marijuana to treat or alleviate symptoms of certain illnesses. A growing number of states permit individuals to use marijuana on the recommendation of a physician. Despite state laws to the contrary, Federal law still prohibits the use or possession of marijuana. The conflict between state and federal law on this issue has created interesting enforcement issues and significant legal hurdles for medical marijuana providers. less -

New Adult-Use Cannabis Law Proposed in Pennsylvania

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/30/2024

Pennsylvania once again seems to have momentum to become one of the next states to legalize cannabis for adult use. After a bipartisan bill was introduced in the commonwealth’s Senate last year, the House now has submitted an...more

HB 1053 Proposes Tripling Medical Marijuana Facility Proximity Rules

Lowndes on 2/8/2024

A newly proposed piece of Florida legislation, HB 1053, aims to triple the required “buffer” distance between schools and medical marijuana treatment centers that cultivate, process, or dispense medical cannabis....more

The Ultimate Guide to SB23-290, Colorado’s Natural Medicine Regulation and Legalization Bill

Vicente LLP on 5/31/2023

Colorado voters approved Proposition 122, the Natural Medicine Health Act (NMHA), in the 2022 general election. On May 2, 2023, the Colorado Legislature passed SB23-290, the formal implementation bill for Proposition 122....more

Current Trends in Banking for Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs)

J.S. Held on 3/3/2022

Weed, pot, reefer, Mary Jane, ganja – cannabis has as many slang names as it does methods of ingestion. No matter which name is used, cannabis is federally illegal and is included on Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances...more

The Week in Weed: May 2020 #5

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/31/2020

The news is mostly happening in the states this week. Oklahoma is having some medical marijuana issues. Massachusetts recreational shops reopened. Virginia decriminalized marijuana. Ohio may not put cannabis on the ballot...more

30,000 Cannabis Users’ Data Exposed

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/7/2020

A point of sale vendor for at least three cannabis dispensaries in the United States exposed the personal data of at least 30,000 cannabis users, including full names, photo IDs, dates of birth, telephone numbers, home...more

Court Strikes Cambridge’s Permitting Preference Ordinance

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 1/28/2020

In September 2019, the City of Cambridge enacted a local ordinance that effectively created a two-year moratorium on new cannabis retailers unless the retailers were certified Economic Empowerment applicants. The ordinance...more

The Week in Weed: January 2020 #4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/24/2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news in cannabis this week comes from New Mexico. Legislation introduced last Thursday would legalize...more

The Week in Weed: January 2020 #2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/10/2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Let’s start with a look at the new marijuana market in Illinois. First day sales topped $3 million and 77,000...more

Town of North Hempstead Bans Recreational Marijuana Through Its Zoning Power

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 1/21/2019

The Town of North Hempstead decided to ban recreational marijuana even before it becomes legal in New York. At its January 8, 2019 meeting, the Town Board unanimously adopted Local Law 1-2019, amending the Town zoning code,...more

What’s the Straight Dope on Marijuana Promotions?

Verrill on 11/5/2018

Prop 215 was enacted in California twenty-two years today on November 5, 1996. This law was the first of its kind in the U.S. to legalize medical marijuana use. Since then 30 states have approved medical marijuana use and 9...more

The Legality of Cannabidiol and Concerns Regarding False Advertising

Cozen O'Connor on 4/18/2018

The legality of marijuana (also known as cannabis) has been a popular topic in recent years with thirty states and the District of Columbia having laws that legalize marijuana in some form. However, under federal law,...more

Privacy Tip #107 – Medical Marijuana Privacy

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/28/2017

As more and more state laws allow the use of marijuana for medical conditions, and dispensaries are opening to provide users with access to marijuana for medical purposes (and recreational use), patients are questioning and...more

Draft Rules From the Department of Health Limit the Potential Number of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Lowndes on 1/24/2017

The Department of Health (“DOH”) has issued only seven medical marijuana dispensing organization licenses, and based on draft rules proposed this week, that number may not change. ...more

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Applications Exposed in Cyber Attack

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/9/2017

The Nevada Division of Public Health has announced that its Medical Marijuana Program online database has suffered a cyber-attack that has exposed 11,700 applications requesting approval to open a medical marijuana...more

Half Baked: The Brave New World of Branding Weed

Lewitt Hackman on 11/15/2016

In last week’s election, California voters passed Prop 64, which means recreational marijuana can be sold and used by persons over 21 within the state. But don’t get excited about the gold rush just yet. Recreational...more

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