In part five of our cannabis law series “Saul Sessions," Saul Ewing partners Jonathan Havens and Kayleigh Keilty discuss emerging industry developments and common issues that cannabis businesses face today. This session...more
In part four of our cannabis law series “Saul Sessions," Saul Ewing partners Jonathan Havens and Adam Fayne discuss emerging industry developments and common issues that cannabis businesses face today. This session covers...more
In part 2 of our cannabis law series “Saul Sessions," Saul Ewing partners Jonathan Havens and Brian Landry discuss emerging industry developments and common issues that cannabis businesses face today. This session covers...more
In part 1 of our cannabis law series “Saul Sessions," Jonathan Havens and Adam Fayne from Saul Ewing’s Cannabis Law practice discuss emerging industry developments and common issues that cannabis businesses face today. This...more
Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved Question 4, a ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis, on November 8, 2022. The Cannabis Reform Act ‒ which was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore on May 3, 2023 and went into...more
On Monday, April 12, 2021, New Jersey’s newly formed and seated Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC” or “the Commission”) — the body that will oversee New Jersey’s medical and adult-use cannabis programs — held its first...more
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This week, Pennsylvania Senators Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) and Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) introduced a bill, the “Adult-Use Cannabis Act” (Senate Bill 350), that would legalize adult-use (i.e.,...more
On September 25, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (SAFE Act) by vote of 321 to 103. ...more
On July 1, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) issued a new Notice of Request for Applications (Notice), replacing the previous Notice that the NJDOH had issued last month, and announced that it is seeking new...more
On June 3, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) issued a much-anticipated Notice of Request for Applications (Notice) and announced that it is seeking new applicants to operate up to 108 new medical marijuana...more
As a gubernatorial candidate, Phil Murphy ran on a platform of legalizing marijuana in New Jersey. In just seven months since taking office, now-Governor Murphy has taken a number of actions that resulted in the ballooning of...more
Earlier today, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), Office of Medical Marijuana (OMM), which oversees the Commonwealth’s medical marijuana program, initiated phase II of its licensing process. OMM is now accepting...more
Earlier today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to all U.S. Attorneys in which he rescinded, effective immediately, several previous U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance documents related to marijuana...more