It’s not often that you get BIG news in Charitable Promotions Law. But last year, California passed a comprehensive law that goes into effect on January 1, 2023. ...more
7/28/2022
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Charitable Donations ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Co-Ventures ,
Consent ,
Contests & Promotions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Donors ,
New Legislation ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government
Gambling and more particularly the regulation of gambling has been part of the United States before we were even the United States. Societal standards and the need for revenue have largely shaped the history of legal gambling...more
The State of California is getting a firm grip on regulating charitable sales promotions with its new law AB 488 which passed in October 2021 and will become effective January 1, 2023 (in order to allow the Attorney General’s...more
On June 8, 2021, the Second Circuit handed down its opinion in the case Soliman v. Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd., No. 20-946, holding that the vague, small type in Subway’s in-store ad referring to its “Terms...more
I literally had no idea. None. Until I recently saw that a bill in Oregon failed to pass (for the third time!) which would have prohibited the killing of coyotes in contests for cash or prizes. With the prize going to the...more
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
11/5/2018
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Contests & Promotions ,
Dispensaries ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Marketing ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Retailers ,
State and Local Government ,
Sweepstakes