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Cannabis Legal Report - January 2023

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New York City Attempts to Crack Down on Illicit Cannabis Market - During a council hearing on Jan. 18, 2023, New York City lawmakers and law enforcement officials discussed the need for tackling the city’s illicit cannabis...more

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Policy Matters Newsletter - July 2022 # 2

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Sens. Schumer and Manchin Finally Agree On Contours Of Next Reconciliation Package. We have been following, and reporting on, the saga surrounding the next democrat only package, originally designated the Build Back Better...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Volume 2, Issue 5

Banking Law Rooted in Civil Rights Era Gets a 21st Century Update "The Community Reinvestment Act basically mandates that if you open a bank in a low-income neighborhood, you can’t just take that neighborhood’s deposits and...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

2022 Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar Highlights

On May 13, 2022, the Miles & Stockbridge Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration practice group presented its twentieth annual Hot Topics in Employment Law seminar to clients from throughout Maryland and beyond. Topics...more

Fisher Phillips

New Year Brings New Laws for New York Employers: 2021 Recap and 2022 Preview

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Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many new legislative changes for New York employers, altering the landscape around workplace safety, employee pay, leave benefits, protected classes and activity, and privacy. Now...more

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2021 Legislative Changes that Impact Virginia Community Associations

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In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Virginia General Assembly had a busy 2021 session that consisted of a regular session and a subsequent special session during which it passed many different pieces of legislation that...more

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Williams Mullen Manufacturing Edge Video Series - Episode 1

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In the inaugural episode of Williams Mullen Manufacturing Edge, a video series addressing key topics affecting manufacturers, Labor, Employment & Immigration (LEI) attorneys David Burton and Scott Terrell provide updates on...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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On The Issue Of Legalized Marijuana, Amazon Asks For MORE

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In a recent blog post, Amazon CEO Dave Clark expressed his public support for the federal Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (MORE Act). The company also announced that it will stop screening or...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5: April 23, 2021

Guilty Verdict - Earlier this week, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. While officials had feared massive demonstrations with the possibility of violence or property...more

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4/20 Marijuana Legislative Update

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Happy 4/20! As the nation gets ready to celebrate the unofficial marijuana holiday, 4/20, we thought this was a great time to provide an update on the state of marijuana. 2021 has seen an increase in support for...more

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New York Legalizes Marijuana - Where Is the US Headed?

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It’s been an eventful week for the marijuana industry. After years of false starts, New York legalized the use of recreational marijuana on March 31 - just hours later, New Mexico legislators passed a bill to do the same....more

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Williams Mullen 2021 Virginia General Assembly Session Overview

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The 2021 General Assembly session adjourned sine die (Latin for adjourning with no appointed day for resumption) on February 8th. The General Assembly convened its 2021 Special Session on February 10th and adjourned sine die...more

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Legislative Top 5: February 19, 2021

With only three weeks until the first legislative deadline, higher profile legislative initiatives have started moving through committees and, in some cases, been voted on by the full House or Senate. Next Friday, February...more

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Connecticut Employment Legislation in 2021: What’s on the Agenda?

Employers can expect an active 2021 Connecticut General Assembly since the 2020 legislative session was cut short. (The session lasted a little over a month before it was suspended on March 12, 2020, due to the pandemic and...more

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Drug Testing Legislation in 2020: A Look Back

We would all be excused for wanting 2020 to disappear in a fog of medical marijuana. Here is a recap: As we predicted in 2019, most of this year’s action concerned medical and recreational marijuana. Not to be missed,...more

Harris Beach PLLC

The State of Cannabis in New York

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New York state seemed poised to legalize marijuana in 2020 – but those efforts, like so many others, were thwarted by COVID-19. However, we can expect this unfinished business to remain on the radar – with legalization seen...more

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Several States May Join the Cannabis Legalization Bandwagon this November

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Election Day 2020 is around the corner. Today, cannabis use is legal either for medicinal or adult recreational use (or both) in 35 states. Of those, adult recreational use is legal in 11 states and Washington, D.C....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: September 2020 #2

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The USDA is allowing more comments on its new hemp rule. The House voted to allow marijuana research. We have an update on the Nebraska situation. Illinois’ social equity program comes under fire, while Maryland’s program is...more

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Governor Wolf Proposes Legalization of Recreational Cannabis

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Governor Wolf announced on August 25, 2020, a call to action for the state legislature to legalize recreational marijuana, which he cited as a strong potential source of revenue for the commonwealth. ...more

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Pandemic Side Effect: Banking Pot?

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Will a side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic be banking for the cannabis industry? The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a new coronavirus relief bill, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Solutions (HEROES)...more

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The Week in Weed: May 2020 #5

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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

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The Week in Weed: May 2020

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Our top story this week is a bill that would allow cannabis companies to receive federal stimulus money, and the support it has attracted. Ballot issues continue in Florida and Montana. The FDA is cracking down on CBD...more

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COVID-19 Stalls Pending Recreational Efforts but Spurs Long-Term Industry Optimism

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Cannabis legalization and program launches have been stalled as states have turned their focus to addressing the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. As was recently discussed on the CannaBusiness Advisory, the State of New York was...more

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Lawmakers Work to Include SAFE Banking Act Provisions in Next Stimulus Bill

The Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act (“SAFE Banking Act”) passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 321-103 in September 2019, but it stalled in the U.S. Senate. Due to COVID-19, it would appear that at...more

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