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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 -

Labor and Employment Cases in the 2024/2025 Supreme Court Term

Bricker Graydon LLP on 10/16/2024

The Supreme Court of the United States opened up the new term on October 7, 2024. The Court is currently slated to address 40 cases this term. Oral arguments will be heard for nine cases in October and an additional seven in...more

Intoxicating Hemp in Wisconsin

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/16/2024

America’s Dairyland does not currently have any form of either medical or adult-use cannabis. The state has tried and failed at least a couple of times on convening medical cannabis legislation (see here on the latest attempt...more

The Week in Weed: October 2024 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/14/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have two big stories: Arkansas and Nebraska. Not just the initiatives that may or may not appear on the...more

Medical Marijuana and Dewberry: The Supreme Court Tackles RICO and Lanham Act Claims

Venable LLP on 10/11/2024

It’s October and, in addition to playoff baseball, that means the Supreme Court is back in session. The Court has chosen to hear arguments in two cases with significant ramifications for advertising law....more

The Week in Weed: October 2024

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/7/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on ballot initiatives, or rather, lawsuits surrounding ballot initiatives. Then we see a new...more

Pittsburgh Ordinance Bans Tests for Many Prospective and Current Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana

Littler on 10/4/2024

On September 24, 2024, the Pittsburgh City Council passed a new ordinance prohibiting discrimination against an individual’s status as a medical marijuana patient. Mayor Ed Gainey signed the ordinance the same day, making it...more

Pittsburgh to Limit Employers’ Ability to Drug-Test Medical Marijuana Patients

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/1/2024

The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting discrimination against medical marijuana patients in the workplace and limiting certain types of marijuana drug testing by employers as to these...more

Trump Expresses Support for Marijuana Reform, Coy on Psychedelics

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/1/2024

Cannabis consumers can be forgiven for feeling the need for a more liberal cannabis policy as they weather this seemingly unending campaign cycle. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently made clear how he...more

The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/27/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of intoxicating hemp. We’ll check in on the latest attempts to...more

The End of Zero-Tolerance Drug Policies

McGlinchey Stafford on 9/26/2024

Zero-tolerance drug policies in the workplace are an endangered species. Traditional drug laws and policies as they relate to the workplace are being upended, and employers are increasingly struggling to grapple with the...more

New Pittsburgh Ordinance Protects Workers Using Medical Cannabis: 4 Steps Employers Can Take Now

Fisher Phillips on 9/26/2024

Pittsburgh employers must prepare for new workplace protections for medical cannabis patients due to a new anti-discrimination ordinance that will likely be signed into law. The new rules would prohibit employers from...more

Senate Proposal Would Weed Out Prior Marijuana Use for Federal Job Applicants

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/24/2024

The DOOBIE Act – yes, you read that correctly – could soon become law. While the law isn’t as fun as it might sound to certain cannabis enthusiasts, it would substantially change the hiring practices of the federal government...more

The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 3

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/20/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off with a look at the situation in Nebraska surrounding their cannabis ballot initiatives. Then...more

DEA Announces Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Following Elections and the Stakes Are Hugely Consequential

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/19/2024

There’s a great scene towards the end of The Shawshank Redemption – which Budding Trend readers know is one of the greatest films ever made – where the character played by Tim Robbins encourages the Morgan Freeman character:...more

Fourth Circuit Affirms Termination of Employee for Alleged Lawful THC Consumption

Poyner Spruill LLP on 9/17/2024

North Carolina employees are increasingly testing positive for illegal marijuana use while contending that they were only using legal hemp-derived products sold over the counter in this State. Some employees assert that these...more

The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 2

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/13/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see California dealing with intoxicating hemp products. The Eastern Band of Cherokee opens their...more

HHS to DEA: Marijuana Should Be Schedule III – What This Means for The Cannabis Industry

DLA Piper on 9/10/2024

In a non-public letter sent earlier last week, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that marijuana be re-classified under the Controlled Substances...more

Alabama Court Signals Possible Willingness to Allow Medical Program to Move Forward in Part

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/10/2024

Over the past nearly two years, I have been talking to friends, clients, and basically anyone at parties about the slow progress (if I might be permitted to use that word in this context) of the Alabama medical cannabis...more

The Week in Weed: September 2024

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/6/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. First, we have an update on the Missouri rules dealing with intoxicating hemp products. Then, we see the...more

Workplace drug/alcohol policies in a legal weed world: 10 easy steps

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/6/2024

Easy? Ha! Last week, I posted about “fun” facts related to drugs and alcohol in the workplace. That post was an prelude to what I’ll talk about today: What employers ought to do. As I pointed out last week, marijuana is...more

NCAA Drug Testing & Cannabinoids: A Break-Up Story

Troutman Pepper on 9/5/2024

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the largest governing body in college athletics. The NCAA regulates all aspects of student athletics among 1,100 schools in the United States. It also organizes the...more

Several Texas Cannabis Reform Measures Set to Appear in November General Election Ballot

Vicente LLP on 9/4/2024

With an expanding cannabis and hemp market and an upcoming legislative session that will consider medical cannabis expansion, hemp regulation, decriminalization, and other cannabis matters—we have our eyes on Texas! Texas...more

Drugs and alcohol in the workplace: Five fun facts

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/30/2024

Sober up, folks! Here we go. With the legalization of marijuana and cannabis products in so many states, dealing with substance abuse in the workplace has become ridiculously complicated. This is the first of a two-part...more

The Week in Weed: August 2024 #4

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/30/2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is that rescheduling will definitely not happen before the Presidential election. Missouri is...more

The Hazy Landscape of Trademark Protection for Cannabis Products in the U.S.

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 8/23/2024

Navigating the cannabis industry’s legal landscape in the United States is like moving through an ever-evolving maze, especially in the world of intellectual property. As more states legalize cannabis for medical and...more

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