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By Adam R. Shaw and Jenna C. Smith | March 22, 2024
This installment of the Northern District Round-Up column explores a recent decision by Judge Anne Nardacci of the Northern District of New York concerning yet another challenge to New York state's cannabis licensing program.
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By Cheryl Miller | March 21, 2024
A wrongful termination suit brought under Pennsylvania's medical marijuana statute is not preempted by federal law governing collective bargaining agreements, a federal judge held.
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By Riley Brennan | March 18, 2024
"While defendant correctly notes that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has not decided whether the statute creates a private right of enforcement, every Pennsylvania court to consider the issue has ruled that the PMMA does contain such legal remedies," U.S. District Judge David Stewart Cercone of the Western District of Pennsylvania said.
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By Emily Cousins | March 18, 2024
"The plain import of that provision confirms that, while the palliative use of marijuana is authorized under Connecticut law, employers nonetheless may prohibit qualifying patients from being under hits influence in the workplace," the Appellate Court concluded.
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By Steve Schain | March 18, 2024
Mandating "true owners' identity disclosure" to prevent using shell companies to conceal criminal revenue, the Corporate Transparency Act creates myriad cannabis industry headaches.
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By Cheryl Miller | March 14, 2024
A likely ban on Delta-8 and Delta-10 in Florida has those in the hemp industry looking for alternatives.
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By Riley Brennan | March 8, 2024
"The fact that there is considerable disagreement among courts as to how to treat cases that implicate marijuana businesses that are legal at the state level is not an 'extraordinary circumstance' that warrants relief under Rule 60(b)(6). For a Rule 60(b)(6) motion to prevail, the relief granted must be necessary to accomplish justice," U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson wrote for the District of Maryland said.
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By Cheryl Miller | March 7, 2024
In a newly filed suit, New York hemp industry members say new regulations made some of their once-legal products illegal almost overnight.
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By Riley Brennan | March 6, 2024
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California previously abstained and stayed the case because of issues between federal and state cannabis legalization. However, the Ninth Circuit concluded in a March 4 opinion, authored by Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr., that an abstention wasn't warranted as there were no exceptional circumstances present.
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By Myrna Barakat Friedman | March 6, 2024
Myrna Barakat Friedman highlights the benefits of arbitration for resolving disputes in the cannabis industry in light of the federal prohibition.
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