By Cheryl Miller | December 21, 2023
"I think we are closer than we have ever been before and rescheduling to Schedule III is just a matter of time," said Rachel Gillette, leader of Holland & Hart's cannabis and psychedelics group.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Michael F. Schaff and Jennie M. Miller | December 21, 2023
For this December issue of our cannabis law column, we asked Christopher Riggs, chief counsel of the NJ-CRC, to respond to some questions that would (i) provide insight into the operations of the NJ-CRC, (ii) highlight the key developments in 2023, (iii) provide some helpful pointers to attorneys practicing in the cannabis field, and (vi) provide a preview of what is to come in 2024.
By Cheryl Miller | December 20, 2023
State law requires the attorney general to determine that California would face no significant legal risk if it engages in cross-border cannabis sales. Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday he could not make that finding.
By Cheryl Miller | December 15, 2023
Joseph Russoniello, McGregor Scott and Robert Brewer Jr. were among 29 former U.S. attorneys who told the Biden administration "now is not the time" to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Alex Malyshev | December 15, 2023
As readers of this column know, New York's journey to bring its regulated adult-use cannabis market has been a tortured one. With the most recent challenge—an injunction in 'Fiore v. New York'—resolved, New York finally looks to get the legal market going in 2024. As discussed in this article, however, challenges remain.
By Cheryl Miller | December 14, 2023
Cannabis attorney Lauren Rudick sued her former firm, Hiller PC, this week for missed payments and forced maternity leave work. Hiller managing partner Michael S. Hiller said Rudick's claims are meritless and threatened his own legal action.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Steve Schain | December 12, 2023
Forming America's sixth-largest crop yielding 48.8 million pounds of flower and projected to generate $33.5 billion in 2023 legal sales, marijuana's plunging price-per-pound and the availability of cheaper, unregulated hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products is thwarting the cannabis industry.
By Cheryl Miller | November 30, 2023
New York regulators have agreed to settle a lawsuit by veterans who challenged the Empire State's cannabis-licensing program. Will the recreational-use market finally be able to get off the ground?
By Brian Lee | November 28, 2023
The plaintiffs' revocation of the state lawsuit would allow New York to open more than 400 storefronts to provisional licensees with past marijuana convictions, after the August lawsuit ground the industry to a halt for more than three months.
By Dara Kam | November 27, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration hiked the fee, which had been $60,000 since the inception of the state's medical-marijuana program six years ago, to $1.33 million in December.
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