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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q2 2024

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Biden administration formally proposes moving marijuana to Schedule 3 - Attorney General Merrick Garland has proposed reclassifying marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, following President Biden's...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Ohio Passes Recreational Marijuana Law: What Employers Should Know

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Joining 23 other states, Ohio has passed a recreational marijuana law. On November 7, 2023, Ohioans voted to pass an initiative legalizing and regulating the cultivation, sale, purchase, possession, use, and home growth of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

De-scheduling vs. Re-scheduling Marijuana: A Dramatic Difference

Just before the midterms last year, President Biden made two historic announcements that he described as steps to “end” the federal government’s “failed approach” to marijuana. First, he issued mass pardons for federal...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Cannabis & the Mid-Terms: What Tax Policy?

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On October 6, 2022, the President announced three changes in the Federal government’s policy toward cannabis: 1.He pardoned all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana; 2.He urged governors to do the same...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Is the RI Legislature Getting Serious About Legalization?

It appears that political support for legalizing recreational cannabis in Rhode Island may finally be reaching a critical mass. The details of how Rhode Island might go about legalizing recreational cannabis—and not whether...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

MORE Act Passes The House – Is Legalization Around The Corner?

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On Friday, December 4, 2020 the US House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 (the “MORE Act”), which would effectively legalize cannabis by removing marijuana from the...more

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House to Vote to Legalize Cannabis

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Later this month, members of the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a floor vote on a bill to federally legalize cannabis — the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, commonly referred to as the MORE...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Stuck in the Weeds with Massachusetts HCAs

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A few years ago, the Commonwealth was considered an East Coast cannabis trailblazer for legalizing adult-use cannabis in 2016. However, there is mounting criticism faulting Host Community Agreements (HCAs) for dampening the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The 2019 West Virginia Legislature: VETO AND OTHER UPDATES - Issue 12

The 2019 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature concluded on March 9. During the 60-day session, a total of 1,823 bills were introduced, with only 294 completing the process and actually being presented to Governor...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update 01/18/2019 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee reviewed a report Thursday on the state’s progress with health care payment and delivery system reform efforts. Department of Vermont Health Access Deputy Commissioner Michael Costa...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

2018 California Public Agency Laws – Part III - Cannabis, LAFCO Law and a Round Up of Other New Laws Impacting Public Agencies

The California Legislature was busy in 2017, which means plenty of laws passed in Sacramento that will impact public agencies. In this three-part series, Best Best & Krieger LLP gives a comprehensive summary of the new laws...more

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