Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Proposed changes to Ohio’s new marijuana legalization law won’t contain ‘surprises’ November 14, 2023 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Gov. Mike DeWine said that he and legislative leaders met on Monday to discuss what changes to make to Issue 2, a recreational marijuana legalization law passed by voters last week. DeWine, speaking with reporters at the Greater Columbus Convention… Read More→
As Pot Gains Steam, Law Firms See Increasing Need for Their Practice April 20, 2017 AggregatedNews On the Move 0 Comments Monica Gutierrez wants to be an intellectual property lawyer. But here she is, sitting in a law class on marijuana. The gray area between state and federal law intrigues Gutierrez — she needs to learn how to help cannabis businesses… Read More→
Colorado Police Ask Lawmakers For a Break in New Marijuana Laws May 13, 2016 AggregatedNews Colorado, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Colorado's top prosecutors and police officials want a two-year pause on new marijuana laws to give officers time to catch up. In a letter dated last week and sent to lawmakers, leaders of the state's three main groups of law… Read More→
Only in California: Proposed Law Would Ban Pot Smoking in Apartments May 9, 2016 AggregatedNews California, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Renters may face eviction or other new consequences from smoking marijuana in their home under a new law working its way through Sacramento this spring. Assembly Bill 2300 explicitly codifies a landlord’s existing right to prohibit pot smoking in the… Read More→
Must Employers Accommodate Employee Medical Marijuana Use? February 10, 2016 AggregatedNews CBE Policy & Employment Law updates, HR and Staffing, Human Capital Management 0 Comments By Eric B. Meyer I’ve blogged before about how grilling a medical marijuana user about her disability, just before firing the employee, could give rise to a viable disability-discrimination claim. In other words, where the disability (as opposed to the medical… Read More→
San Diego Rushing to Create Rules for Marijuana Cultivation January 6, 2016 AggregatedNews California, Cultivation 0 Comments A new state law may prompt San Diego to regulate and allow cultivation of medical marijuana within city limits for the first time. A memo issued last week by Deputy City Atty. Shannon Thomas describes ways the city could regulate… Read More→
Seattle Dispensary Sues the City For Regulating Marijuana October 21, 2015 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Retail, Washington 0 Comments In response to new regulations for marijuana businesses, a medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle is suing the city. Columbia City Holistic Health filed suit at the end of September alleging that the city's taxing and regulation of medical marijuana businesses… Read More→
Opponents Using Federal Racketeering Law to Fight Legal Cannabis Industry July 13, 2015 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits. A Colorado pot shop recently closed after a Washington-based group opposed to legal marijuana sued… Read More→
Miami Beach Ordinance Reduces Marijuana Possession to a $100 Fine July 9, 2015 AggregatedNews Florida, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Just eight days after the Miami-Dade County Commission passed its own version of a similar ordinance, Miami Beach commissioners have also passed a law that allows police to issue a $100 ticket to people found with 20 grams or less… Read More→
Law Firm Funds Professorship of Pot at the University of Denver May 18, 2015 John Hollon CBE Policy & Employment Law updates, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A Denver law firm that focuses on cannabis law has sponsored a prestigious Colorado law school with a three-year, $45,000 professorship for marijuana law and policy, The Cannabist has exclusively learned. The University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law professor… Read More→
Missouri Lawyers Use ‘Right to Farm’ Amendment to Defend Cultivation of Marijuana May 13, 2015 John Hollon CBE Policy & Employment Law updates, Uncategorized 0 Comments COLUMBIA — Two Missouri attorneys are using the so-called "Right to Farm" amendment to defend their clients against charges for growing marijuana. Justin Carver, a public defender who works in Jefferson City, represents Lisa Loesch, who was charged in 2013… Read More→
More Law Firms Extending Their Practice to the Cannabis Industry May 12, 2015 John Hollon CBE Policy & Employment Law updates, Policy & Legal 0 Comments SAN FRANCISCO – Lawyers and pot dealers have long intersected in criminal court, but as marijuana goes mainstream, attorneys have been working to keep sellers and growers legit. Marijuana divisions are popping up at law firms to advise pot shops… Read More→
Maine Law December 31, 1999 Rob Meagher Maine, Policy & Legal Maine Medical Marijuana December 22, 1999 SUMMARY: Sixty-one percent of voters approved Question 2 on November 2, 1999. The law took effect on December 22, 1999. It removes state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by… Read More→