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Cannabis law explained by the lawyers who practise it: analysis and commentary from law firms around the world, with the Cannabis Law Journal.
Aaron Pelley Despite cannabis being fully legalized in nearly half of the US states and counting with several more planning to vote for legalization in the 2024 elections, nearly all states that comprise the industry have been…
One of the biggest legislative surprises for cannabis reform in 2023 was the recreational legalization of cannabis in Minnesota. On May 30, 2023, House File 100 was signed by Governor Tim Walz, a moderate Democrat who ran very…
While the federal government continues to postpone or otherwise delay any meaningful cannabis reform from happening on that very crucial level of government for several years now, certain members of Congress on both sides of the…
“Established and operated by former convicts,” the website for the Lower East Side dispensary reads, “CONBUD stands as a pioneering dispensary in New York City.
In the past two years, the crime rate in California has risen by a significant degree. 1 percent and the property crime rate increased by about the same amount.
As the American cannabis industry continues to grow at the rapid succession that it is, so too will the size of the companies that sell and produce popular cannabis brands.
As widespread cannabis legalization and mainstream normalization sweep across the American states, so too do the opportunities for social events and venues that allow cannabis consumption.
Over the past fiscal year, the California cannabis industry has seen tremendous financial and economic hardship. Many large-scale cultivators and multi-state operators such as Curaleaf and Trulieve have closed several stores…
BY AARON PELLEY ● SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 Being the newest state to fully legalize cannabis within its border, Minnesota has had ample economic and employment opportunities created for the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
BY CULTIVA LAW ● SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 In a surprising development, Erin DuPree, who had recently been appointed as the head of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management, has resigned from her position.
In the decade since Colorado and Washington legalized cannabis for recreational purposes and dozens of further states have legalized for medical purposes, the political climate behind cannabis has shifted drastically.
BY MATTHEW CLEARY ● JULY 21, 2023 MSO Cresco Labs (“Cresco”) has filed suit against MSO Green Thumb Industries (“GTI”) based on the claim that GTI “poached” a former Cresco employee. This employee was Cresco’s director of…
Although this country is called the United States of America, each individual state is far from united when it comes to statewide cannabis policies. While all West Coast states have fully legal cannabis, it’s an entirely…
Despite being the fourth state to legalize recreational cannabis nearly a decade ago by now, Oregon has seen major issues arise in the state’s cannabis industry.
Cultiva Law, PLLC Despite all the economic benefits and billions of dollars in annual sales and tax revenue that the American cannabis industry has created even if the industry can only legally operate in 21 states, there’s still…
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Over a decade ago, Washington became the first state to legalize cannabis for recreational use. But the state still permits employers to screen job applicants for cannabis use, creating a fundamental disconnect between what…