Over at Fox Rothschild’s California Employment Law Blog, my colleague Jeff Polsky wrote about a new law requiring California cannabis companies with 20+ employees to enter into a “labor
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Labor & Employment Issues
Fox Attorneys Present: Employment Compliance in the Age of Legalized Marijuana
On January 15, 2019, Fox Rothschild attorneys Josh Horn and Joseph McNelis will present Employment Compliance in the Age of Legalized Marijuana to the Greater Valley Forge HR Association in…
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Webinar: How Does Legalized Marijuana Affect the Construction Work Site?
All employers face challenges in navigating issues surrounding legalized marijuana. For construction industry employers, the challenges are particularly difficult given the necessary emphasis on safety.
Last week, my colleague Jeff …
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New E-Book: Employment Compliance in the Age of Legalized Marijuana
Though cannabis is illegal under federal law, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for medical use and nine states, as well as D.C., have…
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Healthcare Facility Policies in the Age of Medical Marijuana
Richard L. Holzworth writes:

Despite Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry being in its infancy, more than 17,000 patients have registered…
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ABA Panel Tackles Venture Investing in Cannabis Companies
Venture capital is playing a growing role in the country’s emerging legal cannabis industry. Attorneys Emily J. Yukich and Matthew R. Kittay of Fox Rothschild’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital…
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Litigation Over Smoking in Florida
As noted in my prior post, when the Florida Legislature finally passed laws to implement Amendment 2 (medical marijuana) it did not include smoking as a permissible use for…
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Arkansas Legislature Adds Employer Protections to Medical Marijuana Law
In November 2016, Arkansas passed a constitutional amendment (Amendment 98) establishing a medical marijuana program. The legislature recently added provisions to the law, resulting in significant protections for…
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Florida House Goes With No Smoking and Limited Licenses, But Unlimited Storefronts for Medical Marijuana
In March and April, I posted about two Florida House and one Florida Senate proposals to implement Amendment 2 (which legalized medical marijuana in November 2016).
The Florida House of…
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Court Rejects Bias Claim of Licensed Medical Marijuana Caregiver Fired from Restaurant for Selling Drugs

An Outback Steakhouse employee who was fired for distributing drugs to a co-worker despite her status as a licensed…
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