This post is authored by Fox Rothschild associate Henry Whitehead:
For marijuana businesses operating in California the rules are still very much in flux, as shown by a new set of regulations proposed by state regulators. The state Department of Food and Agriculture, Department of Public Health, and Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) first
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 Polsky, co-chair of Fox’s Labor and Employment Department, recorded a 90-minute webinar for Lorman addressing the issues construction employers face in jurisdictions that have
Florida’s medical marijuana regulations and laws have been the subject of repeated litigation ever since Amendment Two was passed by voters in 2016. A recent Florida Court Opinion has ruled in favor of Plaintiffs seeking to expand Florida’s restrictive vertical license law (which requires the license holder to grow, distribute and sell medical marijuana).
See this post by Dori K. Stibolt regarding the abrupt resignation of the Director of Florida’s Office of State of Florida’s Medical Marijuana Use.
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 legalized it for recreational use—a dichotomy that presents a unique and complex challenge for employers. In a new e-book, Fox attorneys Joseph A. McNelis III
Nevada legalized the recreational adult-use of marijuana on July 1, 2017 and the state has generated millions in tax revenue as a result. Nonetheless, the Nevada Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (the “Act”) provides that until November 2018, only registered marijuana certificate holders may apply for recreational retail marijuana establishment licenses. The Nevada Department
Florida’s citrus industry has been ailing and declining for years. Florida’s recent medical marijuana regulations were designed to help, in part, by providing two medical marijuana licenses for the citrus industry to switch from growing oranges to marijuana.
As I’ve posted before, Florida medical marijuana licensing regulations have been the subject of repeated litigation challenges.
Jack Praetzellis writes:
On July 1, 2018, California’s Cannabis “transition period” ended for manufactured cannabis products (i.e., edibles). All manufactured cannabis products must now meet California’s (very) specific labeling and packaging regulations.
Among other things, the packaging must include THC and CBD content in milligrams along with the Cannabis “universal symbol” (and no, you
Few things are as bi-partisan as constructing a snazzy acronym for federal legislation, and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) did not disappoint with the “Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act” (“STATES Act”). As its name suggest, the goal of the STATES Act is to protect regulated cannabis businesses and users
After a closely watched one day trial last week, Judge Karen Gievers issued a 22 page Order and Final Judgment. Judge Gievers found that the legislation which implemented Amendment 2 (medical marijuana) is unconstitutional because it conflicts with the language of the constitutional amendment itself.
Section 381.986, Florida Statutes (2017) unconstitutionally restricts rights that