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February 14, 2025
Minn. Compacts Will Give Tribes Access To Cannabis Market
Proposed compacts would allow Minnesota's 11 federally recognized tribes to license up to five cannabis dispensaries each outside of their reservation lands, according to a draft of the agreement.
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February 14, 2025
Justices Urged To Curb Feds' Ability To Prosecute Medical Pot
A Maine man accused of running an illicit medical marijuana cultivator has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal arguing that congressional spending legislation bars federal prosecutors from bringing cases against state-compliant cannabis operations.
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February 14, 2025
8 Things Attys Should Know About Conn.'s $55B Budget
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's two-year budget for the years 2026 and 2027 includes drug price limits, an expansion of the state's unfair trade practices act, key changes to hospital ownership laws and slots for 13 new judges.
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February 14, 2025
State Lawmakers Eye Tighter Restrictions On Hemp Products
Legislators in multiple states have introduced legislation aimed at regulating or restricting the manufacture and sale of products containing intoxicating cannabinoids derived or synthesized from federally lawful hemp.
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February 14, 2025
Farm Asks Judge To 'Please' Add $5M Interest To $32M Verdict
A cannabis farm is asking a Michigan federal judge to "please, please" award $5 million in prejudgment interest on a $31.8 million verdict reached last month in a contract dispute with Curaleaf units, saying the companies have refused to cooperate in post-judgment talks to resolve the issue.
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February 14, 2025
Michigan Pot Co. Can't Intervene In Rival's Licensing Suit
A Michigan federal judge won't let a Pontiac cannabis company intervene in a competitor's suit aiming to stop the city from issuing cannabis licenses.
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February 14, 2025
Judge Allows Grower's 4th Amendment Claim In Hemp Crop Suit
A California federal judge has partially reconsidered her prior order denying Kern County and its police officers' bid to dismiss claims by a hemp grower alleging they wrongly bulldozed 500 acres of crops, allowing the company's Fourth Amendment excessive destruction claim to proceed, but dismissing its due process claims.
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February 13, 2025
SEC Nets $38M In Judgments Over Cannabis Fraud Claims
A purported marijuana cultivation company and associated entities are on the hook for judgments worth nearly $38 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims over an alleged Ponzi-like scheme soliciting would-be investors in "nonexistent" grow facilities.
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February 13, 2025
Ore. Cannabis Labor Pact Law Is Unconstitutional, Cos. Say
An Oregon state law requiring businesses to have labor peace agreements with unions in order to obtain a license is preempted by federal labor law and violates the 14th Amendment, two cannabis companies argued as they urged a federal court to block enforcement of the law.
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February 13, 2025
9th Circ. Upholds DEA Denial Of Psilocybin Petition
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday affirmed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's rejection of a Seattle physician's request to treat terminally ill patients with psilocybin.
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February 13, 2025
Colo. Justices Won't Put City's Pot Question On April Ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday denied a petition from Colorado Springs seeking to upend a state court decision removing from the April general election a ballot question to repeal an ordinance allowing retail cannabis sales in the city.
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February 13, 2025
Lowenstein Sandler Accuses Dispensary Of 'Bad Faith' Move
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has accused a cannabis dispensary it is suing for unpaid legal fees of effectively asking a New Jersey Superior Court judge to overturn another judge's partial denial of the dispensary's motion to dismiss the case.
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February 13, 2025
Unlicensed Pot Shop To Pay $6M Judgment In NY AG Suit
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday that a Kings County judge ordered an unlicensed cannabis shop to pay $6 million in a judgment finding that the shop had ignored orders from the Office of Cannabis Management and kept selling cannabis without a license.
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February 12, 2025
Cannabis Vape Cos. Accused Of Price-Fixing Scheme
A Chinese cannabis vape manufacturer and a slew of its U.S.-based distributors have been hit with a proposed class action alleging they maintained an unlawful anticompetitive arrangement that kept the price of marijuana vapes artificially high for close to a decade.
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February 12, 2025
Colo. City Asks State Justices To Revive Pot Ballot Question
The city of Colorado Springs is asking the Colorado Supreme Court to revive a ballot initiative that a district court struck from an upcoming election that would repeal an initiative passed in November authorizing the retail sale of cannabis in city limits.
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February 12, 2025
Fla. Pot Patients Say 8th Circ. Precedent Backs Gun Rights
A group of Florida residents challenging the federal policy disarming medical cannabis users is pointing to a recent Eighth Circuit ruling that they say supports their gun-rights position as they appeal in the Eleventh Circuit.
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February 11, 2025
Kratom Producers Hid 'Addictive' Risks, Consumers Say
Companies that make kratom are facing a proposed class action in New York federal court over sales of kratom, standing accused of not disclosing that the substance is just as addictive as opioids.
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February 11, 2025
Plaintiff Firm Sues More THC Makers In Potency Class Action
A pair of attorneys has hit another set of cannabis companies with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court, alleging they are selling goods that go beyond state limits on THC in cannabis-infused products.
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February 11, 2025
Pot Grower Says Nearby Farm's Pesticides Caused $17M Loss
A Massachusetts cannabis grower says pesticides used by an adjacent berry farm contaminated its entire 2022 harvest, costing the lost value of that crop and two subsequent years' revenue, totaling at least $17 million.
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February 10, 2025
Tenn. Cops Sued Over Traffic Stop Hemp Seizure
Tennessee police officers have been hit with claims that they unlawfully seized more than $850,000 of hemp during a traffic stop under the false belief that it was an illegal substance, according to a new suit filed Thursday.
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February 10, 2025
Ala. Sen. Files Bill To Ban THC In Hemp Products
Alabama Republican Sen. Tim Melson has filed a bill that would ban products that contain delta-8, delta-9 and delta-10 — which it identifies as psychoactive substances — from sale in the state.
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February 10, 2025
Jazz Pharma Drops Last Defendant From Epidiolex Patent Suit
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. has reached an agreement to dismiss all claims and counterclaims with the last remaining defendant in its consolidated lawsuits over patents covering its epilepsy treatment Epidiolex, according to a filing from the company in New Jersey federal court.
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February 10, 2025
Kratom Co. Says False Ad Addiction Suit Falls Short
The company behind Kryptic Kratom and K-Chill branded supplements is urging a California federal court to throw out a suit alleging it concealed kratom's addictive qualities from consumers, saying the complaint fails to shore up its claims with factual allegations.
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February 07, 2025
Pa. Medical Pot Co. Beats Consultant's IP Breach Claims
A Pennsylvania federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a consultant claiming that his methods for growing plant tissue samples was stolen by a medical cannabis company he worked with, ruling that the consultant's system was not a protected trade secret.
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February 07, 2025
GOP Sens. File Bill To Make Pot Co. Tax Penalty Permanent
Republican U.S. senators have filed a bill that would bar cannabis companies from taking business deductions even if cannabis is taken off of Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act.
Expert Analysis
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This Earth Day, Consider How Your Firm Can Go Greener
As Earth Day approaches, law firms and attorneys should consider adopting more sustainable practices to reduce their carbon footprint — from minimizing single-use plastics to purchasing carbon offsets for air travel — which ultimately can also reduce costs for clients, say M’Lynn Phillips and Lisa Walters at IMS Legal Strategies.
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Practicing Law With Parkinson's Disease
This Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Adam Siegler at Greenberg Traurig discusses his experience working as a lawyer with Parkinson’s disease, sharing both lessons on how to cope with a diagnosis and advice for supporting colleagues who live with the disease.
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Series
Playing Hockey Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Nearly a lifetime of playing hockey taught me the importance of avoiding burnout in all aspects of life, and the game ultimately ended up providing me with the balance I needed to maintain success in my legal career, says John Riccione at Taft.
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Considerations For Evaluating IP Risks In Cannabis M&A
Due to the patchwork of state cannabis laws in the U.S., investors and businesses acquiring intellectual property must assess whether a trademark portfolio possesses any vulnerabilities, such as marks that are considered attractive to children or third-party claims of trademark infringement, say Mary Shapiro and Nicole Katsin at Evoke Law.
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9th Circ. TM Ruling Expands Courts' Role In Application Cases
The Ninth Circuit’s recent ruling in BBK Tobacco v. Central Coast Agriculture is the first time a federal appeals court has explicitly authorized district courts to adjudicate pending trademark applications, marking a potentially significant expansion of federal courts' power, says Saul Cohen at Kelly IP.
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For Lawyers, Pessimism Should Be A Job Skill, Not A Life Skill
A pessimistic mindset allows attorneys to be effective advocates for their clients, but it can come with serious costs for their personal well-being, so it’s crucial to exercise strategies that produce flexible optimism and connect lawyers with their core values, says Krista Larson at Stinson.
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Opinion
Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea
A proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that would require parties to get court permission before filing federal amicus briefs would eliminate the long-standing practice of consent filing and thereby make the process less open and democratic, says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation and DRI Center.
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4 Ways To Motivate Junior Attorneys To Bring Their Best
As Gen Z and younger millennial attorneys increasingly express dissatisfaction with their work and head for the exits, the lawyers who manage them must understand and attend to their needs and priorities to boost engagement and increase retention, says Stacey Schwartz at Katten.
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3 Health Insurance Paths For Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Ahead of potential U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals for psychedelics as insured treatments, attorneys at Husch Blackwell review pathways for these drugs to achieve coverage as treatments for complex mental health conditions.
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Series
Serving As A Sheriff's Deputy Made Me A Better Lawyer
Skills developed during my work as a reserve deputy — where there was a need to always be prepared, decisive and articulate — transferred to my practice as an intellectual property litigator, and my experience taught me that clients often appreciate and relate to the desire to participate in extracurricular activities, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Fears About The End Of Chevron Deference Are Overblown
While some are concerned about repercussions if the U.S. Supreme Court brings an end to Chevron deference in the Loper and Relentless cases this term, agencies and attorneys would survive just fine under the doctrines that have already begun to replace it, say Daniel Wolff and Henry Leung at Crowell & Moring.
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Series
NJ Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
Early 2024 developments in New Jersey financial regulations include new bills that propose regulating some cryptocurrency as securities and protecting banks that serve the cannabis industry, as well as the signing of a data privacy law that could change banks’ responsibility to vet vendors and borrowers, say attorneys at Chiesa Shahinian.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent
Even as the economy shifts and layoffs continue, law firms still want to retain their top attorneys, and so-called stay interviews — informal conversations with employees to identify potential issues before they lead to turnover — can be a crucial tool for improving retention and morale, say Tina Cohen Nicol and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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Opinion
Intoxicating Hemp Products: It's High Time For Clarity
Thanks to ambiguity in the 2018 Farm Bill, intoxicating hemp cannabinoid products are largely unregulated and are widely available without restrictions on who can buy the products, and although there are several possible solutions, voluntary industry action by good actors is the best option, say Andrew Kline and Tommy Tobin at Perkins Coie.