Those familiar with the industry know that cannabis retailers find themselves in a unique position compared to other product retailers. Cannabis retailers face significant regulatory hurdles to their operation—particularly in...more
2/26/2025
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On Jan. 21, the New York Senate approved a groundbreaking health privacy bill, S-929. The legislation, modeled on Washington state’s My Health My Data Act, aims to extend protections over personal health information beyond...more
1/27/2025
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State Privacy Laws
Florida enacted a new data privacy law that mirrors similar privacy laws in other states such as Virginia, Colorado, and Utah. Senate Bill 262, otherwise known as the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”), was signed into...more
On April 17, the Washington State legislature passed the “My Health My Data Act” (“MHMDA”), which Governor Jay Inslee is expected to sign into law. If passed, the MHMDA’s new rules would take effect on March 31, 2024. In...more
Despite predictions otherwise, 2022 will not be the year that a federal data privacy law is enacted. While the bipartisan American Data Privacy Protection Act (ADPPA) proposal made it to the House Committee on Energy and...more