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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Is Industrial Hemp on the Verge of Having Its Overdue Moment?

As Congress considers the future of the American hemp industry in debates over the next Farm Bill, I’m reminded of these wise words that apply to almost any circumstance where you find yourself vulnerable and similarly...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 5 - January 2025

As the world reacted to the shove heard round the world, the General Assembly kept a low profile on Friday. Convening an hour earlier than the Senate, the House gaveled in and out before senators even made it to their desks....more

Alston & Bird

Look Ahead to the Week of July 22: Congress Returns as 2024 Election Takes Center Stage

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Both the House and Senate are back for two weeks before departing for August recess. Last week, Republicans rallied support for the nomination of former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, at the Republican...more

Alston & Bird

Look Ahead to the Week of May 20: Farm Bill and Fiscal Year 2025 Spending Take Center Stage

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Look Ahead to the Week of May 20: Farm Bill and Fiscal Year 2025 Spending Take Center Stage - Both the House and Senate are in session this week before leaving early to begin the Memorial Day recess....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 - March 2024

The General Assembly reconvened for Legislative Day 36 on Monday with lawmakers and lobbyists hoping to keep a little luck of the Irish going into the penultimate week of the legislative session. With only four legislative...more

Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Senate Starts Budget Work, Numerous Bills Considered

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Senators began working on the budget bill this week and members considered bills on many topics. Given the approach of the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible),...more

Fisher Phillips

Top 10 List – Keep Your Eyes on These California Employment Bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk

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Eight months of legislative wrangling and dealmaking have come to an end as the California Legislature just wrapped up work for the year – and now employers across the Golden State turn their eyes to the governor’s office to...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

HB 4002: Oregon Agriculture Overtime

Creating an agriculture overtime law is a top priority of democrats in the current 2022 legislative short session that began on February 1, 2022. The introduced bill, House Bill 4002, would impose a 40-hour overtime pay...more

Lathrop GPM

America's Growing Embrace of Cannabis

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The laws and regulations of the U.S. and each individual state are evolving at a significant pace concerning one genus of flowering plants, and mostly with a tender embrace. Despite being criminalized for the greater part...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

NCGA Week in Review - July 2019 #1

From healthcare to hemp, members of the North Carolina General Assembly pushed through another week of long floor sessions and packed committee meetings. A number of bills that have been waiting for their day in committee...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legislative update - status and implications of proposed federal cannabis statutes

For years, many have argued that the federal government should legalize marijuana. Despite a vocal minority advocating for legalization, such efforts have largely fallen on deaf ears....more

Brooks Pierce

North Carolina Legislative Update - March 2019 #4

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Budget appropriations meetings continued this week at the General Assembly as a number of substantive bills were introduced on a variety of topics. Farm Act of 2019 (S315) - The annual bill to make various changes in...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update | September 2018 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Provides Update on Antimicrobial Resistance - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s September 14, 2018, remarks delivered at...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Utah Legislative Update: 2018 - Part Four

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When the Utah Legislature is not in session, you might think legislators are in hibernation until the next legislative session starts in January, 2019. Actually, there is a great deal of legislative action during the off...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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