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Clark Hill PLC

The Growing Cybersecurity Risks in the Cannabis Industry

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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

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: September 2021

Division of Banks Warns of Risks from Representments Causing Multiple NSF Fees - The Massachusetts Division of Banks has issued a supervisory alert letter to warn banks about certain legal risks and risks of regulatory...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Overview of the New Privacy Litigation Frontier, Including California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Litigation - June...

Cannabis businesses that are collecting consumer data need to be in compliance with California’s privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Join our discussion as we cover: - Patterns that have...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Data Breach Exposes Cannabis Industry Security Vulnerabilities

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A significant data breach involving software that is widely used by cannabis dispensaries spotlights the industry's critical need to secure its customers' personally identifiable information. The incident involved an...more

Carlton Fields

Canna We Talk Cannabis? Cybersecurity Risks Bring Growing Pains to Cannabis Businesses

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In this episode, Carlton Fields attorneys Kevin McCoy and Joe Swanson discuss the circumstances involved in a recent data breach involving the cannabis industry. We explore cybersecurity and data privacy issues that all...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Predictions for Intrusions and Scams in 2020

The predictions set forth in Experian’s Seventh Annual Data Breach Industry Forecast make sense and are worth a read. We are starting to see these types of intrusions and scams, and our experience is that once these types of...more

BakerHostetler

Change and Challenge: What's Next for the Financial Services Industry Brief

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On Oct. 25, 2019, BakerHostetler’s Financial Services industry team, in collaboration with the Ohio Bankers League, held its third Financial Services Summit in Columbus, Ohio. The speakers included Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

NAIC 2019 Spring National Meeting

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2019 Spring National Meeting from April 5 through 9 in Orlando, Florida. This meeting was distinguished by a very large class of new commissioners (15 in...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Analyzing The California Consumer Privacy Act’s Impact On The Cannabis Industry

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On January 1, 2020, entities doing business in California will have to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a first-in-the-nation consumer privacy law that grants numerous privacy rights to California...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2019

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Just before the new year, the Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) released voluntary cybersecurity practices for health care organizations, which consists of a main document, two technical volumes, and resources...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Data Privacy and Security in the Cannabis Industry

In November, cannabis won big in the midterm elections–in Michigan, the legalization of recreational cannabis passed, the legalization of medical cannabis passed in Utah and Missouri, and several states elected governors who...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Cyber Breach at the Ontario Cannabis Store Impacts 4,500 Consumers

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The Toronto Sun reported this morning that the privacy of 4,500 consumers of recreational cannabis in Ontario has been compromised. The names and addresses of individuals purchasing cannabis through the Ontario Cannabis Store...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Wall Street apparently views a divided Congress as a good thing (think less chance of tighter regulation), and it celebrated by pushing the Dow up 500 points and jumping back into tech stocks....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report, October 2018

Agencies Issue Joint Statement on BSA/AML Resource Sharing Arrangements - The federal banking agencies, along with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) and the NCUA, have...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Highly Confidential Data—A Cybersecurity Risk for Cannabis Related Businesses

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Cybersecurity is a significant business risk for any organization that collects personal data. The greater the amount of personal data collected by an organization, the greater the risk that it will be targeted by...more

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Marijuana and Privacy: A Primer

Legal marijuana is America’s fastest-growing industry. According to ArcView Market Research, cannabis revenue is expected to exceed $22 billion by 2020—nearly double that of the NFL. This past year, Colorado saw its sales...more

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