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Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

What Employers Need to Know About Pennsylvania’s Pending Cannabis, Equal Pay, and Non-Compete Legislation

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As of May 2025, the Cannabis Health and Safety Act (House Bill 1200) is pending in the Senate awaiting revisions by the Law and Justice Committee. The act proposes a wide swath of “decriminalization” of the production, sale,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What Means Means for Mushrooms and Marijuana: How Might Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Shift the Conversation for Cannabis and...

Earlier this month, President Trump tapped “physician-turned wellness influencer” Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. Means has close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Trump...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 24 - February 2025

With one week to go until Crossover Day, lawmakers and lobbyists are already feeling the exhaustion and exasperation captured in the face of James Oglethorpe’s bust on the North Steps. As committees convene constantly to...more

International Cannabis Bar Association...

[Event] Cannabis Law Institute 2024 - July 25th - 26th, Chicago, IL

The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Cannabis Law Institute 2024 (CLI 2024), the marquee conference dedicated to advancing legal excellence in the rapidly evolving...more

Saul Ewing LLP

2024 Health Care Predictions

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Happy 2024!  The entire Saul Ewing Health Law Practice Group wishes you and yours a healthy and prosperous new year and successful (and compliant) activities in the health care delivery system this year and beyond....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo: Department of Health Proposes Robust Revisions to Medical Cannabis Regulations

Those long-awaited proposed revisions to the Mississippi Department of Health’s medical cannabis program regulations dropped last Thursday afternoon. Thankfully, the department released a red-lined version, highlighting...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 6th Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - March 14th - 15th, Washington, DC

Join American Conference Institute at the 6th Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement on March 14-15, 2023, in Washington. Hear from leading stakeholders, discuss your most pressing...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Doctor-Patient Relationships and Medical Marijuana: Where Are We Now?

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On December 2, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (Cannabis Research Act), which provides a mechanism for industry and academia to access and research cannabis,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - July 12th - 13th, Washington, DC

The only conference that presents strategies and solutions for every link of the controlled substances supply chain. Attend and learn how to best conform business practices to meet industry and regulatory demands, bolster...more

McGuireWoods LLP

A Quick Dab — Ohio’s New Telehealth Rules Cover Exams for Medical Marijuana Use

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In late December 2021, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB122 into law. The law, which goes into effect March 23, 2022, enacts several telehealth rules that were relaxed during the pandemic. The expanded telehealth law includes...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 10th, Richmond, VA

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Home-Grown Medical Marijuana Guidelines Arrive to Expand Patient Access, Discourage Abuse

Our Cannabis Industry Team reported this week on new guidance for growing medical marijuana at home in New York state. Traditionally, patients certified by health care providers to register with the state’s Medical...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

New Connecticut State Laws Affecting Hospitals and Health Care Providers

The 2021 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly was a particularly busy one with dozens of important new statutes being enacted that will impact the health care industry. We’ve highlighted below some of the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Marijuana Dispensaries – Are They Essential Services?

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With the spread of COVID-19 fears, states and cities nationwide are in the process of issuing a variety of executive orders and other ordinances shutting down businesses that are considered “non-essential.” However, what is...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

What’s new with drugs?

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Pot is hot - Medical Marijuana use continues to grow in Ohio, with the Board of Pharmacy citing 73,376 registered patients and 590 physicians with Certificates to Recommend as of December 2019. Medical Marijuana sales...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

New Jersey Creates Employment Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients and Providers

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As of July 2, 2019, New Jersey has extended workplace protections to employees and healthcare practitioners engaging in activities authorized by New Jersey’s “Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act” (the “Act”),...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama Legislature Considering Medical Marijuana Bill with Bipartisan Support

[This is the first in a series of client alerts regarding the status of medical marijuana efforts in Alabama.] Is Alabama poised to join the growing number of states allowing the use of medical marijuana under state law?...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: A Discussion of Labor and Employment Issues in the Health Care Industry

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In this episode, Richard Church and Spencer Hamer discuss key takeaways for the health care industry upon certain developments in labor and employment law over the past year. Specifically, this episode provides an overview of...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update 01/18/2019 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee reviewed a report Thursday on the state’s progress with health care payment and delivery system reform efforts. Department of Vermont Health Access Deputy Commissioner Michael Costa...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Ohio medical marijuana patient registry is now open: Are you ready?

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The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced that the Ohio medical marijuana patient registry is now open. Physicians who are certified by the State Medical Board to recommend medical marijuana may now enter patient...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Illinois Opioid Pilot Program A.K.A. Medical Marijuana Law 2.0

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On August 28, 2018, Illinois Governor, Bruce Rauner, signed into law the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program which expands and modifies the Illinois Medical Marijuana law in several important ways that are relevant to employers....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Nursing Home Sued for Refusing to Hire Medical Marijuana User

On September 5, 2018, in Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Co., LLC, a federal district court in Connecticut sided with a plaintiff who sued a nursing home that refused to hire her because she used medical marijuana as...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Refusing to Hire Medical Marijuana User Puts Employer in Jeopardy

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The following is a wake-up call to all employers, especially those in the health care industry, that have adopted “zero tolerance policies.” These policies will increasingly butt up against the tidal wave of laws legalizing...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Medical Cannabis Expands in Minnesota on August 1: What Employers and Institutions Need to Know

On August 1, 2018, some Minnesotans diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea or autism will be able to use medical cannabis to alleviate symptoms associated with those conditions for the first time. Individuals diagnosed with...more

Smart & Biggar

Cannabis takes the next step: new federal regulations

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Canada continues the march towards legal recreational “adult use” cannabis, recently publishing federal regulations affecting producers and others within the thriving industry. These include the Cannabis Regulations,...more

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