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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Judge Strikes Down Long Island Dispensary Zoning Restrictions – More to Come?

A recent decision in the New York State Supreme Court has significant implications for the local regulation of adult-use cannabis dispensaries in New York. Tink & E. Co. (hereafter, “Tink”), an adult-use retail dispensary...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

NJ Bill Aims to Speed Up Approvals for Cannabis Dispensaries

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A new bill introduced by Senate President Nicholas Scutari seeks to speed up the approval process for cannabis dispensaries in New Jersey, a move aimed at addressing delays in establishing the state’s cannabis market. Joshua...more

Blank Rome LLP

Massachusetts Superior Court Holds That New HCA Law Does Not Apply Retroactively

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On June 10, 2024, Associate Justice Jeffrey Karp, of the Massachusetts Superior Court, Essex (the “Court”), issued an important—and, to many licensed cannabis businesses in Massachusetts, surprising—ruling in the case of...more

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Massachusetts Cannabis Firms Contest Alleged Misdocumentation of Community Impact Fees

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Recent developments in the Massachusetts cannabis industry, significant legislative changes, and legal actions have spotlighted the contentious issue of so-called community impact fees. These fees, which are intended to...more

Foley Hoag LLP

CCC Proposes Regulatory Amendments to Clarify New Host Community Agreement Requirements and Limitations on Community Impact Fees

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The Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC”) has proposed multiple amendments to its existing regulations, including a proposed amendment adding a new section to its regulations entitled “Host Community Agreement Requirements for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Get Up, Stand Up – Dispensary Challenges City’s Local Permitting Decision in Court

As we predicted back in April, disputes between medical cannabis businesses and counties or municipalities over local zoning ordinances and permits are starting to arise. Participants in Mississippi’s medical cannabis program...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

It’s Not Easy Being Green: How To Comply with the Latest Cannabis Regulations

In this episode of “Regulatory Matters,” host Rachel Maimin talks to partner Peter Slocum about how businesses can navigate the heavily regulated landscape of New Jersey’s now-legalized cannabis space. Slocum discusses how...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Assessing the Playing Field After Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Opt-Out Deadline Expires

May 4th celebrates Star Wars, and May 5th is Cinco de Mayo. While not as popular, May 3rd still likely means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. But, in Mississippi, in 2022, May 3rd was a date circled on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Tell Me This Town Ain’t Got No Heart: Mississippi’s Attorney General Opines on a City’s Ability to Regulate Medical Cannabis...

What promises to be the first of a litany of legal interpretations of the new Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act (MMCA), Attorney General Lynn Fitch released an official attorney general’s opinion on April 15, 2022, regarding...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

More Than 400 New York Municipalities Opt out of Adult Use Cannabis Sales as Deadline Looms

The deadline for municipalities in New York State to choose whether they will allow retail sales of adult use cannabis is rapidly approaching. To date, approximately 25% of the state’s towns, and 30% of villages, have enacted...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

New Jersey: CRC Builds the Application Infrastructure.

As was discussed in detail during Foley Hoag’s recent New Jersey webinar, the adult-use regulations released by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC”) contain several unanswered questions. For instance, when...more

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New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Approves Specially Adopted Personal Use Cannabis Rules

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On August 19, 2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) approved the Specially Adopted Personal Use Cannabis Rules (the “Rules”). The Rules will be effective until at least August 19, 2022. The Rules...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

"Opting Out" of Dispensaries and Consumption Sites and Permissive Referendums Under New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation...

The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”) provides towns, villages, and cities an opportunity to opt out of allowing retail dispensaries and on-site consumption licensees to operate within the municipality’s...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New York’s Adult-Use Cannabis Law: Opportunity Starts With The Right Real Estate

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Second in a series on the New York State Cannabis/Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act- The New York State Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), signed into law on March 31, legalized recreational use of marijuana...more

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The State of Cannabis in New York

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New York state seemed poised to legalize marijuana in 2020 – but those efforts, like so many others, were thwarted by COVID-19. However, we can expect this unfinished business to remain on the radar – with legalization seen...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

State House to Consider Bill Amending Language on Host Community Agreements

A bill that would amend the statutory language that defines permissible scope of community impact fees in Host Community Agreements (“HCAs”) is making its way through the Massachusetts State House. The bill, H 4367, would...more

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