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The Week in Weed: May 2025

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the Congressional Cannabis Caucus is hoping to lift the ban on cannabis research. A DC dispensary heard...more

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The Current Landscape of Texas Cannabis Policy and Laws: A 2025 Overview

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The Texas legislative session kicked off on January 14, and cannabis policy is set to be a major topic of debate. The state, known for its conservative stance on many issues, is at a crossroads with its cannabis laws, facing...more

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Florida’s Latest Attempt at a Recreational-Use Marijuana Constitutional Amendment

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A constitutional ballot initiative was recently filed for Florida's 2024 General Election titled "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana." If approved by Florida voters, individuals 21 or older will be allowed "to possess, purchase,...more

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Top Florida Legislation Affecting the Construction Industry in 2020

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Earlier this year, the policymakers of Florida’s 2020 Legislative session tackled roughly 3,500 filed bills, passing roughly 200 and approving a $93.2 billion budget. Several pieces of this year’s legislative changes will...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

A Look Back and Ahead: 2020 Employment Law Predictions

Our tradition includes using our first January post to make predictions about “what’s to come” in the year ahead.  But first, let’s see how I did over the last year.  “Time for 2019 Manufacturing Law Predictions:  Drum Roll...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2020 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Let’s start with a look at the new marijuana market in Illinois.  First day sales topped $3 million and 77,000...more

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2019 Final Legislative Update for Commerce - Final Analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

Early in the session, the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee established workforce development as its priority. The committee took weeks of extensive testimony on the workforce issues facing Vermont. ...more

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Vermont Legislative Update 03-22-2019 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

A workgroup report reviewed in the House Human Services Committee this week recommended that Vermont consider implementing an unused drug repository program....more

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Pillsbury’s Post-Election Outlook

The 2018 Midterm Election played out as most poll forecasters speculated. Although several races have yet to be decided, Republicans have retained control of the Senate, but lost at least 29 seats, allowing the Democrats to...more

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California Poised to Waive Protections for Endangered Fish as Tribes Seek to Shutdown Klamath Irrigation Project in an Effort to...

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In late May 2018, the Klamath Tribes filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to shut down the Bureau of Reclamation’s Klamath Irrigation Project, which supplies...more

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The Future of U.S. Infrastructure and Local Control Amid Post-Election Uncertainty

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Post-Election Opportunities for Local Government Agencies - Last week, the nation experienced an election unlike any other in history. A major party candidate broke with his party’s governing philosophies, yet led that...more

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