Pennsylvania medical marijuana program to allow sale of flower, expand list of qualifying conditions
Medical MarijuanaPennsylvaniaTrending Stories September 27, 2018 0
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Patients in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program should be able to obtain the drug in dry leaf or flower form for vaporization by sometime this summer, the Wolf administration announced Monday. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said she was accepting that and other recommendations made recently by... Read more
Alaska House votes to limit access to marijuana convictions
AlaskaTrending Stories September 27, 2018 0
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska House has passed legislation restricting access to records showing past convictions for simple marijuana possession. The measure is sponsored by Democratic Rep. Harriet Drummond. She says Alaskans should not be passed up for jobs or promotions for possessing something that is now legal. Alaska... Read more
A push for cannabis grow compliance in Yuba County
CaliforniaUncategorized September 27, 2018
It’s that time of year when a potent, skunk-like aroma permeates the Yuba County foothills, causing annoyed neighbors to call Code Enforcement. Though complaints keep Code Enforcement busy year-round, September and October are prime harvest months for marijuana plants grown outdoors. Just Monday, with four inspection warrants, more than... Read more
New details revealed on two Kern County marijuana ballot measures
CaliforniaUncategorized September 27, 2018
Voters will face a confusing ballot in November, especially when it comes to the three marijuana measures. To help make sense of the confusion, and to bring new details on the two marijuana measures that will impact the unincorporated county, Planning and Natural Resources Department Director Lorelei Oviatt presented... Read more
Novato considers allowing outdoor cannabis gardens
CaliforniaUncategorized September 27, 2018
Nearly two years after California voters chose to legalize recreational marijuana use and sales, Novato is considering giving residents more options on how to grow their personal cannabis garden. On Monday evening, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to advance an ordinance to the City Council that would allow for... Read more
A Gray Area: Foreign Investment in California’s Cannabis Industry
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 27, 2018
Coming soon to California cannabis? In addition to our California cannabis business attorneys’ work on corporate, finance, and transactional issues with marijuana-related businesses, we also work with our firm’s foreign direct investment group. As California has implemented MAUCRSA since January 1 of this year, we have been getting tons of... Read more
Trump is backing off the marijuana fight. Jeff Sessions has not.
ColoradoTrending Stories September 27, 2018 0
WASHINGTON — Marijuana has enjoyed some head winds lately, even as regulating it faces an uncertain future in the Trump administration. Over the past week, Trump promised not to go after marijuana suppliers and users who are obeying their state laws, former House speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced his... Read more
California couple get probation in Christmas cannabis presents case
CaliforniaUncategorized September 26, 2018
YORK, Neb. (AP) — A California couple who said the marijuana they were hauling through Nebraska was intended for Christmas gifts have been given probation and conditional jail time. York County District Court records say 71-year-old Barbara and 80-year-old Patrick Jiron were sentenced Monday to three years’ probation. They’ll... Read more
Cannabis Non-Compete Agreement? Send it Up in Smoke.
OregonUncategorized September 26, 2018
Noncompetes aren’t always enforceable. Marijuana has been legal in Oregon for about three years now. Employees with specialized skills are starting to jump ship and head to competitors. What do you do, as an employer, if a candidate for employment shows you a non-competition agreement they signed with their... Read more
Three Kern County marijuana ballot measures to compete in November
CaliforniaUncategorized September 25, 2018
Depending on where you live, you may see two marijuana measures on your ballot or just one. Three initiatives by two citizens groups have qualified for the November Kern County ballot through signature drives that collected more signatures than 10 percent of the city and county’s voting population. Although... Read more
