Cannabis Fines and Asset Forfeiture: Supreme Court to Weigh In
We have handled a number of excessive fines cases on behalf of clients who’ve had…
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Industrial Hemp Litigation: U.S. Postal Service Loses CBD Delivery Case
If only it were so simple! In January 2018, the United States Postal Service (USPS)…
Tenth Circuit to Decide if Fair Labor Standards Act Applies to Cannabis Businesses
As we all know, cannabis remains a federally controlled substance, and therefore illegal at the…
Commercial Cannabis Case Law Update: Federal Courts Continue to Find a Balance
Federal courts are finding ways to enforce cannabis contracts nationwide. We’ve written previously about how…
Federal Court Sides with Employee in Medical Marijuana Case
Nice job by the court. As a general rule of thumb, employers are not allowed…
Oregon Industrial Hemp Litigation: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Nuisance pollination can cause a row. In recent posts, we’ve discussed cases where a neighbor…
Oregon Cannabis: Josephine County Loses Again
…another Josephine County setback. Poor Josephine County. We have been writing on this blog about…
Arizona Court Prohibits Cannabis Extracts for Medical Use
Flower is fine right now; oil and hash, not so much. A recent Arizona court…
Cannabis Taxation: Another Day, Another 280E Case (or Two)
On June 13, the U.S. Tax Court issued an opinion regarding the application of IRC…
The Anatomy of a Cannabis Trademark TTAB Decision
We’ve written (and talked) extensively about the dos and don’ts of filing cannabis-related state and…
U.S. Supreme Court Sets a Great Precedent for Cannabis
Nice work by the Court. Back in December, we wrote about Murphy v. NCAA (“Murphy”),…
Court Expands Federal Equal Pay Act: Look Out Marijuana Businesses!
Equal pay is not only the right thing to do, it’s required by the law….