Marijuana
-
Marijuana
ICYMI: Legitimate Marijuana Reform May Be On The Horizon For . . . Congress!
The political stars may finally be aligned to see meaningful marijuana law reform be puff-puff-passed. -
Marijuana
High Times For Cannabis Law Blogs
The bulk of these blogs are aimed at clearing the haze around some of the complex issues that cloud the marijuana business. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.11.18
* Guess which law school is on the verge of losing its accreditation? We’ll have more on this unsurprising news later today. [Arizona Republic]
* When it comes to Milbank’s new $190K salary scale for associates, some general counsel and in-house leaders don’t seem to really care, and others are none too thrilled about it, but absolutely NONE of them want to pay for it. [Corporate Counsel]
* How much does President Donald Trump detest AG Jeff Sessions? This much! The president says he’ll probably support legislation protecting marijuana activities in states where the drug has been legalized. [NBC News]
* Pointing out numerous dueling injunctions in a Friday night filing, the Trump administration’s Justice Department is paving the way for a SCOTUS showdown over DACA — possibly as soon as sometime this summer. [BuzzFeed]
* If you’re planning to someday become a Supreme Court clerk, you better make sure that your law school is following the new law clerk hiring plan. Justice Sonia Sotomayor is now the fourth justice to offer her support, following in the footsteps of Justices Kagan, Ginsburg, and Breyer. [National Law Journal]
-
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.10.18
* What changes might come to the Supreme Court if Justice Kennedy retires at the end of this Term? Adam Feldman scours the justices’ voting relationships for clues. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Speaking of SCOTUS, when it comes to its recent ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Andrew Siegel is not impressed. [PrawfsBlawg]
* Ilya Somin offers praise for legislation being co-sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Warren — but it will make sense to you once you see the subject matter (hint: her co-sponsor is Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado). [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]
* Charles Glasser has no problem with people calling out or criticizing speech that they find offensive, but he argues — rightly so, in my view — that we’ve lost “a sense of proportion, a rational relationship between the speaker, their comments, and their role in society.” [Daily Caller]
* Ann Althouse’s take on Bill Clinton’s controversial #MeToo comments. [Althouse]
* Greg Lambert is absolutely right: “Sometimes the change you seek causes problems you didn’t foresee.” [3 Geeks and a Law Blog]
* Smart-contract checker Sagewise hooks up with Hedera Hashgraph, a “blazing fast” alternative to blockchain. [Artificial Lawyer]
-
Marijuana
Cannabis Banking Blues: How Best To Get A Bank Account
Securing a bank account will not be easy, but it is possible if you are in the right state and you prepare and act accordingly. -
Marijuana
Blowing Smoke: Marijuana Banking Scams
What are the specific red flags to look for if you’re being pitched on a 'solution to the marijuana banking problem'? -
Crime
Police Threaten To Euthanize K-9 Units If Pot Is Legalized
The actual dumbest thing you'll hear today. -
Marijuana
California Cannabis Investing: Understanding 'Ownership' And 'Financial Interests'
California’s lack of a residency requirement has made it popular for people looking to invest in cannabis., but do you know the rules? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Marijuana
Trump Card: Is A Congressional Legislative Victory On The Horizon For States’ Rights And Pot?
Hopefully the Justice Department will leave state-legal marijuana businesses alone now. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.16.18
* Michael Cohen has until 2 p.m. this afternoon to produce the names of his clients with proof of their relationship, lest his attorneys’ temporary restraining order over the alleged privilege of the “thousands, if not millions of documents” that were taken in the FBI raid upon his office get tossed. [New York Law Journal]
* In other news, President Trump wants to review all of the material that was seized by the FBI from his lawyer Michael Cohen before federal investigators are able to take a look at it — after all, as the president says, attorney-client privilege “is dead.” [Washington Post]
* Many partners at Allen & Overy are “dead against” the firm’s reportedly proposed merger with O’Melveny & Myers, which is probably just fine, considering the fact that O’Melveny “[has] no plans to merge [with A&O] and never [has].” [Legal Week]
* Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is supposed to make his debut at the Supreme Court later this month on April 23 to argue a case regarding sentencing guildelines on behalf of the United States government. We’ll see how things go if he’s already been fired by President Trump by the time oral arguments roll around. [CNN]
* According to Senate Republican Cory Gardner of Colorado, now that he’s struck a deal with President Trump that will undercut Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s recission of the Cole memo, he’ll be happy to puff-puff-pass votes on all of the Department of Justice nominees he’s been holding up. [Washington Post]
* “[T]op tier firms [must] take a more ‘people-centric’ approach, and break the tyranny of the billable unit as the overriding priority.” This managing partner says that work/life balance and mental health for lawyers will never improve unless the legal profession addresses “onerous billable hour targets.” [Lawyers Weekly]
-
Marijuana
Israel's Global Cannabis Dominance Will Help the U.S.
Researchers here in the U.S. are eager to run trials with high quality Israeli cannabis strains they cannot get anywhere else. -
Marijuana
No Congressional Couch Lock: State Medical Marijuana Laws Protected Through September 30th
The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment can still be used as a shield for medical marijuana providers... for now. -
Marijuana
Cashed And Counting: California Starts Crackdown On Gray Marijuana Marketplace
The state will try to limit illegal cannabis operators in California. Here's what else we should expect in the coming months.
Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
-
Marijuana
Update: Sessions Shines Some Light On DOJ Marijuana Enforcement
The fate of marijuana operators in every state hangs on the prosecutorial whims of the U.S. Attorney in their districts. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.27.18
* The Supreme Court heard argument in Janus yesterday and, well, labor rights were fun while they lasted! [National Law Journal]
* Marvin Washington’s pot decriminalization suit dismissed, continuing the Jets losing streak. [Law360]
* The explosion of Emoji keyboards presents a problem for eDiscovery. So bust out those Rick & Morty stickers if you want to keep your insider trading habits from prying eyes. [Legaltech News]
* How does a receiver deal with Bitcoin? How can currency with no “home” be seized? A Jones Day partner is figuring that out. [The Recorder]
* Supreme Court debates whether or not Amex can prevent merchants from offering incentives to keep people from using their Amex card. So if it gets more difficult to use your corporate card, blame the justices. [Courthouse News Service]
* The head of legal relationship management for Barclays discusses the bank’s model for dealing with outside counsel. [Big Law Business]
-
Marijuana
The 101 On Marijuana Joint Ventures
Be careful and think through all of the possible ramifications before signing on the dotted line. -
Marijuana
California Dreamin': A Public Cannabis Bank Isn't A Real Solution
Ultimately, a public bank of any kind is a red herring for the cannabis industry. -
Marijuana
Cutting The Haze: Busting California's Marijuana Hearsay
Here are the top 10 legal questions or industry hearsay attorneys are hearing most regarding California’s newly legalized cannabis industry. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.17.18
* The Trump administration is planning to ask the Supreme Court for assistance in dismantling DACA. That is, because “[i]t defies both law and common sense” that a “single district court in San Francisco” has halted the Trump’s plans, the Supreme Court must intervene. [Washington Post]
* Unlike the vast majority of law review articles, here’s one you may actually care about: According to the Harvard Law Review, Trump’s tweets aren’t law. We’re thrilled to report this isn’t fake news. [National Law Journal]
* Some law schools are moving full steam ahead in their quest to accept the GRE over the LSAT for admissions purposes, but not this one. Marquette is going to sit around and wait for the ABA to make a decision before it does anything. [Marquette Wire]
* Twenty-two state attorneys general have filed suit against the FCC in an effort to stop the repeal of net neutrality rules. Cross your fingers that something good happens here before your bill for internet access goes up. [San Francisco Chronicle]
* Facing a $4.4 billion budget deficit, Governor Andrew Cuomo wants New York to pay for a study to see what the health, economic, and criminal justice impacts of legalizing recreational marijuana would be in the state. [New York Law Journal]
* Yesterday, New Jersey lawmakers unanimously voted to approve former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal’s nomination to be state attorney general. Grewal is the first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history. Congratulations! [NJ.com]
-
Marijuana
Reading The Pot Leaves: What The Sessions Memo Means For Marijuana In The U.S.
This has spurred bipartisan support (and backlash) from Congress for federal legislation to let the states have full reign over marijuana.