Former Prosecutor Gets Caught With 1,000 Pounds Of Weed At His Law Office
He should have kept his cannabis law practice separate.
Finance Docket: The Financial And Business Implications Of Marijuana Reclassification
This change would sever quite a few barriers to business.
The Next Chapter In Legal Tech Innovation: Introducing Protégé™
Meet LexisNexis Protégé™, the new AI assistant that leverages personalization choices controlled by the user or their organization to optimize the individual’s AI experience.
Law Schools Aren’t Offering Enough Classes On This Billion Dollar Industry
Time to update your class offerings!
Reading The Tea Leaves For Cannabis Regulation
A decade after the first recreational marijuana dispensaries opened, will 2024 be the year that cannabis finally gets a get-out-of-jail-for-free card?
Justice Alito Doth Protest Too Much
Talking about Supreme Court scandals, marijuana rights, and the top law schools out there.
DC Judge Rules That Guy Can’t Smoke Weed In His Own House Because His Neighbor’s Property Rights Outweigh Him Being Sick
Nate Dogg wouldn't be happy to hear about this.
The Hidden Threat: How Fake Identities used by Remote Employees Put Your Business at Risk—and How to Defend Against This
Based on our experience in recent client matters, we have seen an escalating threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) information technology (IT) workers engaging in sophisticated schemes to evade US and UN sanctions, steal intellectual property from US companies, and/or inject ransomware into company IT environments, in support of enhancing North Korea’s illicit weapons program.
Twitter Greenlights Cannabis Marketing, But To What Extent?
Although many see this policy shift as financially motivated, there is no doubt it will also help the cannabis industry normalize and destigmatize cannabis.
2023, Not The Year CBD Gets Regulated
Political polarization could result in delaying the passage of new CBD legislation, which in turn would further hold up the implementation of a regulatory pathway for these products.
2023, The Year Of CBD?
Important legal updates on hemp and CBD.
Morning Docket: 12.09.22
* Repeat after me: DO NOT USE CONFUSE CLIENT MONEY FOR LOTTERY WINNINGS. [KSAT] * Stop Woke isn't just a Florida thing — it is a biglaw thing too. [Law.com] * Rutgers Law is offering a certificate in hopes of combating the legacy of the War on Drugs. [Philly Voice] * Harvard graduates are giving lip over LIPP. [The Crimson]
How Lexis’ CounselLink+ Reimagines The Redline
Contracts are now integrated into an end-to-end system, and efficiencies abound.
Morning Docket: 12.07.22
* It'll be easier to evaluate the medicinal properties of marijuana soon? Sounds dope! [Financial Reg News] * I know they can be attacked, but should cops be considered victims under Marsy's Law? [WTSP] * Let's see if this whole "representative democracy" thing really holds up under pressure. [NBC News] * Do you have a right to counsel? Yes. Would be nice to know why though. [BCTV]
2022, The Year Of CBD Warning Letters From The FDA
These letters continue to stress the need for Congress to enact legislation that will force the FDA to finally establish a regulatory pathway to govern CBD products intended for human and animal consumption.
Cannabis, A Potential Hazard In The Workplace
Cannabis employers should identify and implement protective measures to reduce the risk of work-related asthma, and thus, avoid undue liabilities.
Will MLB And Charlotte’s Web Finally Convince The FDA To Do Its Job?
This landmark partnership in baseball and sports is exciting though not entirely surprising.
Morning Docket: 10.27.22
* One of the good things about weed being legal in some places? You can now sue if it isn't loud enough. [CBS News] * Been wishing you could shave a year off the K-JD pipeline? Yet another reason to think about Cornell. [Cornel Sun] * Go play ball: A MLB's antitrust case has recently been dismissed. [The Athletic] * Bikesharing in California is threatened by a new law. [Biking in LA]