Oh Canada. As of July 1, 2018 marijuana will be legal for production, sale, and possession by all adults over 18 years if the new federal rules are adopted as planned. There will be guidelines and restrictions in place to protect young people from being exposed to the drug, and other guidelines will need to...
As Rhode Island experiences an uptick in new commercial development from its capital city to its many vacation destinations, once settled land use issues have become a new challenge. The Rhode Island legislature passed the Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act back in 1988 which established a system of statewide planning to ensure consistency...
Bankruptcy attorneys see the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision rejecting a “structured dismissal” in a trucking company’s Chapter 11 case as potentially having a greater impact than the narrow holding might suggest. In Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., a Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a proposed structured dismissal that would have violated the Bankruptcy Code’s priority rules...
BluHawaii. Purple Kush. Willie’s Reserve. Kiva. California Finest. Altai. Are these the names of new beverages? To the contrary, these are some brand names for competing strains of marijuana. Legalized marijuana sales in the United States exceeded $5.8 billion in 2016, and the market is predicted to grow to over $21 billion by 2020. Like...
Like other industries, businesses selling marijuana-related products are turning to branding and marketing to help distinguish their products and services from those of their competitors, and to build brand loyalty and credibility. However, marijuana businesses face a problem that most other retail businesses do not encounter. Read the PS&H Client Advisory on the topic here.
The Marijuana Industry touches on so many people, and just as many industries. Earlier this month, the Transportation Security Administration updated its webpage to explain that passengers are allowed to carry marijuana on flights with them. That notice was not long lived, however as shortly after it was posted, it was modified to remove reference...
Legalized marijuana is turning the commercial real estate market upside down, and creating opportunities for property owners to charge tenants in the business of marijuana premium rates. Some are paying above market rates for properties that meet the demands of this growing industry. The New York times highlights property in Quincy, MA in this article.
In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court turned aside the efforts of a debtor and a group of creditors to make an end-run around the Bankruptcy Code’s priority rules by distributing assets to junior creditors ahead of objecting senior creditors via a “structured dismissal.” In doing so, the Court did not just close a...
Last week, the United States Supreme Court found that designs on cheerleading uniforms can be protected by copyright. The Court held that designs that appear on useful items are covered by the copyright laws, so long as the designs: (1) can be perceived as a two-or-three dimensional work of art separate from the useful article...
By Alicia J. Samolis and Christopher M. Wildenhain Savvy employers always need to be on the look-out for ways to mitigate the ever-growing risks posed by increasingly burdensome state and federal employment laws. Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will have the chance to breathe new life into an old, but effective risk-mitigation tool...
