Updates and New Materials by State
Alaska
- Coverage of Developments Concerning the DOJ’s Response to Legalization
- Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office – recreational
Arizona
California
- California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) – recreational
- California Issues (Draft) Formal Ethics Opinion for Attorneys Advising Marijuana Clients
- California’s Public Education Campaign
- California Takes on Weedmaps Over Unlicensed Marijuana Shops
- Cases to Watch: California Growers Association vs. California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Caveat Emptor: Are Marijuana Labels Accurate?
- Do (Should) State Marijuana Reforms Apply Retroactively?
- The Ongoing Criminal Case Against a San Diego Medical Marijuana Attorney
- UPDATE: The Criminal Case Against a San Diego Marijuana Attorney has Settled
Colorado
- Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED)
- Coverage of Developments Concerning the DOJ’s Response to Legalization
- Do (Should) State Marijuana Reforms Apply Retroactively?
- Federal appeals court allows private civil RICO to proceed against state-licensed marijuana grower
- UPDATE: Plaintiff Loses Colorado RICO Lawsuit (Safe Streets)
- The Looping Problem in Marijuana Sales
Connecticut
- Federal District Court finds Connecticut law barring employment discrimination against medical marijuana users is NOT preempted by the federal CSA
- Update: Connecticut Employment Discrimination Case (Noffsinger v. SSC Niantic)
Florida
- Cases to Watch: Lawsuit Challenges Florida Restriction on Smokable Marijuana
- UPDATE: Florida Passes Law Removing Ban on Smokable Marijuana
Hawaii
Idaho
- Federal Court Refuses (for now) to Order Return of 7,000 pounds of “Hemp” Seized by State Police
- Update: State Judge Upholds Idaho Seizure of Massive Hemp Shipment (and Gets Lost Along the Way)
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
- Cases to Watch: Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers and Workers’ Compensation
- UPDATE: Maine Supreme Court Holds State Worker Compensation Law Preempted
Maryland
- Cases to Watch: Applicant Sues to Block Ohio from Using Racial Preferences in the Award of Commercial Marijuana Licenses
- New Study Defends Constitutionality of Racial / Gender Preferences in the Award of State Marijuana Licenses
- Suit Challenging Maryland’s Refusal to Use Racial Preferences in Licensing Has Been Settled
- Two Interesting Developments in Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Law
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts court finds employers must accommodate employee’s off-duty medical marijuana use
- Massachusetts Medical Society Launches New Cannabis Curriculum
Michigan
- Four Marijuana Measures on the Ballot in November 2018
- UPDATE: Voters in 3 of 4 States Approve Marijuana Legalization Measures
- Michigan State Bar Marijuana Law Section
- What Makes Illinois’s New Adult-Use Marijuana Law Noteworthy . . .
Minnesota
- Cases to Watch: Minnesota Prosecuting Two Employees of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Supplier
- Minnesota Department of Health: Medical Cannabis
- Iowa Officials Urged Not to Permit Importation of CBD from Minnesota
Missouri
- Four Marijuana Measures on the Ballot in November 2018
- UPDATE: Voters in 3 of 4 States Approve Marijuana Legalization Measures
Nebraska
New Jersey
- New Jersey Court Orders Employer to Reimburse Injured Employee for Cost of Medical Marijuana
- What’s the Point of Rescheduling Marijuana in a Medical Marijuana State?
New York
- Cases to Watch: Minnesota Prosecuting Two Employees of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Supplier
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Committee on Cannabis Law.
- New York State Department of Health Releases Report on Legalization
- What Does New York’s Latest Marijuana Decriminalization Measure Accomplish?
North Dakota
- Four Marijuana Measures on the Ballot in November 2018
- UPDATE: Voters in 3 of 4 States Approve Marijuana Legalization Measures
Ohio
- Cases to Watch: Applicant Sues to Block Ohio from Using Racial Preferences in the Award of Commercial Marijuana Licenses
- UPDATE: State Judge Holds Use of Race in Ohio Medical Marijuana Licensing Unconstitutional
- New Study Defends Constitutionality of Racial / Gender Preferences in the Award of State Marijuana Licenses
Oregon
- Court Dismisses Civil RICO Suit Against Marijuana Supplier, Tees Up Potential Circuit Split
- Coverage of Developments Concerning the DOJ’s Response to Legalization
- How U.S. Attorneys Have Responded to the Rescission of Marijuana Enforcement Guidance
- Oregon Health Authority – medical
- Oregon Liquor Control Commission – recreational
- Oregon State Bar Cannabis Law Section.
Pennsylvania
Utah
- Four Marijuana Measures on the Ballot in November 2018
- UPDATE: Voters in 3 of 4 States Approve Marijuana Legalization Measures
- Observations On Utah’s Proposed State Distribution System
- UPDATE: Utah Scraps State Marijuana Distribution Plan
Vermont
Washington
- Caveat Emptor: Are Marijuana Labels Accurate?
- Coverage of Developments Concerning the DOJ’s Response to Legalization
- Is Small Marijuana Doomed?
- It’s Getting Easier for Marijuana Companies to Open Bank Accounts
- Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB)
- Why We Won’t Learn Much from a New Products Liability Lawsuit Against Marijuana Vape Manufacturers
List is current as of February 6, 2020