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When the Magic Fades: Avoiding a Bad Canna-Business Breakup

February 17, 2020
Henry Baskerville
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The cannabis industry is no different than any other when it comes to the importance of – and its reliance on – business partnerships. And just like any other industry, it’s seen its share of breakups, too. Bruce Linton’s firing last year at Canopy was a cautionary one for company founders. Now, the bloodletting at Aurora Cannabis has claimed co-founder Terry Booth. What can cannabis entrepreneurs learn to prevent similar outcomes?

Believe It or Not, Marijuana Inventory Is Insurable – For Now

March 1, 2016
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I recently chaired a webinar about marijuana and insurance issues, and I have already been roped into doing another one. I am well aware of how cannabis and insurance are a legally charged combination, and I expect to see an increase of cannabis…

Must Employers Accommodate Employee Medical Marijuana Use?

February 10, 2016
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By Eric B. Meyer I’ve blogged before about how grilling a medical marijuana user about her disability, just before firing the employee, could give rise to a viable disability-discrimination claim. In other words, where the disability (as opposed to the medical…

Does the Cannabis Industry Present an Opportunity for Organized Labor?

January 19, 2016
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Legal marijuana is here, and it's not going away. By early 2016, the states of Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska permitted the social use of cannabis, and 23 others protected the sale of medical marijuana. The Second Annual Cannabis Summit…

Colorado Marijuana Laws Being Challenged by Out-of-State Organizations

January 18, 2016
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Three of the four marijuana-centered lawsuits filed against Colorado officials and businesses were organized and at least partially funded by out-of-state anti-drug organizations and socially conservative law firms, a Denver Post analysis shows. Only one lawsuit, filed by the states…

Why Canadian Employers Must Accommodate Medical Cannabis Users

January 12, 2016
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Employers in Canada have a duty to accommodate employees with medical disabilities that are using prescribed medical cannabis as a treatment. I should say, at the outset, that I am a Human Resources specialist, and my perspective does not constitute…

Alaska Forecast Predicts Statewide Job Loss — Except in the Cannabis Industry

January 12, 2016
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For the second time in nearly two decades, Alaska's yearly employment forecast is predicting job losses across the state. The annual report, published recently by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, is predicting a net loss of about 2,500…

Buffalo Lawyer Is First in New York to Focus on Medical Marijuana

January 11, 2016
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Marc S. Gromis worked as a federal prosecutor for 15 years, going after scam artists who cheated people out of their money. He retired in 2002 as chief of white collar crime prosecutions in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Buffalo.…

Here’s What the Washington, D.C. Council Could Do to Allow Legal Pot Sales

January 6, 2016
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The D.C. Council’s surprise see-saw on loosening marijuana laws Tuesday — and promise to revisit the issue within a month — has set up a vexing period of high-stakes negotiations that could put the council on a collision course with…

Study Finds Employers Have Little Tolerance For Any Cannabis Use by Employees

December 14, 2015
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Medical or recreational use of marijuana is legal in 23 states and the District of Columbia, but employers in those locations continue to have a zero-tolerance policy about the drug's use in the workplace, the Society for Human Resource Management…

New Jersey Addresses Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Use

November 23, 2015
Steven Schain
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Although Governor Chris Christie has threatened to veto legislation seeking to decriminalize or legalize marijuana use or possession, on November 16, 2015, New Jersey's Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from decriminalization and legalization proponents without taking any vote on pending…

How to Address Negativity in Your Cannabis Workplace

November 16, 2015
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Your workplace is seething with hostility and negativity. No matter where the bad vibes came from, it's up to you to help make the atmosphere more positive, productive and supportive. As a manager, supervisor, or staff member, you usually do…

Michigan High Court: Fired Medical Marijuana Users Can Still Get Unemployment

November 6, 2015
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The Michigan Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from the Unemployment Insurance Agency in a case involving benefits for people fired from jobs over medical marijuana use. The denial means people with medical marijuana cards who lost work…

Ohio Employers Are Warned: Better Get Ready For Medical Marijuana

October 30, 2015
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Every employer in Ohio and surrounding states must now begin to develop workplace controls to fully address the legalization of marijuana in Ohio. To be most effective and legally defensible, these controls should be more expansive than simple revisions to…

New Staffing Firm Focuses on Employees For the Cannabis Market

October 29, 2015
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You don’t need to grow pot to see your business take root in Denver’s cannabis industry. Just look at Karson Humiston, a 22-year-old who founded cannabis industry staffing firm Gradujuana this summer and plans to expand outside of Colorado this…

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