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Cannabis On The Ballot in 2022

Elizabeth Hamill 9-15-22 With elections coming up across the country, many states are set to vote on cannabis-related ballot initiatives,...
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Pennsylvania Marijuana Pardon Project is Now Open

Elizabeth Hamill - September 7, 2022 Governor Tom Wolf announced last week that Pennsylvanians convicted of some non-violent marijuana offenses...
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CBD Use and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Micah Bucy – July 20, 2022 In perhaps some of the first cases involving cannabidiol oil (CBD) and the federal...
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Rhode Island Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis – Micah Bucy

May 27, 2022 On May 25, 2022, Rhode Island became the 19th state to legalize cannabis use for adults 21...
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Mushroom Legalization in Pennsylvania

Steven Hoenstine May 10, 2022 On March 16, 2022, Pennsylvania State Representative Tracy Pennycuick, a Republican representing parts of Montgomery...
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Attorney General Affirms Cole Memo

Micah Bucy May 6, 2022 Last week (April 26th), in a very brief exchange before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Attorney...
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Smell of Marijuana as Sole Probable Cause for Warrantless Vehicle Search

By Bella-Serefina Nystrom The Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, Commonwealth v. Barr, 2021 WL 6136363 (Pa. Dec. 29, 2021), considers the...
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Court Proceeds with Private Action Against Employers for Medical Marijuana Terminations

By Rogena Rezkalla On January 29, 2019, Pamela Palmiter (Employee), a medical assistant, was terminated by Commonwealth Health Systems (Employer)....
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Why Amazon.com is no Longer Pre-employment Drug Testing for Marijuana

By Janis I. Jeffreys So, why has Amazon.com (Amazon), the nation’s second largest private employer in the United States, changed...
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What We Know about Marijuana and Communities of Color

By Ryan Gray Merriam Communities of color have disproportionately suffered the consequences of marijuana prohibition in the United States. In...
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Sets New Precedent

By Aniya Jones In 2016, Ms. Donna Hudnell (Hudnell) gained employment as a security analyst for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital...
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The State vs. Federal Tug-of-War over Medical Marijuana Legislation

By Courtney Hargrave From its medical use to decriminalization, marijuana has been a hot topic of debate recently.  Currently, states...
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New Jersey Supreme Court Victory for Medical Marijuana Employee

By Zeinab Fardos In March of 2020, the story of Justin Wild created a successful stepping stone for the State...
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Medical marijuana home delivery service providers are critical to making the local cannabis industry more equitable in Pennsylvania.

overnor Tom Wolf on April 17, 2016.  As of May 2021, more than three hundred forty thousand (340,000) Pennsylvanians have...
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New Jersey Applications for Adult Use Cannabis Permits

By Micah Bucy Nearly 10 months after an overwhelming, two-thirds majority of New Jerseyans voted to approve legalizing adult-use/ recreational...
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Commonwealth Court Decides Cease v. Housing Authority

Mary Cease is a 67 year old disabled veteran with no prior criminal record ("Cease"), yet the Housing Authority of...
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2020 Election Dispenses Big Wins for Marijuana

By: Judith Cassel & Melissa Chapaska While America anxiously awaits the results of the presidential election, voters’ acceptance of recreational...
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Kevin McKeon & Judith Cassel of Cannabis Law Pa discuss medical marijuana housing appeal

Kevin McKeon and Judith Cassel of Cannabis Law PA sat down with Lebanon Daily News to discuss the pending appeal...
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New Year, New Pennsylvania Hemp Program

By: Mariah Turner   As every new year brings new opportunities, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has officially opened...
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PBI Announces Third Annual Medical Marijuana & Hemp Law Symposium

Save the Date! PBI's third annual, day-long Medical Marijuana & Hemp Law Symposium will be held on Friday, March 2020,...
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