by Judith Cassel | Jun 13, 2024 | Business
By Judith Cassel, Esq., Partner, Hawke McKeon & Sniscak LLP Municipal authorities have exciting new projects that will reduce costs to customers, improve safety, and protect the environment. But these capital projects take money. Where can municipal authorities...
by Judith Cassel | Jul 20, 2022 | Business, Policy
Micah Bucy – July 20, 2022 In perhaps some of the first cases involving cannabidiol oil (CBD) and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) since the 2018 Farm Bill was enacted de-scheduleding hemp, two federal district court cases provided mixed results....
by CannabisLawPA | Jan 21, 2020 | Business
By: Mariah Turner As every new year brings new opportunities, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has officially opened the application process for the new 2020 hemp program. After the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill changed the legal status of hemp and...
by CannabisLawPA | Dec 16, 2019 | Business, Policy
By: Chris Ward The cannabis industry is changing, and security needs to follow with it. It wasn’t too long ago that various residents across the United States heard something they never thought they’d hear in their lives: Recreational marijuana was going to become...
by CannabisLawPA | Oct 21, 2019 | Business
By: Liane McCory and Micah Bucy As many that follow the industry know, in June 2019 Illinois signed into law the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (Rec Act), that legalizes adult cannabis use for those above the age of 21 years old starting January 1, 2020. Illinois is...
by CannabisLawPA | Oct 14, 2019 | Business
By: Melissa Chapaska & Mariah Turner According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the “federal government’s goal is to award at least 5% of all federal contracting dollars to women-owned small businesses each year.” Five percent of total federal...