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Tina Maiolo, Esq. and Stephen Rutigliano, Esq.
Mar 11, 2024
U.S. District Court Rules Dormant Commerce Clause Does Not Apply to Maryland’s Social Equity Cannabis License Program.
Under the Maryland Cannabis Reform Act, resident social equity licensees may receive financial assistance with startup capital and...
Tina Maiolo
Feb 20, 2024
Federal Criminal Prohibition on Cannabis Unconstitutional? A Case to Watch
Legal battle brews as Massachusetts cannabis businesses challenge federal law's grip on intrastate commerce.
Tina Maiolo
Feb 6, 2024
How to Navigate the Medical Cannabis Business License Application Process
The medical cannabis business license open application period for social equity applicants in the District of Columbia starts at 9:00...
Tina Maiolo
Oct 27, 2023
District of Columbia and Maryland’s Cannabis Social Equity License Verification Deadlines
District of Columbia Deadline is October 30, 2023 The application period for D.C.’s medical cannabis business license opened on August...
Tina Maiolo
Feb 21, 2023
DC Employment Protections for Cannabis Users to Go Into Effect in July 2023
The D.C. Cannabis Protections Amendment Act of 2022 became law in October 2022, after it was signed by Mayor Bowser on July 13, 2022. ...
Tina Maiolo
Feb 17, 2023
OSHA to Consider Ground Cannabis to Be a “Hazardous Chemical”?
Despite the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s failure to issue regulations specific to the cannabis industry, it appears,...
Tina Maiolo
Sep 13, 2022
New Jersey Cannabis Regulation Commission Issues Guidance For Employers
In the wake of the wave of legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana use, employers question how to balance these new employee...
Tina Maiolo
Jun 9, 2022
Think Twice Before Firing, or Refusing to Hire, for a Positive THC test in DC!
Washington, D.C.’s City Council passed a bill Tuesday which, if Mayor Muriel Bowser approves it, will prohibit employers from firing...
Tina Maiolo and Colin Neal
Apr 28, 2022
The “Cans” and “Cants” of Cannabis Testing
What Commonwealth of Virginia Employers and Employees Need to Know Effective July 1, 2021, Virginia joined 18 other states (and the...
Tina Maiolo and Kimberly Ohanuka
Nov 17, 2021
No Drugs Allowed at Work
Cannabis legalization is sprawling throughout the country. More than thirty-five states have authorized medicinal marijuana, and sixteen...
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