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WA COVID-19 UPDATE: Cannabis Businesses Deemed Essential; WSLCB Further Relaxes Rules

By Samuel D. Méndez

March 25, 2020

Things are developing rapidly on the COVID-19 front. Shortly after Monday’s blog post, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued his “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order (see the video here and the state’s COVID-19 general guidance here), which orders Washingtonians to stay at home except for essential activities, and for all non-essential businesses to close. A list of the businesses deemed essential is available here. Cannabis Businesses Deemed Essential Cannabis retail stores have been…

The Pipeline Cannabis Law Advisor

Marijuana, Hemp, & COVID-19: Regulatory Guidance, Government Loans, and Tax Credits (Or Lack Thereof)

By Samuel D. Méndez & Justin E. Hobson

March 23, 2020

UPDATE: Please see here for important updates to WSLCB policies. COVID-19 created a state of emergency in the United States and around the world. Compounding the medical emergency is the economic one as the company faces a possible economic contraction not seen since the Great Depression; whole populations are being directed not to travel, restaurants and bars have been ordered to shut down, and whole industries are coming to a standstill. In Washington and Oregon,…

The Pipeline Cannabis Law Advisor

Proposed Washington Cannabis Bills 2020, Part 3

By Samuel D. Méndez

February 24, 2020

The Washington State Legislature’s 2020 regular session is proceeding, and we will be covering bills as they develop. You can see Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Wednesday, February 19 was the house of origin cutoff, meaning generally that bills need to have passed out of their house of origin (House or Senate) in order to advance further this session. Most bills that become law meet the deadline, but some exceptions permit otherwise…

The Pipeline Cannabis Law Advisor

Proposed Washington Cannabis Bills 2020, Part 2

By Samuel D. Méndez

February 12, 2020

The Washington State Legislature’s 2020 regular session is proceeding, and we will be covering new bills as they develop. You can see Part 1 here. Some Important Updates SB 6393, the companion bill to HB 2361 that we discussed last week, passed out of the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce by a 5-4 vote—split along party lines with Democrats in the majority—and has been referred to the Senate Ways & Means…

Earth & Table

On Monopolies, Fine Dining and Feeding the Masses in California’s First Gilded Age

By Paul D. Swanson

February 7, 2020

Every generation tackles old problems anew. Abject homelessness, “radicalized” socialists, tyrant capitalists, gilded-age life-styles and monopolistic practices may seem like current news, but they were omnipresent in the first Gilded Age in California, circa the 1890s. A “naturalistic” writer, Frank Norris, surveyed this landscape through his novel The Octopus: A Story of California (1901). Its themes revolve around the railroad systems’ ability to exercise cartel control over California ranchers and farmers by the late 19th century. …

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ERISA (1st Cir.): What is the Remedy for Providing Inadequate Notice of Reason for Claim Denial?

By Mike Reilly

February 4, 2020

You know that ERISA requires that the claimant receive “adequate notice in writing…setting forth the specific reasons for such denial, written in a manner to be understood by the participant.” But what is “adequate notice,” and what is the remedy if the ERISA claimant received inadequate notice? And… is the ERISA claimant entitled to “discovery” when litigating the interpretation of a contractual term? This new case highlights these points. Martinez v. Sun Life Assurance Company …

The Pipeline Cannabis Law Advisor

Proposed Washington Cannabis Bills 2020, Part 1

By Samuel D. Méndez

February 3, 2020

The Washington state legislature is currently in session, and legislators have introduced numerous bills relating to the cannabis industry. While it is too early to know which bills will advance and which will not, below is a summary of two noteworthy bills generating buzz that was discussed last month in the Washington State House Commerce & Gaming Committee. We will discuss more bills in the near future. HB 2361 – Concerning cannabis industry workplace standards…

The Pipeline Cannabis Law Advisor

Washington Court Rules Prohibition on Retail Cannabis Businesses Within 1000-Feet of a School is Measured from a Leased Line or Lot Line and Not the Formal, Recorded Boundary Line

By Michael A. Nesteroff

January 10, 2020

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) regulations for issuing retail cannabis licenses prohibit, among other things, a retail cannabis business within 1000 feet of the “perimeter of the grounds” of a school. In Top Cat Enterprises, LLC v. City of Arlington, a retail cannabis license recipient sought to move from Marysville, which had just passed a ban on marijuana retailers, to Arlington, where only one retail license was available. Top Cat challenged the…

Target Letter

This Day in White Collar History: The Origins of the “White Collar Criminal”

By Aaron P. Brecher

December 27, 2019

80 years ago today, Edwin Sutherland introduced the phrase “white-collar criminal.” Sutherland, a noted criminologist, coined the phrase in an address—”White-Collar Criminality”—to the American Sociological Association on December 27, 1939. The speech focused “crime in the upper or white-collar class, composed of respectable or at least respected business and professional men . . . .” Sutherland contended that criminologists were mistaken to tie understandings of criminal behavior to poverty and mental illness, because most of…

The Pipeline Cannabis Law Advisor

Lane Powell Heads to Vegas for #MJBizCon

By Justin E. Hobson

December 6, 2019

Ben Pirie and Josh Ashby will be representing Lane Powell’s Cannabis Team at the Marijuana Business Conference (“MJBizCon”) next week, December 11-13, in Las Vegas. If you are interested in talking cannabis and hemp law (or learning more about Lane Powell’s Cannabis Team), connect with us to meet up while we’re there! MJBizCon is the largest marijuana conference in the world, dedicated to the future growth of the expanding Cannabis industry and those who work…

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WA COVID-19 UPDATE: Cannabis Businesses Deemed Essential; WSLCB Further Relaxes Rules

Marijuana, Hemp, & COVID-19: Regulatory Guidance, Government Loans, and Tax Credits (Or Lack Thereof)

Proposed Washington Cannabis Bills 2020, Part 3

Proposed Washington Cannabis Bills 2020, Part 2

On Monopolies, Fine Dining and Feeding the Masses in California’s First Gilded Age

ERISA (1st Cir.): What is the Remedy for Providing Inadequate Notice of Reason for Claim Denial?

Proposed Washington Cannabis Bills 2020, Part 1

Washington Court Rules Prohibition on Retail Cannabis Businesses Within 1000-Feet of a School is Measured from a Leased Line or Lot Line and Not the Formal, Recorded Boundary Line

This Day in White Collar History: The Origins of the “White Collar Criminal”

Lane Powell Heads to Vegas for #MJBizCon

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