California
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CannaBeat – August 11, 2023
CannaBeat is a curated biweekly selection of top news stories impacting business, research, and culture in the cannabis industry, crafted…
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CannaBeat – August 1, 2023
CannaBeat is a curated biweekly selection of top news stories impacting business, research, and culture in the cannabis industry, crafted…
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CannaBeat – July 18, 2023
CannaBeat is a curated biweekly selection of top news stories impacting business, research, and culture in the cannabis industry, crafted…
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CannaBeat – June 16, 2023
CannaBeat is a curated biweekly selection of top news stories impacting business, research, and culture in the cannabis industry, crafted…
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Emerge Attorneys Named on the Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers and Policy & Regulatory Experts List
We are excited to share that two of our team members have been included in the Top 200 Global Psychedelic…
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Emerge Law Group Announces New Shareholders
Emerge Law Group is pleased to announce that Jay Purcell and Duncan Delano have been promoted to shareholders at the…
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CannaBeat Podcast: Increasing Access to California Cannabis
It’s estimated that 75% of cannabis transactions in California occur outside the regulated market. Dwell on that for a moment:…
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California Cannabis Legislative Update
Governor Newsome Budget Proposal On May 13, 2022, Governor Newsom released his proposed California Budget which included cannabis tax reform. The…
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Four Organizations Dedicated to Disability and Patient Rights Join in the Fight for Terminally Ill Californians with Physical Disabilities
Our advocacy on behalf of Californians with terminal illnesses involving progressive loss of physical ability has been joined by a…
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Fighting for Terminally Ill Californians with Physical Disabilities
Our advocacy on behalf of Californians with terminal illnesses involving progressive loss of physical ability continues. The case was filed…
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Starting the New Year in California Cannabis
There hasn’t been a dull moment in the California cannabis industry since the passage of Proposition 64, and rolling into…
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Genny Kiley Speaks at NCIA’s 7th Annual Cannabis Business Summit
On December 16, 2021, shareholder Genny Kiley moderated the Legacy to Craft: Social Equity, Appellations, and Interstate Commerce panel at…
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California’s Department Of Cannabis Control Consolidated Regulations APPROVED
In July of this year, the state consolidated the three separate cannabis regulatory agencies into one – Department of Cannabis…
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California’s Aid in Dying Law Challenged in Federal Court for Discriminating Against Terminally Ill Patients with Physical Disabilities
Read Mercury News Article here: When the Aid-In-Dying Law Leaves You Out A number of Californians with terminal illnesses involving…
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Emerge Law Group Challenges Sonoma County, California Policy of Fining Medical Cannabis Users as Illicit Commercial Growers
Sonoma County, CA, August 16, 2021 — Emerge Law Group has filed a Petition in California Superior Court challenging penalties…
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From Three to One: California Consolidation
On July 12, 2021 Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Cannabis Trailer Bill, Assembly Bill – 141, which, among other things, consolidates…
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California Cannabis: Billboard Advertising
On January 21, 2021, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”) issued a notification that on January 11th the Superior…
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Open for Opportunity: 2021 Changes for the California Cannabis Industry
To say the least, 2020 was a year unlike any other, including for the cannabis industry. California, among other states,…
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Emerge Expansion Continues with Two New Attorneys in California!
Emerge is proud to announce its further expansion in California with the addition of two attorneys, Timothy Alger and Delia…
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California: New Year, Potential New Extension
On December 7, 2020, a Senate Bill 59 was introduced in the California State Assembly that would extend the expiration…
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Our Current Overview of State and Local Responses to EVALI to Date
Late 2019 saw a national outbreak in hospitalized cases of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI). The…
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What the Sessions Memo Means for California
Yesterday morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum upending existing federal policy regarding enforcement against states with legalized cannabis.…
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California Releases Draft Medicinal and Adult-Use Regulations
California Releases Draft Medicinal and Adult-Use Regulations On Thursday, November 16, the three (3) California cannabis-licensing agencies released draft emergency…
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California: Legislature Passes Trailer Bill, Reconciling Medicinal and Adult-Use Laws
Yesterday, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 94, known as the “2017-18 Budget Trailer Bill” (BTB). The BTB reconciles the…