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Shifting Landscape: Marijuana Employment Law Starting to Trend in Favor of Employees

by David Standa | Jul 10, 2019 | , | , , , , , ,

Marijuana-related employment lawsuits are on the rise as more workers who have been fired or denied a job over their marijuana use are utilizing litigation to challenge the decisions. This, in turn, is forcing employers to formulate new strategies to balance the risk of litigation against the possibility of impaired employees hurting someone on the job, damaging the business, or possibly even worse.

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Access Granted: Colorado’s Thriving Cannabis Market Now Open to Outside Investors

by Ryan Holz | Jun 17, 2019 | |

When Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in 2014, it prohibited publicly traded cannabis companies from operating in the market. This created a unique Colorado marijuana market populated by a diverse group of smaller, local operators. That is about to change; Governor Jared Polis recently signed into law HB19-1090, a measure that will allow larger, out-of-state investors to enter Colorado’s market effective November 1, 2019.

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