State Law Round-Up: Year-End Edition (US) (Part 1 of 2) – Lexology
Welcome to the 2021 Year-End Edition of the State Law Round-Up! Due to the large number of updates, we will be splitting this State Law Round-Up into two parts, with each part organized alphabetically by state; today we will cover the first half of the alphabet, and tomorrow the remainder. Two exceptions: First – Minimum Wage Updates. State and local governments are still leading the charge to higher minimum wage rates. Our updated minimum wage chart, with rates in effect as of January 1, 2022, is available here. Second – Hairstyle Discrimination Prohibitions Continue to Gain Momentum. Dozens of jurisdictions…
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State Law Round-Up: Year-End Edition – The National Law Review
Related Practices & Jurisdictions Advertisement Monday, December 27, 2021 Welcome to the 2021 Year-End Edition of the State Law Round-Up! Due to the large number of updates, we will be splitting this State Law Round-Up into two parts, with each part organized alphabetically by state; today we will cover the first half of the alphabet, and tomorrow the remainder. Two exceptions: First – Minimum Wage Updates. State and local governments are still leading the charge to higher minimum wage rates. Our updated minimum wage chart, with rates in effect as of January 1, 2022, is available here. Second – Hairstyle Discrimination Prohibitions…
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Indiana GOP Lawmaker To File Marijuana Legalization Bill As Democrats Step Up Reform Push – Marijuana Moment
While the legislature has been hesitant to embrace cannabis reform, advocates hope O’Rourke’s attention to the issue will give it a political boost. By James Pollard, The Texas Tribune At a crowded rally in downtown Austin, Beto O’Rourke ticked off his usual laundry list of campaign promises: stabilizing the power grid, rolling back the state’s new permitless carry law and expanding health care access. But the El Paso Democrat got some of the loudest cheers of the night when he promised to legalize marijuana in Texas, something he said “most of us, regardless of party, actually agree on.” “I’ve been…
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Mask police in New Haven don’t bother with murders – Journal Inquirer
Poor New Haven. Its police department has been unable to make arrests in 35 of the 45 murders committed in the city in the last two years, a failure rate of 78%. Despite $111 million in federal emergency assistance, New Haven’s school system is running a deficit again, constantly losing teachers to higher-paying school systems and unable to provide drinking water to students, having shut down the water fountains in school hallways in fear that the fountains contribute to the virus epidemic. While water bottle-filling stations have been ordered, they may not be installed before the next school year begins….
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Top Stories of the Year: Nos. 12-10 – Yahoo News
Dec. 27—Editor’s note: A few weeks ago, the Tribune provided readers with what we believe are the most important Crawford County-area stories of the year. We then asked our readers to rank the stories from No. 1 (most important) to No. 12 (least important). Today, we present story Nos. 12-10. Up next are Nos. 9-8 on Tuesday, followed by 7-6 on Wednesday, 5-4 on Thursday, 3-2 on Friday, and the top story Saturday. No. 12: Medical marijuana dispensary Crawford County’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened March 31 in the Park Avenue Plaza in Vernon Township. First announced in January, RISE…
Read More »California Cannabis Operators Warn of Possible Industry Collapse
Leaders of California cannabis companies warned Gov. Gavin Newson and lawmakers last week that the state’s regulated marijuana industry is in danger of collapse, calling for tax relief and an improved retail market to support ailing businesses. In a letter sent to Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, and Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon, more than two dozen cannabis advocates and industry executives noted that the goals of cannabis legalization in California included ending the illicit marijuana market and protecting public safety while creating an accountable regulated industry. But four years after the start of legal sales, the…
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MJBizDaily’s most-read cannabis business stories of 2021 – Marijuana Business Daily
With an ongoing pandemic, a new president and Congress and five new state cannabis markets worth a collective $5 billion, 2021 has been a year like no other for the cannabis industry. Here’s a look back at MJBizDaily’s 10 most-read cannabis business stories of 2021: ADVERTISEMENT 1. Marijuana companies weigh how to approach COVID-19 vaccinations for employees Like mainstream businesses, U.S. cannabis companies have been forced to grapple with legal, ethical and public-health considerations around employee vaccination as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on through 2021. Legal experts interviewed by MJBizDaily recommended carefully crafted policies to incentivize worker vaccinations while accommodating…
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GOP congressman blames Dems for not legalizing cannabis (Newsletter: December 27, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
Rand Paul’s festivus marijuana banking slam on Dems; DEA’s drug emoji guide for parents; Robbery preparedness for cannabis dispensaries Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWA top Maryland lawmaker officially filed a bill to…
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