Cannabis

Federal Marijuana Rescheduling on the Horizon: A Big Step Forward But Not the Be-All-End-All

Rescheduling does not make cannabis legal throughout America and the U.S. territories; It makes cannabis a federally regulated...

2024 Cannabis Reform Momentum Unprecedented in Recent Years

In the past three years, the federal government has taken steps to provide more access to research, rescheduling may be on the horizon and n

The State of Cannabis in 2023

It was big news last fall when President Joe Biden pardoned federal offenders who had been charged and convicted of federal cannabis...

Maryland's New Recreational Cannabis Law

In November 2022, Maryland Voted to Legalize Adult Recreational Marijuana – What does this Mean for Maryland Companies that Drug Test in...

Lessons from the Downfall of the California Coast’s 'King of Cannabis'

Helios Dayspring, founder of Central California’s Natural Healing Center dispensaries, was sentenced to a 22-month prison sentence. June...

Q: What’s a Cannabis Operator to Do to Get Ahead Without Getting Indicted?A: Be fully informed and

Werner-Simon, Cannabis Business Times, Dec. 17, 2021, “Getting ahead - - without Getting Indicted” https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.co...

NFL Players Fumble Investment in Southern California Cannabis Business

Werner-Simon, Cannabis Business Times, August 17, 2021, “NFL Players Fumble the Ball, Intersectionality of Cannabis and Sports” ...

How Many States Have Legalized Adult Recreational Cannabis?

Werner-Simon, Cannabis Business Times, August 6, 2021, “How Many Adult-Rec States are in the U.S.? “ https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.co...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Marijuana

Werner-Simon in Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 8, 2021, “The U.S. Supreme Court on Marijuana” https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/3634...

New Mexico Makes IT 18!

Werner-Simon in New Mexico Lawyer Bulletin Magazine, June 23, 2021, “New Mexico Legalizes” https://issuu.com/nmbar/docs/01-40-barbulle...

Where in America is marijuana still entirely illegal?

Werner-Simon in Marijuana Business Daily, March 24, 2021, Three States and One Territory where it’s Doubly Illegal Where in America is...

3 Degrees Of Legalization Show True Prevalence Of Cannabis

Law360 (March 2, 2021, 5:26 PM EST) -- Julie Werner-Simon Across the political spectrum and the wide swath of the U.S. — including...

Marijuana and the U.S. Elections in 2020

Werner-Simon in Cannabis Business Times, January 28, 2021, “Marijuana and the U.S. Elections in 2020” OPINION: November’s Election...

What does 2022 look like for Cannabis Legalization?

Cannabis Business Times, March 1, 2022, Julie a Werner Simon https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/us-cannabis-legalization-updat...

Getting ahead in the Cannabis Industry without Getting Indicted

Werner-Simon, Cannabis Business Times, Dec. 17, 2021 https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/cannabis-corruption-tips-lessons/...