Cannabis Law & Regulation Reporter

FEATURE ARTICLE

Combating States Which Ban Hemp—The Home Rule Argument and

‘Dillon’s Rule’ by Thomas Howard, Esq., Collateral Base, Chicago, IL41

CANNABIS LAW NEWS

Whistleblower Claims U.S. Attorney General Falsely Targeted Cannabis Companies through Improper Antitrust Claims43

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Colorado Governor Signs Cannabis Social Equity Bill into Law45

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Serves Tax Warrants on Illegal Cannabis Retailers47

California Judicial Council Amends Emergency Rule Tolling Statutes

of Limitations as They Relate to California Environmental Quality Act Actions49

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

Trial Set to Begin in California Over Issue of Municipal Authority to Deny Cannabis Deliveries under State Law51

Florida Supreme Court Grapples with State’s Approval of Medical Cannabis—Will Address Issue of ‘Special Law’ at Oral Argument52

JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Pennsylvania Court Finds Employer Failed in Burden of Proof to Deny Employee Unemployment Insurance on Grounds of CBD Oil Use55

Washington Health System v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, Case No. 886 C.D. 2019 (Pa. Commw. Ct. May 11, 2020).