Search

GOOD MORNING CANNABIS: EPISODE 29 In this episode, we talk to Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of Cannabis Law at Saul Ewing LLP, and discuss what those in the cannabis industry could expect during the midterm elections.

Allison Burdette, associate at Saul Ewing, will be presenting to the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles on October 12, 2022. She will focus on the topics of insight into regulatory/insurance litigations around compliance matters (i.e., Anti-kickback, Physician Self-Referrals, HIPAA, False Claims...

Washington, D.C.’s (D.C. or the District) Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) is now accepting applications for three new alcohol licenses that were created by the Reopen Washington D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Amendment Act of 2022. We detail each of these...

INTO THE RABBIT HOLE OF PSYCHEDELICS: EXPLORING MDMA, PSILOCYBIN, LSD, AYAHUASCA, DMT, IBOGAINE, KETAMINE, AND OTHER PSYCHEDELICS. Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of the Firm's Cannabis Practice, will be speaking at the Psychedelic Medicine Conference/CBD Expo. Jonathan's panel will dive down the rabbit...

‘A Very Long and Hard-Fought Battle:’ Inside One Company’s Quest to Secure Licenses in Illinois’ Adult-Use Cannabis Market A court recently allowed High Haven to win five dispensary licenses in a corrective lottery. Now, the company is on a mission to secure a craft grow license. “The case against...

How a long-shot weed shop beat the odds: Crain's Daily Gist podcast Crain's reporter John Pletz talks with host Amy Guth about the marijuana industry, including a local company that beat long odds in a pot-shop license lottery and a court challenge.

Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of Saul Ewing's Cannabis Law Practice, will speak at The Cannabis and Psychedelics Investment Summit in London on September 20, 2022. Jonathan will be joining a panel entitled "A Legal Overview: The Future of Cannabis and Psychedelic Policy."

Saul Ewing LLP represented High Haven, an Illinois-based cannabis company, in its challenge of the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation’s (“IDFPR”) decision to reject High Haven’s social equity application for cannabis dispensary licenses. As a result of IDFPR’s denial, High...

Background On August 25, 2022, after weeks of promotion by the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), the application window has finally opened for adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses in the Empire State. These retail privileges, known as Conditional Adult-use Retail Dispensary (CAURD)...

On August 23, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $300,640 settlement and a Corrective Action Plan ("CAP") with New England Dermatology P.C., d/b/a New England Dermatology and Laser Center ("NEDLC") to resolve allegations...

Saul Ewing added Michael Metz-Topodas as a new construction practice partner, working out of its Philadelphia office. Metz-Topodas was previously with Cohen Seglias. (Saul Ewing)