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Dec 26, 2019 Federal crop insurance coming for hemp By Mike Sampson One of the benefits of the 2018 Farm Bill was that federal crop insurance would become available for hemp. That benefit is finally...
Dec 19, 2019 Be prepared for cannabis-related claims/losses By Mike Sampson Like any other business, a cannabis-related business should not wait until a claim or loss occurs to review and understand its insurance...
Dec 19, 2019 A setback for the SAFE Banking Act in the Senate By Claudia Springer The chair of the Senate Banking Committee, Mike Crapo, did not mince words in criticizing the current version of the SAFE Banking Act...
Dec 19, 2019 UK tech predictions 2020: less regulation? By Elle Todd Interesting to read The Guardian's 2020 tech predictions. In at number 20 is a prediction that the controversial Online Harms White Paper...
Dec 18, 2019 Cannabis and theft: Are you covered? By Mike Sampson According to a recent article in MJBizDaily, "[m]ost cannabis insurance claims involve thefts." That raises an important question: Are...
Dec 18, 2019 How far does Rohrbacher-Blumenauer go? By Mike Sampson In a fascinating development, according to this story, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has held that a prisoner's claim...
Dec 18, 2019 When cannabis companies face financial difficulties, bankruptcy protection is not an option By Claudia Springer During the last year, many cannabis companies in the U.S. and Canada have experienced financial challenges. It is somewhat reminiscent...
Dec 16, 2019 Removal of marijuana from MLB's list of "drugs of abuse" could have insurance-coverage implications By Mike Sampson Late last week, Major League Baseball ("MLB") announced that marijuana would no longer be considered a "drug of abuse." Although likely...
Dec 16, 2019 German data protection supervisory authorities publish proposed GDPR amendments By Tom Gates The DSK has published a report summarising its thoughts on the implementation of the GDPR, and the experience gained in doing so. ...
Dec 13, 2019 EDPB publishes search engine guidance on the right to be... sorry, I forgot. By Tom Gates This week, the European Data Protection Board published draft guidelines for consultation on search engines and exercising the right to...
Dec 12, 2019 CAP's Top Tips for Testimonials and Endorsements By Nick Breen CAP and the ASA are always producing helpful guidance on how advertisers can comply with the UK advertising codes. Today they have...
Dec 12, 2019 The 12 Days of Christmas - DPO remix By Elle Todd What each festive period brings to Data Protection Officers around the world...ONE panicked data breach call… (on a Friday night post 9pm...
Dec 12, 2019 NY DFS PROPOSES TO CREATE AN EASIER PATH TO ISSUANCE OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY By Herb Kozlov If the contemplated regulatory scheme announced today by the NY DFS is implemented, many of the obstacles to issuance of new digital...
Dec 11, 2019 EU TAXATION of Financial Transactions By Herb Kozlov EU is seeking to harmonize tax treatment on financial transactions
Dec 11, 2019 MIAX EXPANDS TO THE MIDDLE EAST, ADDS DIGITAL ASSETS TO ITS STRATEGIES By Herb Kozlov Abu Dhabi is continuing to grow in prominence in the Digital Asset arena
Dec 10, 2019 Federal courts and their view on enforcing cannabis contracts: more often than not a "no go" By Claudia Springer As we have seen in the bankruptcy world where bankruptcy courts routinely dismiss cases involving cannabis enterprises, so too, have...