Feb 14, 2023 | Government Affairs, Government Contract
On February 9, 2023, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause denied a motion filed by the Georgia First Amendment Foundation (GFAF) to unseal the record of the protest proceedings concerning Georgia’s application process for awarding licenses to companies...
Jan 12, 2023 | Government Affairs, Government Investigations
For several years now, Georgia has been moving toward permitting medical cannabis sales in Georgia. In 2015, Haleigh’s Hope Act was signed into law, which allowed possession by qualifying patients of low THC oil, a form of medical cannabis, but notably the Act did...
Jan 10, 2023 | Government Affairs
In 2018, the federal government enacted the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp and hemp derivatives, including CBD. The Farm Bill, however, did not regulate CBD and instead acknowledged that the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) could regulate those products...
Aug 31, 2022 | Government Affairs
Earlier this summer on June 1, 2022, the New York Senate passed legislation (Senate Bill S8837) which would require that medical marijuana, a.k.a. medical cannabis, be covered under health insurance plans offered under public programs, such as Medicaid. The bill also...
Feb 28, 2022 | Government Affairs
The Georgia Open Records Act (ORA) gives individuals and entities the right to obtain records from their state and local governments. The government officials receiving requests for records generally must provide the requested records within three days. Failure to...
Jan 18, 2022 | Government Affairs
Some establishments located in the City of Atlanta had difficulty renewing their alcohol licenses before the annual deadline of December 31, 2021. To address this problem, on January 10, 2022, City of Atlanta Councilmember Michael Julian Bond introduced legislation...
