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Obtaining retail space for any small business is a big move. There are many issues to consider, and working with a knowledgeable real estate lawyer helps to avoid surprises down the road. This is especially true for a cannabis business for two principal reasons. First, cannabis businesses are highly regulated at the state and local level. Second, cannabis generally remains illegal at the federal level. A standard retail space lease is just not going to suffice. So, the question is, what does a cannabis business need to do and watch for when obtaining a retail space?
McGlinchey attorneys Douglas Charnas, Perry Salzhauer, and David Waxman address this question and more during the latest episode of More with McGlinchey. 

After joining McGlinchey in 2016, Mag Bickford has risen to firm leadership, serving on the executive Policy Committee, leading the Labor and Employment practice group, and managing the firm's largest office in New Orleans. In this episode, she speaks with Director of Talent Acquisition Margeaux Roush about the avenues and opportunities for leadership that she has found, priorities for her growing practice and office, as well as the people and culture that make McGlinchey unique.

Ohio legalized adult-use cannabis on November 7th, 2023, but the future of the market is uncertain, and things are changing quickly. In this episode, Daniel Shortt and David Waxman discuss why we should expect the unexpected on the road to legalization of adult-use marijuana in Ohio.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took effect on June 27, 2023. What are employers' obligations under this new federal law? In this episode, Labor and Employment attorneys Courtney Joiner and Melissa Losch answer basic questions that may arise as employers learn how to navigate this new law and explain the EEOC’s proposed regulations.

In late August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would recommend moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. In this episode, corporate cannabis attorney Daniel Shortt moderates a discussion with tax attorney Douglas Charnas and financial services regulatory attorney Aaron Kouhoupt about what impacts rescheduling could have – or not – on state legal, medical, and adult-use marijuana programs, especially when it comes to taxes and banking.

In the second episode of our two-part series, “Agency Rulemaking,” McGlinchey attorneys Michael Blumenthal, Douglas Charnas, and David Waxman will delve into the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the importance of participating in the rulemaking process. They will review rulemaking comment options for businesses, including when and what type of comments should be made.