Continuing Education Opportunity The legalization of marijuana has created business opportunities. It has also created many questions and uncertainties for professionals who advise businesses – due to the position of the federal government. Questions such as: What are...
A Full-Service Law Firm Committed To Your Journey For Life
Year: 2018
Cannabis-based Medicine Approved by FDA
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first drug to utilize the marijuana plant-derived ingredient cannabidiol (CBD). This medicine has been approved to treat seizures associated with two severe forms of epilepsy in patients aged two or...
U.S. Senate Passes Legislation to Legalize Hemp
On June 28, the U.S. Senate passed its 2018 Farm Bill that includes provisions to legalize hemp as an agricultural commodity for the first time since the 1930’s. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell initially proposed the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 as a stand-alone...
New Cannabis Packaging and Labeling Requirements
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) recently adopted new cannabis “Packaging and Labeling Requirements” that will be effective January 1, 2019. The requirements were updated with the goal of making labels easier to read, easier to understand, and...
$26M Class Action Settlement to Benefit Homeowners
Rhodes v. Wells Fargo Bank JDSA Law represents a certified class of over four thousand homeowners locked out of their homes, by Wells Fargo Bank, prior to completion of a foreclosure. On June 25, 2018, the United States District Court Eastern District of Washington...
States to Collect Sales Tax from Online Retailers
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, States will now be able to collect sales tax from internet retailers who sell their products online. This change appears to be a big victory for the States, and is expected to increase revenue that individual States argued...
Online Retailers: Be Ready to Collect Sales Tax
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, States will now be able to collect sales tax from internet retailers who sell their products online. This change appears to be a big victory for the States, and is expected to increase revenue that individual States argued...
Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program
On June 15, 2018, the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce held their sixteenth graduation celebration for the Community Leadership Wenatchee Valley (CLWV) program. Robin Fowler, Marketing and New Concepts Manager from JDSA Law, is one of the graduates. The Community...
Child Custody – Changes in Non-parental Visitation Rights
Effective June 7, a change in ‘Non-Parental Visitation Rights’ went into effect as a result of Senate Bill 5598 being signed into law earlier this year. This law grants relatives, including but not limited to grandparents, the right to seek visitation with a child...
Cannabis and Federal Intervention: Could The End Be Near?
The STATES Act of 2018 was introduced to ensure each State has the right to determine, for itself, the best approach to marijuana use, sales and enforcement within its border. Forty-six U.S. states have laws permitting, or decriminalizing, marijuana or marijuana-based...