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NM Marijuana Co. Says IRS Misinterprets Drug's Status

By Molly Moses

A careful reading of the law shows marijuana is not, as the IRS argues, a controlled substance under federal law, a New Mexico cannabis dispensary operator told the U.S. Tax Court in support of its business expense deductions claimed during 2017 through 2019.

Va. Gov.'s Cannabis Bill Veto Keeps State In Legal Limbo

By Sam Reisman

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's veto of legislation to tax and regulate the sale of adult-use cannabis will keep the commonwealth in a state of cannabis legal limbo for the foreseeable future.

Pot Co. Fraud Suit Over $13M Tax Debt Ends In Settlement

By Jonathan Capriel

Investors have agreed to end a lawsuit against the former CEO of cannabis firm Devi Holdings Inc., claiming the executive and early investors hid over $13 million in unpaid taxes to induce $25.9 million in stock purchases that later became worthless, according to a Florida federal judge's order.

Feds Say TerrAscend Owes Back $8M Tax Refund

By Sam Reisman

Multistate cannabis operator TerrAscend erroneously received more than $8 million in tax refunds that should never have been issued because of a federal law that bars traffickers in controlled substances from taking business deductions, the U.S. government said in a new lawsuit.

Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution

By Maria Berkenkotter and Lino Lipinsky de Orlov

Colorado Supreme Court Justice Maria Berkenkotter and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Lino Lipinsky de Orlov discuss how artificial intelligence has already fundamentally altered the legal system and offer tips for courts navigating deepfakes, hallucinations and a gap in access to AI tools.

3 AI Adoption Mistakes GCs Should Avoid

By Guy Chayoun

The pressure in-house legal teams face to quickly adopt artificial intelligence tools, combined with budget constraints and the need to evaluate a crowded market of options, sets the stage for implementation mistakes that are often difficult to undo, says former 23andMe general counsel Guy Chayoun.


Expert Analysis

NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer

Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain before the day's chaos arrives and remind me that a solution — whether to a puzzle or employment law issue — almost always exists once I find the right angle, says Amy Epstein Gluck at Pierson Ferdinand.

Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing

Law school often skips over explicitly teaching students how to determine what kind of problem a case presents before they commit to a particular doctrinal path, which risks building arguments that are internally coherent but externally misaligned, says Melanie Oxhorn at Kobre & Kim.

Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need

Candidates for general counsel roles at private equity-backed portfolio companies should prioritize proving their sector-specific experience, commercial judgment and ease with uncertainty — and attorneys hoping to be candidates in five to 10 years should start working on those skills now, says Dimitri Mastrocola at Major Lindsey.

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