News & Events

As you may have seen, the Governor issued an order on Monday ordering all non-essential businesses and other establishments to close.  The Maryland Office of Legal Counsel issued Interpretive Guidance issued guidance, as well, making it clear that the Order is not a shelter-in-place order, but noted that all Marylanders are urged to remain home and even businesses that are permitted to remain open are urged to promote work-from-home arrangements to the greatest extent possible.

On November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee took another step towards legalizing marijuana. 

On October 31, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued interim rules (the “Interim Rules”) to implement the 2018 Farm Bill[1] regulating hemp production in the United States.