This last week saw the issuance of a number of interim permits that now allow local cultivators to apply for an interim cultivation licenses through the California Department of Food and Agriculture. As part of the interim license permit, the application requests that you choose which market you would like to serve, either adult use or medical. While the decision to … Read More
Don’t Neglect your Estate Planning
Discussions around estate planning often begin with taxes and how to avoid paying estate. In reality, only a small percentage of estates are subject to federal estate taxes. The new federal tax law enacted by congress earlier this year greatly reduced the number of estates subject to such taxes by essentially doubling the amount of money that is automatically exempt … Read More
Address Yourself!
Just a friendly lawyerly reminder to update your address of record with the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, or the Board of Registered Nursing. Most licensing agencies require that licensees register an address where they can be reliably contacted for professional purposes. The agencies will use the address you provide when they send relevant licensing … Read More
Pedestrians at Risk: Humboldt’s Road Problem
Humboldt County not only has the dubious distinction of having one of the highest auto collisions rates in California, but also leads the way in pedestrian/vehicle collisions, which often lead to serious personal injuries or death to the pedestrians. The Eureka Times-Standard (“Times-Standard”) reported in 2017 that between 2009 and 2014, Eureka ranked among the top three spots for pedestrian … Read More
Successful Trial Results in Mendocino County Easement Case
Toward the end of 2017 Janssen Malloy LLP attorney David Nims represented a longtime client of the firm in Mendocino County Superior Court in a civil case. Recently, Judge Jeanine Nadel issued the decision of the court in favor of the client, the owner of a significant amount of timberland in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties. The case was brought by a … Read More
California’s Medical Board Will Not Fade into the Sunset
The Medical Board of California (“Board”), and its enacting legislation, the Medical Practice Act, which licenses and regulates California’s physicians, has officially been extended another four years. Governor Brown signed California’s Senate Bill No.798, which extends the Board’s sunset date to January 1, 2022. Of interest to physicians brought before the Board on disciplinary actions and their lawyers, Governor Brown … Read More
Janssen Malloy LLP Supports California Women Lawyers
Janssen Malloy LLP advocates for the advancement of women in the legal profession and for women in society. In support of our efforts, Janssen Malloy LLP is pleased to support California Women Lawyers, the only statewide bar association for women in California, by sponsoring its newsletter. We encourage all attorneys in California to join California Women Lawyers and monetize your … Read More
What’s Mixed Light? The Apparent Conflict Between CDFA’s Regs and he Humboldt County Cannabis Ordinance
What is mixed light cultivation? Apparently, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Humboldt County Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) can’t even agree on a uniform definition. The conflicting definition of mixed light arises in how the CDFA regulations included “light deprivation” within the definition of “mixed light,” whereas the CMMLOU does not include “light deprivation’ … Read More
Poppy Seeds and Drug Tests
The urban legend that eating poppy seeds can lead to a failed drug test is, in fact, not a legend. Eating poppy seeds – even as few as are typically contained in a large Costco poppy seed muffin – can yield positive test results for both morphine and codeine when testing standards are not adjusted to weed out such “false” … Read More
Focus on the Medical Board’s Enforcement Actions
The Medical Board of California issued its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016 – 2017. It reveals that out of the 9,619 complaints made to the Board’s enforcement program, the Board took a total of 466 disciplinary actions — an increase from 338 in the year 2015 – 2016 and from 365 in the year 2014 – 2015. Of last … Read More