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Frantz Ward Welcomes Back Mia L. Garcia

News November 21, 2024
Frantz Ward Shares Key Insights in Webinar, “Legalized Marijuana in Ohio: What You Need to Know”

News September 20, 2024
Frantz Ward Partner Keenan M. Jones to Offer Essential Tactics for Cannabis Businesses in Need at CLE Webinar

News September 6, 2024
Frantz Ward Partner Christina Niro Featured on Cannabis Business Times

News September 4, 2024
Frantz Ward Partner Allison Taller Reich to Lead CEA Session on New Industry Trends & Contracts

Blog August 23, 2024
Frantz Ward Partner Keenan M. Jones Elected to Colorado Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section

News August 22, 2024
Frantz Ward Achieves National and State Rankings in Chambers USA 2024 Guide

Awards June 6, 2024
DEA Advances Marijuana Rescheduling; Senators Propose Descheduling

Client Alert May 1, 2024
Thomas Haren to Share Insights on Ohio Cannabis Sector at Inaugural Crain’s Cleveland Business Cannabis Summit

Events January 4, 2024
Megan Bennett and Keenan Jones Promoted to Partner

News January 2, 2024
Issue 2 and Social Equity

Blog November 28, 2023
Thomas Haren Discusses Future of Marijuana Policy at Post-Election Event Hosted by Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Events November 10, 2023
Ohio Voters Decisively Pass Issue 2 to Legalize Adult Use Marijuana in the Buckeye State

Blog November 8, 2023
Getting Into the Weeds: How The Outcome of Ohio Issue 2 May Impact Employers

Blog October 31, 2023
Historic Recommendation by HHS to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III

Client Alert August 31, 2023
Frantz Ward Recognized in 2023 Chambers USA

Awards June 1, 2023
Frantz Ward Partner Angie Lydon Named to YWCA's 2023 Women of Professional Excellence List

News May 24, 2023
Psychoactive Sanctuary: Religious Attempts to Circumvent the CSA

Blog May 22, 2023
North Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Advances Through State Senate, Moves to the House of Representatives for Consideration

Blog March 2, 2023
Keenan M. Jones Joins Frantz Ward's Cannabis Practice Group

News February 14, 2023
Forty-one Frantz Ward Attorneys Named to the 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers List

Awards December 27, 2022
Frantz Ward Recognized in 2022 Chambers USA

Awards June 6, 2022
Yes, the BWC’s Drug-Free Safety Program (DFSP) Still Requires Testing for Marijuana

Blog May 24, 2022
Ninth Circuit rules that Delta-8 THC products are legal under the 2018 Farm Bill

Client Alert May 20, 2022
Commercial Real Estate Road Blocks in Cannabis Transactions

Client Alert May 17, 2022
Cannabis Partner Tom Haren Featured on Marijuana Today Podcast

Events March 17, 2022
Forty-Six Frantz Ward Attorneys Named to the 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers List

Awards December 30, 2021
Cannabis Law Partner Tom Haren Shares Insight to News 5 Cleveland

News May 20, 2021
What to Think About Prior to Entering into an LOI for an Acquisition of an Ohio Medical Marijuana Company

Client Alert May 17, 2021
Partner Tom Haren Quoted in News 5 Cleveland Story about Legal Recreational Marijuana

Blog April 20, 2021
Frantz Ward Partner Tom Quoted in Marijuana Business Daily

News March 30, 2021
What Does A Change in Senate Control Mean for Ohio’s Marijuana Laws?

Blog January 6, 2021
Frantz Ward Partner Quoted in Columbus Dispatch article about Medical Marijuana Ads

News December 21, 2020
Forty-One Frantz Ward Attorneys Named to the 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers List

Awards December 8, 2020
Partner Tom Haren Quoted in News 5 Cleveland Story about the Impact of the Election on Marijuana Laws

News November 10, 2020
Forty-Seven Frantz Ward Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America

Awards August 19, 2020
Partner Thomas Haren Named to Top 200 Cannabis Attorneys

News July 27, 2020
COVID-19 Prompts Changes to Ohio's Medical Marijuana Rules

Blog April 17, 2020
Transfer, Administration, and Taxation Issues For Marijuana-Related Assets in Estate Planning

Blog April 3, 2020
Expanding Medical Marijuana Treatment in Ohio: State Medical Board Seeks "Consensus" on Adding New Qualifying Conditions

News March 18, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Consider Ballot Measures in Ohio

Blog February 17, 2020
Proposed Local Marijuana Legislation Will Not Impact Ohio Drug-Free Workplaces

Blog January 22, 2020
Ohio’s Hemp Industry: Five Things to Know

Client Alert January 13, 2020
The “Illegality Defense” in Cannabis Contracts

Blog November 21, 2019
Frantz Ward Client Obtains Favorable Ruling in Dispensary License Litigation

News November 7, 2019
Cannabis Industry Faces Another Obstacle as Tax Court Upholds Section 280E

Blog November 4, 2019
Partner Pat Haggerty's Article Published in ACC Newsletter

News October 31, 2019
Company Faces RICO Lawsuit Over "Falsely Advertised" CBD Product after Employee Tests Positive for THC and Loses his Job

Blog October 22, 2019
Class Actions Come for Cannabis

Client Alert October 3, 2019
Christina Niro Presenting Ohio Chamber HR Academy Webinar

Events September 6, 2019
Ohio Legislature Passes Bill Legalizing Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Products

Client Alert July 18, 2019
Administrative Control Lessens as New Amendments Take Shape

Blog June 24, 2019
Frantz Ward Client North Coast Therapeutics, LLC Wins Processing License After Successful Administrative Appeal

News June 14, 2019
Tom Haren Panelist at MJBizConNext: Legalization in Michigan and the Future of the Midwest

Events June 13, 2019
Tom Haren Moderating At Pre-Conference Cannabis Law Session

Events June 11, 2019
Attorney Tom Haren Quoted in Crain's Article About A New Bill Regarding CBD Product Sales

News June 8, 2019
Attorney Tom Haren Quoted in Crain's Article About Private Equity and Cannabis

News May 13, 2019
Christina Niro and Tom Haren on panel for USI Brokerage Insurance

Events April 9, 2019
Attorney Tom Haren Quoted in Crain's Article on Ohio Missing Out on Hemp Industry

News March 18, 2019
Attorney Tom Haren Quoted in News 5 Article About Association Formed to Represent Future Businesses in Ohio's Hemp Industry

News March 4, 2019
Attorneys Pat Haggerty and Tom Haren Share The Impact of Marijuana on the Legal Profession

Blog February 27, 2019
Attorneys Pat Haggerty and Tom Haren Speak on Medical Marijuana & Your Workplace

Blog February 27, 2019
Hemp in Ohio

Blog February 14, 2019
Seller Beware: State Agencies Starting to “Embargo” Ohio CBD Products

Blog February 6, 2019
Hylant Drug Free Workplace

Events January 31, 2019
Attorney Tom Haren Quoted in Spectrum News 1 Article About Ohio's Cannabis Program Rollout

Blog January 18, 2019
Attorney Tom Haren Quoted in News 5 Article About Ohio Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Opening

Blog January 9, 2019
Attorneys Tom Haren, Pat Haggerty and Mark Stockman's Column Published in Cannabis Dispensary

News January 3, 2019
Attorney Tom Haren Quoted in Cincinnati Enquirer Article About Industrial Hemp in Ohio

News December 23, 2018
Attorney Tom Haren quoted in News Channel 5 article about a Stow man facing jail time for medical marijuana

News December 21, 2018
Frantz Ward Client Greenleaf Gardens, LLC Obtains Level I Cultivator License

News December 20, 2018
Ohio Banks Take a Closer Look At Cannabis

Blog December 18, 2018
Attorneys Pat Haggerty and Tom Haren Quoted in Crain's Article on Federal Legalization of the Hemp Industry

News December 17, 2018
Significant Federal Cannabis Reform is Likely in 2019

Blog December 5, 2018
Frantz Ward Client Obtains Favorable Ruling in Medical Marijuana Litigation

News November 16, 2018
Cannabis Cultivator Prevails in Landmark Civil RICO Trial

Blog November 6, 2018
Attorney Tom Haren Quoted in News 5 Article on Marijuana Launch

News September 7, 2018
Attorney Thomas Haren Quoted in Marijuana Business Daily

News June 7, 2018
Frantz Ward Client Awarded Five Dispensary Licenses in Ohio

News June 5, 2018
Tom Haren Presents at MJBizCon

Events May 7, 2018
Federal Industrial Hemp Reform on the Horizon

Client Alert May 1, 2018
Craig Haran Quoted in Crain's Cleveland Business

News March 26, 2018
Thomas Haren Quoted in Crain's Cleveland Business

News March 26, 2018
Tom Haren Quoted in Crain's Cleveland Business

News February 1, 2018
Cole Memo and Other Marijuana-Related Enforcement Guidance Rescinded by the Department of Justice Creating Greater Uncertainty for State-Legal Marijuana Businesses

Client Alert January 5, 2018
Growing Season is Near

News November 30, 2017
Competing for a Cannabis License is More Than Filling Out an Application

News November 28, 2017
Jeff Sessions Again Fails to Clarify Comments on Marijuana

News November 16, 2017
Thomas Haren Quoted in Marijuana Business Daily

News October 4, 2017
Michael Chesney, Carl Gluek and Joel Hlavaty Speak at ERC "Ask the Expert"

Events September 22, 2017
Ohio Releases Dispensary Applications As the Federal Government Continues To Send Conflicting Signals on Legal Marijuana

Client Alert September 19, 2017
Thomas Haren Quoted in Crain's Cleveland Business

News September 17, 2017
Frantz Ward LLP Adds Litigator Thomas G. Haren to Its Award-Winning Practice

News August 29, 2017
Thomas Haren Quoted in Cleveland.com

News August 10, 2017
NFL Approving of Marijuana?

Blog August 1, 2017
Massachusetts Supreme Court Allows Disability Discrimination Claim For Use of Medical Marijuana

Blog July 28, 2017
The Trump Administration’s Ever-Wavering Position on Marijuana

Blog June 16, 2017
Growing Season: Will Ohio Be a Different State?

Client Alert April 10, 2017
The Trump Administration’s Position on Marijuana

Client Alert March 16, 2017
Ohio Edging Closer to Final Medical Marijuana Regulations, But Missing the Point

Client Alert February 28, 2017
Ohio Medical Marijuana Law Already Causing Confusion

Blog January 24, 2017
Klevis Bakiaj, Patrick Haggerty, and Hans Larsen Published in ACC Northeast Ohio FOCUS Newsletter

News December 28, 2016
Ohio Edging Closer to Medical Marijuana Regulations

Blog December 16, 2016
Blowin’ In the Wind

Blog November 18, 2016
The Ball Keeps Rolling

Blog November 10, 2016
The Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee is Ready

Client Alert October 31, 2016
Marijuana Legalization Ballot Update

Blog October 28, 2016
Patrick Haggerty Presents at CMBA's "Sex, Drugs and Rock-N-Roll" Professional Conduct Seminar

Events October 26, 2016
Daniel Ward Presents at Ohio Cast Metals Association Meeting

Events October 20, 2016
We Have Some Clarity

Blog September 22, 2016
Frantz Ward Attorneys Lead Marijuana Law & Policy Seminar

Events August 18, 2016
No Funding For Medical Pot Prosecutions

Blog August 18, 2016
'Potpreneurs' Prepare for Marijuana Legalization

Client Alert August 9, 2016
DEA May Soon Decide Whether to Downgrade Cannabis to a Schedule II Drug

Blog August 4, 2016
Ohio Citites Take Proactive Medical Marijuana Measures

Client Alert August 2, 2016
Attorneys - Do You Have Questions Related to Ohio H.B. 523?

Client Alert July 6, 2016
Kasich Signs Ohio Medical Marijuana Bill

Blog June 9, 2016
Use Caution When Advising Marijuana Businesses

Client Alert October 30, 2015
ResponsibleOhio and Ohio General Assembly Ballot Initiatives Head Toward Potential Constitutional Showdown

Client Alert August 28, 2015
Despite Colorado State Law, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for Tenth Circuit Finds Debtors in the Marijuana Business Cannot Obtain Relief in Bankruptcy Court

Client Alert August 25, 2015