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Recent updates:

• Update: May 2021

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for choosing to keep your copy of A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions in Connecticut up to date with this 2021 edition. Inside, there are updates on such topics as the following:

  • Discovery plan. See chapter 1 for a new checklist that guides the reader through elements that are essential to a discovery plan.

  • Spoliation. See chapter 2 for references to new case law in this area.

  • Expert testimony. See chapter 4 for discussion of the two requirements for expert testimony.

  • Trade secrets. See chapter 5 for new case law and discussion of the protection of trade secrets in litigation and discovery.

  • Disclosure of Medicare information. Chapter 8 addresses the situations in which release of such information as Medicare history is permissible in the course of discovery.

  • Electronic discovery. See chapter 13 for version 3 of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model.

  We at MCLE trust that you will find this update useful in your practice and valuable in keeping your law library current.

  Cordially,

  Maryanne G. Jensen, Esq., MCLE Director of Publications

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

The Path to Legalization in Massachusetts: An Advocate’s Account

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Richard M. Evans, Esq., Law Offices of Richard M. Evans

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Regulatory Considerations Applicable to the Licensing and Operation of Marijuana Establishments

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Adam D. Fine, Esq., Vicente LLP

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Land Use Considerations for Cannabis Business Development

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Valerio G. Romano, Esq., VGR Law Firm LLC

Checklist 3.1

- Steps for Identifying Potential Zoning Issues Relative to Cannabis Business Zoning Buy Form

Checklist 3.2

- Steps for Adopting or Amending Unfavorable Zoning Ordinances or Bylaws Relative to Cannabis Business Zoning Buy Form

Exhibit 3A

- G.L. c. 140A, § 5: Adoption or Change of Zoning Ordinances or By-laws; Procedure Buy Form

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Corporate Issues Related to Cannabis Law

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Scott H. Moskol, Esq., Blank Rome LLP
Frank A. Segall, Esq., Blank Rome LLP

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Business and Taxation of Cannabis

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Mitzi S. Keating, Citrin Cooperman

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Business Policy Related to Cannabis

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Shanel A. Lindsay, Esq., Ardent Cannabis
Laury C. Lucien, Esq., Major Bloom

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Hemp and Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Issues

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Shawn Hauser, Esq., Vicente Sederberg

Exhibit 7A

- Hemp Industries Association v. Drug Enforcement Administration Buy Form

Exhibit 7B

- DEA Internal Directive Regarding the Presence of Cannabinoids in Products and Materials Made from the Cannabis Plant Buy Form

Exhibit 7C

- Proposed Rule for Establishment of a New Drug Code for Marihuana Extract Buy Form

Exhibit 7D

- Statement by Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on the Importance of Conducting Proper Research to Prove Safe and Effective Medical Uses for the Active Chemicals in Marijuana and Its Components Buy Form

Exhibit 7E

- FDA Regulation of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products, Including Cannabidiol— Questions and Answers Buy Form

Exhibit 7F

- Hemp Industries Association et al. v. DEA, et al. Amicus Curiae Brief No. 17-70162 (Jan. 18, 2018) Buy Form

Chapter 8 expand

The Impact of Federal Law and Policy on State-Compliant Cannabis Commerce and Employment

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Michael D. Cutler, Esq.,

Appendix A expand

General Laws Chapter 94G—Regulation of the Use and Distribution of Marijuana Not Medically Prescribed

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Appendix B expand

935 C.M.R. 500.000—Adult Use of Marijuana

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