From Loophole to Legal Lockdown: The Hemp Industry at Risk
The hemp industry is facing what can only be described as a full-scale crisis: a complex, high-stakes tangle of regulation, litigation, and market uncertainty. For legal professionals, policymakers, and industry stakeholders, understanding how we arrived here and what lies ahead is critical. The irony is stark: the very law that legalized hemp is now being […]
Think Your PERA Beneficiary Will Receive Your Retirement Account? Maybe Not.
If you’re a Minnesota government employee, you may assume that the person(s) you list as the beneficiary of your PERA retirement account will receive those funds when you pass. I recently learned—both personally and unexpectedly—that this may not be the case. I joined Hellmuth & Johnson after spending six years as a government attorney. Over […]