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Hemp Industry Brings Momentum to Annual History Week

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A ballot measure legalized both plants in Colorado in 2012. Canadian hemp crops, she says, could easily move into North Dakota and other border states, and the equipment used for farming other crops could be used to cultivate hemp. Much of the infrastructure needed to bring it into the U.S. Equipment-wise, it’s all there.

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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

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61 % The increase in court decisions regarding noncompete agreements between 2002 and 2012, according to a study conducted for the Wall Street Journal by the law firm Beck Reed Riden LLP. California is one of just two states (along with North Dakota) that ban noncompete clauses in most cases. “We

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Illinois Ruling Throws Wrench Into ‘Amazon Tax’ Dispute

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North Dakota , actually was a catalyst for Amazon’s founding and the rise of performance marketing in general. In a 6-1 ruling, the panel upheld a 2012 Circuit Court decision striking down a state law that required online marketers working with performance marketers based in Illinois to pay state sales tax.