Sonoma County Police Shuts Down Illegal Cannabis Operation Anyone conducting business in cannabis surely knows that under Federal law (Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. 801) marijuana is designated as a Schedule I controlled substance due to the historical belief...
United States Congress Holds Historic Hearing On Cannabis Legalization - If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them! On July 10, 2019 the House Judiciary Committee lead by Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Crime,...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear §280E Cannabis Tax Case Beware 2019 Could Be A Banner Year For IRS Audits Of Cannabis Businesses. We previously reported in our blog that the Trump Administration organized a committee of federal agencies from across the government...
Santa Barbara County Police Shuts Down Illegal Cannabis Operations Anyone conducting business in cannabis surely knows that under Federal law (Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. 801) marijuana is designated as a Schedule I controlled substance due to the historical...
Can Cannabis Help People With Diabetes? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), 30.3 million American adults, or about 9.4% of the U.S. adult population have diabetes. The Journal of Diabetes published data where persons having a history...
Legalized Adult-use Marijuana Businesses Get A Reprieve By Congress On June 20, 2019, the House of Representatives voted to restrict the Department Of Justice (“DOJ”) from interfering with States that have legalized adult-use marijuana, including those allowing...
Riverside County Police Shuts Down Illegal Cannabis Operations Anyone conducting business in cannabis surely knows that under Federal law (Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. 801) marijuana is designated as a Schedule I controlled substance due to the historical...
NFL Considers Options For Medical Use Of Cannabis On May 20, 2019 the National Football League (“NFL”) announced that it is considering lifting its ban on use of cannabis by players. The NFL and National Football League Players Association (“NFLPA”) will be looking to...
Illinois Government Officials Announce Major Step Forward to Legalize Adult Use Cannabis - If You Can’t Beat Them, Then Join Them! On May 4, 2019 Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (Dem.) and key lawmakers announced that they have agreed on a framework to legalize adult...
Beware That U.S. Citizenship Could Be Denied For Applicants Involved In Cannabis USCIS Issues Policy Guidance Clarifying How Federal Controlled Substances Law Applies to Naturalization Determinations. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”)...
