In a groundbreaking development for the cannabis industry, sources within the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are signaling the agency’s intention to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the...more
As discussed in our recent cannabis coverage, going into this week’s midterm election, five states had ballot measures giving their constituents an opportunity to weigh in on cannabis legalization. As the votes are tallied,...more
11/11/2022
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Over the past 12 months, dozens of cannabis and cannabis-related bills were introduced to Congress. Some measures were renewed, others were introduced for the first time; however, each legislation dealt with a niche aspect of...more
1/21/2022
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The 117th Congress is shaping up to be the year for cannabis reform. As of April 2021, 47 states, four U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have legalized medical cannabis, recreational cannabis or both. Many of...more
4/22/2021
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One of the most debated cannabis bills in the history of Congress is H.R.3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. Sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the bill...more
While Tuesday’s General Election has left the watching public with questions about how political power dynamics will operate in D.C. next year, public sentiment nationwide has clearly coalesced around legalizing medical and...more
Yesterday, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the bipartisan Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES Act) in an attempt to address the incongruity between...more
So what does this actually mean? Potentially not much.
Yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded previous federal prosecutorial guidance that had been issued during the Obama administration regarding marijuana...more
The Basics: Question 2 is an indirect initiated state statute (the “Act”). Question 2 legalizes the possession, purchase, transportation and consumption of one ounce or less of marijuana (and one-eighth of an ounce or less of...more