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The Week in Weed: February 2025 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Minnesota is accepting license applications, and several tribes are looking to sell cannabis outside their...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with Research

In a much-anticipated move, sources recently reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) will recommend rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance under the federal Controlled...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

DEA Seems Set to Reclassify Cannabis, Help Legal Marijuana Businesses

In a boon to the cannabis industry, the federal government is reclassifying cannabis and easing federal restrictions on the drug, according to news reports. The Drug Enforcement Administration will approve a recommendation...more

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Cannabis Predictions for 2024

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It’s 2024, and while nothing ever stays the same in the world of cannabis, in a lot of ways, 2024 feels just like 2023, and 2022....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Possible Demise of 280E in the World of Cannabis

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The Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S. Code §280E, is the bane of any business associated with the “trafficking” of Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substances....more

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The SAFE Banking Act

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The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE) of 2019 creates “protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and services providers for such businesses,...more

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USDA Issues Opinion on Several Hemp-Related Provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill

On May 28, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a legal opinion to address questions raised by several hemp-related provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2018, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill....more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

With Marijuana Still Illegal in U.S., Personal Use or Involvement in Cannabis Industry Can Affect Entry at Border

As the legal landscape of marijuana use shifts in both the United States and Canada, new questions arise as to the impact of drug use on admission to the United States. Currently, under both U.S. and Canadian federal law,...more

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Massachusetts DPH Clears the Air for For-Profit Conversion of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has provided a much anticipated pathway to enable for-profit entities to operate Registered Marijuana Dispensaries (RMDs). DPH’s Medical Use of Marijuana Program (the “RMD...more

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