Criminal Prosecution, Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment, Enforcement Actions

No Funny Business: The Supreme Court Should Get Sirois

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/5/2025

As you might have guessed from the title of this post, we are returning to cover new developments in the United States v. Sirois case. A few months ago, the First Circuit released an opinion that we discussed in an earlier...more

Ethical Considerations For Attorneys in Light of the Rescission of the Cole Memorandum

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 2/2/2018

As discussed in our January 5th blog post, the Cole Memorandum was rescinded by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on January 4th of this year. The Cole Memorandum had served to formally announce the DOJ’s policy that it would...more

New Fed Cannabis Policy Hits California Local Government - Potential Fiscal Impacts and Confusion

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 1/15/2018

Just days after the sale of recreational cannabis became legal in California, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a new policy regarding cannabis-related activities that is causing confusion for local governments — and...more

Rescission of Medical Marijuana Memoranda

Dickinson Wright on 1/12/2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a one-page memorandum on January 4, 2018 (the “Sessions Memo”) rescinding both the Cole and Ogden Memoranda which essentially established a Department of Justice (“DOJ”) prosecutorial...more

Rescission of the Cole Memorandum and Consequences for the Marijuana Industry

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 1/8/2018

While marijuana is legal for medical and, in some instances recreational, use under the laws of 29 states plus the District of Columbia, under federal law it remains illegal....more

Cole Memorandum Rescinded

Foster Garvey PC on 1/5/2018

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday rescinded the Cole Memorandum, which had directed the federal justice department to de-prioritize the prosecution of federal marijuana laws in states where the use of marijuana...more