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Dormant Commerce Clause Interstate Commerce Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs)

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Not So Dormant Commerce Clause

Few areas of law have been able to expose the contradictions of federal cannabis policy quite like the Dormant Commerce Clause. The Constitution’s long-standing rule against state economic protectionism has recently found...more

ArentFox Schiff

10 Legal Challenges for the Cannabis Industry in 2023

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1. Cannabis Entering the Metaverse - As we discuss in greater detail here, the Metaverse provides expansive marketing and sales opportunities for cannabis companies due to its decentralized nature and the varied regulatory...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

The Dormant Commerce Clause and Discrimination in Illegal Interstate Markets

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Last week the First Circuit reached an interesting conclusion: the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from adopting protectionist legislation affecting illegal interstate markets. The case, Northeast Patients Group v. United...more

Perkins Coie

First Circuit Strikes Down Maine Residency Requirement Under Dormant Commerce Clause

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On Wednesday, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit panel applied the U.S. Constitution’s Dormant Commerce Clause (DCC) to the medical cannabis industry in a 2-1 decision, striking down local laws requiring state...more

Clark Hill PLC

Addressing the Ramifications of Federal Legalization for the U.S. Cannabis Industry

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The cannabis industry rang in 2021 with high hopes of federal legalization, leading to a massive run-up in cannabis equity values. Eighteen months later, however, proposals for federal legalization continue to stagnate and...more

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