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No Funny Business: The Supreme Court Should Get Sirois

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

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Federal Appeals Court Deals Another Blow to Intoxicating Hemp Products in Virginia

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On January 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that Virginia’s hemp product restrictions do not violate federal law. The ruling is the latest defeat for the Virginia hemp industry’s efforts to overturn...more

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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q2 2024

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Biden administration formally proposes moving marijuana to Schedule 3 - Attorney General Merrick Garland has proposed reclassifying marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, following President Biden's...more

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Federal Criminal Prohibition on Cannabis Unconstitutional? A Case to Watch

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Tired of waiting on Congress to act, in October 2023, several Massachusetts cannabis business owners, Canna Provisions, Inc., Gyasi Sellers, Wiseacre Farm, Inc., and Verano Holdings Corp, filed suit in a Massachusetts federal...more

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Lawsuit Highlights the Complexity of Regulating the Intrastate Use of Marijuana

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One of the most interesting aspects of marijuana law and policy in the U.S. is its tendency to strike at our most foundational democratic principles. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Gonzales v. Raich, that Congress...more

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Federal Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge To Marijuana’s Classification As Schedule I Drug

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A federal district court in the Southern District of New York rejected a constitutional challenge to marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). Washington, et al. v....more

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Web Exclusive: January 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017—and if January is any...more

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