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• Shane Pennington Joins Blank Rome – Official Press Release April 4, 2025
  Blank Rome Welcomes Seasoned Trial Attorney Shane Pennington as Partner in Business Litigation and Appellate Practices   Houston – Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Shane Pennington has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Business Litigation group and member of the Appellate Litigation practice and Cannabis and Life Sciences industry teams. A leading trial attorney, he focuses his practice on federal appeals […]
• Indictment Read With Regard To Cannabis Fraud Case In Germany.. April 4, 2025
  Merkur.de Million dollar fraud: Schuhbeck judge negotiates cannabis trio in Munich She already brought star chef Alfons Schuhbeck behind bars. Now judge Andrea Wagner has her next big case: in Munich she is negotiating three men who are said to have committed a million dollar fraud. Munich – This case demanded a lot from the […]
• Canada: Maric v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 568 – Court dismisses argument that cannabis seeds are not defined in the Cannabis Act April 4, 2025
  Strat Cann A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application for judicial review from a man who argued that his cannabis seeds were unfairly seized by CBSA. In a ruling posted March 28, 2025, the Honourable Mr. Justice A. Grant dismissed an application from a man who had several hundred cannabis seeds seized by Canada Border Services […]
• Supreme Court Decides Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn April 3, 2025
  Supreme Court Decides Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn Authors: Abdullah M. Azkalany , Mark D. Taticchi , Brian J. Paul On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, holding that the RICO civil cause of action for “[a]ny person injured in his business or property,” 18 U.S.C. […]
• US Supreme Court Rules In Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn – Trucker Who Lost His Job Can Sue Manufacturer April 3, 2025
  OPINION ANALYSIS Divided court approves civil RICO liability for injuries from CBD product By Ronald Mann on Apr 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm The court ruled in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn on Wednesday. (Katie Barlow) The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act provides for federal criminal and civil penalties for harms from “racketeering.” Wednesday’s ruling in Medical Marijuana, […]
• Former Colombian Navy lieutenant sentenced to 15 years in drug case April 2, 2025
  Cesar Caballero recruited sailors to place tracking devices on Navy boats Boats filled with cocaine followed Colombian Navy vessels to the US Caballero will serve 15 years in prison   A former Colombian Navy lieutenant has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. In exchange for money, Cesar Augusto Romero […]
• Shane Pennington Leaves Porter Wright & Docks At Blank Rome As A Partner April 1, 2025
  Here’s what he’s posted on Linked In After a couple of great years at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining Blank Rome LLP as a partner in the Firm’s Business Litigation group and member of the Appellate Litigation practice and Cannabis and Life Sciences industry teams. As […]
• Pennsylvania – Editorial: Recreational marijuana is not the answer to Pa.’s long-term budget woes March 31, 2025
  As part of his plan to juice tax revenues for his 2025–2026 budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to legalize and tax recreational marijuana — which he’s calling “adult-use cannabis” — in Pennsylvania. The governor rosily projects $1.3 billion in additional state revenue in the first five years after passage, which would help reduce the bleeding […]
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Requires Employer to Pay Injured Lawyer’s Costs for CBD Oil March 31, 2025
  Employees who would rather use CBD oil than go through risky surgery or take pharmaceutical drugs with potential side effects may now be able to secure reimbursement for the oil. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that CBD oil can qualify as “medicines and supplies” under the workers’ compensation act. The case involved a workers’ […]
• Yale Law Journal: Forum, Decriminalizing Cannabis – Simply stated, the cannabis rescheduling proposal is too little, too late. Instead, the federal government should decriminalize and deregulate cannabis March 30, 2025
  Here’s the introduction Forum Decriminalizing Cannabis 28 Mar 2025 Jennifer D. Oliva abstract. The United States has criminalized the manufacture, distribution, use, and possession of cannabis and its psychoactive components at the federal level since 1970. The states began to push back on national cannabis prohibition in the mid-1990s and, as a result, adult cannabis […]
• Germany: Trial against operator of Trier cannabis vending machine discontinued March 29, 2025
    2025-03-19 | The Trier Regional Court has dropped the case against two men for commercial and illegal trafficking in narcotics. The decisive factors were the change in the legal situation, the long duration of the proceedings and the insolvency of the defendants, reports SWR. The co-defendant was completely exonerated, while the main defendant had to complete 100 […]
• Report: Collateral Damage – Assessing Substance Use In Ukraine’s Military March 29, 2025
  Substance use among Ukrainian soldiers is driven by a complex mix of factors: physical pain, psychological trauma, pre-existing dependency, and the extreme demands of combat. While cannabis and legal pain relief and anti-anxiety medications are among the most frequently used substances, alcohol remains the most pervasive. The widespread use of amphetamines and synthetic cathinones (‘salts’) […]
• South Africa-Article: BRICS+ Series: Cannabis in South Africa: Policy Reversals and R28 Billion Economic Opportunity March 29, 2025
  DFA Global Legalisation: Pioneers and BRICS+ Policies In 1976, the Netherlands became the first country to de facto legalise cannabis. While still technically illegal, authorities don’t prosecute for small amounts and it can be bought in licensed coffee shops. Possession is limited to 5 grams per day and may still be confiscated by authorities. For […]
• Tilray Wins $USD8Million Shareholder Suit March 28, 2025
  Green Market Report Tilray saved millions by getting the case dismissed, but the company is still in financial trouble. New York-based Tilray Brands (Nasdaq: TLRY) (TSX: TLRY) celebrated the news on Wednesday that an $8 million shareholder lawsuit filed against it and subsidiary Hexo Corp. was dismissed after a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled that […]