Cannabis Law Report

• Troutman Pepper Podcast: Budding Regulations: Navigating the Cannabis Regulatory Landscape — Regulatory Oversight Podcast December 8, 2023
  In the latest episode of Regulatory Oversight, Troutman Pepper RISE attorneys Jean Gonnell and Cole White are joined by AGA’s Bruce Turcott, legal editor of the Cannabis Law Deskbook, to discuss the evolution of cannabis regulation in Colorado and Washington, the first two states to legalize marijuana.     They discuss the challenges and successes […]
• Press Release: Clark Hill Receives First “Cannabis Law Firm of the Year” Emjay International Cannabis Award December 5, 2023
  At the inaugural Emjay International Cannabis Awards ceremony on Nov. 30, Clark Hill received the first-ever “Cannabis Law Firm of the Year” Emjay. The Emjay International Cannabis Awards are the cannabis industry’s international business awards that recognize the top ancillary businesses supporting the cannabis industry. The Emjays are a black-tie affair that honors the top […]
• Judge to consider Mass. Cannabis Control Commission leadership spat December 4, 2023
  NBC Boston The long-running drama unfolding between suspended Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien and state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg will go before a judge Monday afternoon as O’Brien asks the court to dictate the ground rules Goldberg would have to follow to formally remove O’Brien from her job. When she suspended O’Brien from the position […]
• Cannabis cannot be shipped across state lines. A lawsuit in Oregon hopes to change that – NPR Interview December 3, 2023
  NPR Oregon JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Marijuana is now legal in some form in most states, but it is still illegal to transport it across state lines. As a result, several states are facing an unusual problem – too much marijuana. Amanda Aronczyk of our Planet Money team looks at how one entrepreneur and his lawyer […]
• Florida Judge Rules in Favor of $1.3M License Fee Hike December 3, 2023
  Green Market Report The judge also ruled that the agency may carry a surplus from cannabis-related income. Florida regulators’ decision to increase the medical marijuana business permit fee to $1.33 million is completely legal and within the state’s authority, a judge ruled this week. The lawsuit, filed by Sanctuary Cannabis, came to naught when Administrative Law Judge […]
• Ireland: Man who lives in 15th-century castle avoids prison for cocaine-fuelled crime spree December 1, 2023
  Conor Carville pleaded guilty to a series of offences, including attempted car-jacking, the unauthorised taking of a vehicle and burglary A Louth man who lives in a 15th-century castle has avoided a jail sentence for a cocaine-fuelled crime spree which included hijacking a vehicle, assaulting a garda and trying to escape from a garda station. […]
• Ireland: Cannabis jellies introduce children to a ‘dangerous world’, judge warns November 27, 2023
  Cannabis jellies and vapes are made to appeal to young people and introduces them to a dangerous drug culture. Judge Helen Boyle made that observation at Cork Circuit Criminal Court as she imposed an 18-month jail term on Cian Kirby on drug supply charges. Garda Denis Coleman said Mr Kirby was caught with €20,000 worth […]
• Article: DO TRAVEL COMPANIES HAVE DUTY TO ENFORCE CANNABIS LAWS? November 27, 2023
  Live & Let’s Fly write Recently, a woman was banned from a cruise line after CBD gummies were found in her luggage. Do airlines, cruises, and hotels have a duty to enforce US cannabis laws?  Woman Banned From Cruise Line After CBD Gummies Discovered Prior to boarding a Carnival cruise in Florida, a woman was […]
• Family of woman who died on the job at Mass. cannabis factory files wrongful death suit November 22, 2023
  Boston.com The family of a woman who died from an asthma attack while on the job at a Massachusetts cannabis cultivation and processing facility is suing the company and its HVAC contractors. The family of 27-year-old Lorna McMurrey has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Hampden County Superior Court against Trulieve and contractors it employed to install […]
• Marijuana Moment – Congressional Researchers Flag Legal Liabilities For Banks That Work With Cannabis Businesses While Reform Bill Lingers In Senate November 22, 2023
  Here’s the introduction to their report As a bipartisan marijuana banking reform bill lingers in the Senate, congressional researchers have released a report outlining the various criminal penalties that continue to loom over financial institutions that work with state-licensed cannabis businesses. While hundreds of banks and credit unions do report servicing state-legal cannabis operators—activity that […]
• Mississippi Dispensary Owner Sues Officials Over Cannabis Advertising Ban November 21, 2023
  Ganjapreneur reports The owner of a Mississippi medical cannabis dispensary owner has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s rules on cannabis advertising, which he argues censors cannabis companies and violates their First Amendment rights. A Mississippi medical cannabis dispensary owner filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging state rules on cannabis advertising that he […]
• DOJ Filed Brief Wednesday “asserting that the firearm ban for marijuana consumers is justified based on historical analogues to restrictions on the mentally ill and habitually drunk that were imposed during the time of the Second Amendment’s ratification in 1791.” November 18, 2023
  Marijuana Moment In a brief submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday, attorneys for the Justice Department responded to a series of prompts from the judges, asserting that the firearm ban for marijuana consumers is justified based on historical analogues to restrictions on the mentally ill and habitually drunk […]
• Marijuana Policy Project Raises Money to Launch Cannabis Justice Fund November 16, 2023
  Cannabis Business Times reports The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) announced Nov. 12 that “generous donors” have pledged to match every dollar donated to the organization until Giving Tuesday with the goal of raising $20,000 to launch the Cannabis Justice Fund to help support MPP’s mission of securing just and humane cannabis policies nationwide. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving […]
• Tennessee : Judicial conduct board alleges Shelby County judge used cannabis & cocvaine since taking office November 16, 2023
  The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct is accusing Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd of using cocaine and marijuana in the months since she was elected. The board, which oversees judicial conduct, made the allegations in a letter to Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, and House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville. The Nov. 6 […]