[ad_1] On November 10, 2022, a Judge Gary L. Sharpe of the New York Federal District Court in Syracuse entered an order enjoining New York’s retail cannabis dispensary application process in five regions of the state (Brooklyn, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mid-Hudson and Western New York) for the Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) licenses. Cannabis and the dormant commerce clause This decision follows similar decisions from other states’ federal courts that have found…
"BREAKING: NY Federal Judge Blocks CAURD Licensing in Five Regions"Tag: Federal
[ad_1] Sen. John Hickenlooper on Thursday introduced a bill that would set up the regulatory framework in the event that the federal government legalizes marijuana. Hickenlooper, a Democrat from Colorado, said the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment (PREPARE) Act would help the government ready itself for such a dramatic shift in policy. The bill’s introduction comes ten years after Colorado became the first state in the country to legalize recreational…
"Senator Introduces Bill To Set Up Framework for Federal Cannabis Legalization"
[ad_1] On August 17, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the the holding of the US District Court for the District of Maine that the residency requirements of Maine’s Medical Use Marijuana Act violate the Dormant Commerce Clause (“DCC”). The First Circuit has added itself to the list of jurisdictions that have invalidated similar state cannabis laws on DCC grounds, including in the Sixth and Eighth circuits. Northeast Patients Group (“Northeast”) and High Street…
"Federal Appeals Court: Maine’s Cannabis Licensee Residency Requirement is Unconstitutional"
[ad_1] Yesterday, Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Cory Booker and Ron Wyden presented the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) in the Senate. This version of the CAOA is a big deal, as it’s been over a year since the discussion draft of the bill was shown to the public. It’s also a big deal because we finally have a meaningful cannabis bill (with the input of many, many stakeholders) originating from the…
"Federal Cannabis Legislation: The CAOA is Back!"
[ad_1] On Friday, New Mexico became the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana. Olena Ruban/Getty Images New federal marijuana laws are once again raising the prospect of legal weed — the House of Representatives has passed legislation that would legalize marijuana nationally, and the Senate is nearing the introduction of a similar bill. On Wednesday, the House passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE Act, which removes cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act…
"Legal Weed: What Do New Federal Marijuana Laws Mean?"
[ad_1] TORONTO — The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production. For the fourth day straight, scores of truckers participated in what they called the Freedom Convoy. They blocked the Ambassador Bridge that connects Windsor, Ontario…
"U.S. urges Canada to use Federal Powers to End Bridge Blockade"