Troutman Pepper: Troutman Pepper: Legal Cannabis on Trial: Federal Preemption and Connecticut’s Cannabis Challenge
On August 9, a lawsuit was filed in Connecticut that aims to stop all legal cannabis activity in the state and declare the state’s 2021 legalization framework as unconstitutional.[1] The complaint, filed by a local homeowners advocacy group against the Zoning Board of...
Duane Morris: Tax Implications of Reclassifying Cannabis as a Schedule 3 Controlled Substance
On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responded to President Biden’s October 2022 call for a federal review of marijuana scheduling: The drug should be reclassified as a Schedule 3 controlled substance. Below, we explore questions on the...
The Rodman Law Group LLC: Marijuana Recommended to be Rescheduled to Schedule III
Source: JD Supra https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/marijuana-recommended-to-be-rescheduled-3039994/ On August 29, 2023, the Department of Human and Health Services (“HHS”) sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), recommending that marijuana...
Bradley: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo: Department of Health Proposes Robust Revisions to Medical Cannabis Regulations
By Slates C. Veazey on September 19, 2023 Those long-awaited proposed revisions to the Mississippi Department of Health’s medical cannabis program regulations dropped last Thursday afternoon. Thankfully, the department released a red-lined version, highlighting...
Downey Brand: Court of Appeal Finds Substantial Evidence Supports City’s Use of Statutory Exemption to Approve a Zoning Overlay District For Commercial Cannabis Uses
[co-author: Sarah Nagle] In Lucas v. City of Pomona (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th 508, the Second District of the Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s decision that the City of Pomona’s (“City”) application of the statutory exemption under CEQA Guidelines section 15183...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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