Reed Smith: N.Y. Court Holds That The Federal Controlled Substances Act Did Not Preempt New York’s Liberal Marijuana Laws/Regulations

Mondaq Back in our AUSA days we prosecuted many drug cases. That was a significant part of our job. The defendants were uniformly unsavory and many were violent. That being said, the mandatory minimum Back in our AUSA days we prosecuted many drug cases. That was a...

Husch Blackwell: Cannabis Receiverships Are (and Will Be) On the Rise

By Hilary Bricken & Michael Brandess on November 21, 2024 Based on a recent article in the Green Market Report (and corresponding public filings), “$1.83 billion of . . . debt is set to come due by 2026” for a number of publicly traded multi-state cannabis...

Foley Hoag: U.S. Virgin Islands Opens Adult-Use Cannabis License Application Process

November 12, 2024 By Daniel T. Carlston , Jesse Harlan Alderman , Stephen L. Bartlett On April 17, 2024, the Virgin Islands Cannabis Advisory Board (“VICAB”) approved regulations outlining the requirements for its new adult-use cannabis program, including details...

Troutman Pepper: First Circuit Greenlights Federal Prosecution of Maine Couple in Cannabis Case

By Jean Smith-Gonnell & Carmen Williams on November 12, 2024 Posted in Appellate, Cannabis In a pivotal ruling issued on October 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to deny a motion filed by Lucas and Alisa...

Bradley: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss? The Impact of a Second Trump Presidency on American Cannabis Policy

By Whitt Steineker on November 12, 2024 The title of this post comes, of course, from The Who’s classic track “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” This post analyzes whether there is cause for worry on the part of cannabis operators – both marijuana and hemp – under a second...

Let’s Talk Turkey: Prohibitions on Marijuana Next on the Menu for a City or State Near You?

Let’s Talk Turkey: Prohibitions on Marijuana Next on the Menu for a City or State Near You? By Denise Elliott on November 12, 2024 In Pennsylvania, fall is in full swing, football season is hitting its stride and Thanksgiving is just around the corner.  What is on the...