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Constitutionality of Cannabis: Federal Lawsuit Against DEA, DOJ Proceeds

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Department of Justice, challenging the constitutionality of the federal law designating marijuana a Schedule I controlled substance proceeded recently to the next level with oral arguments before the U.S. Defendants are acting-Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, the acting director of the DEA and the federal government.

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Every Florida Medical Marijuana Law You Need to Know

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A special legislative session in June 2017 passed Senate Bill 8A , the Medical Use of Marijuana Act , to implement rules for making medical marijuana available to Floridians. How does Florida law define medical marijuana? Looking for a Florida dispensary in your area? Qualified patient. ” Translation?

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World Wide Weed: Risks and Best Practices for Advertising State Legal Cannabis on the Internet

Cannabis Law Report

Users can search for and review cannabis dispensaries, brands, strains, delivery services, and a host of other cannabis or cannabis-related products and services in states in which cannabis has been legalized for medical or recreational use. 5 The CBCC is “having internal discussions about what the appropriate next steps are.”

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CPA Journal Article: “Providing Services to the Marijuana Industry”

Cannabis Law Report

This conflict between federal and state law has raised concerns among CPAs providing services to the marijuana industry. States Legalizing Marijuana. Barr also noted that Congress needs to make a decision as to whether federal law should be changed or followed. 15, 2019, [link] ).

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Weed and Worry — The Immigration Consequences of Engaging in the Cannabis Trade

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citizen who is petitioning for your “green card” status (lawful permanent residency) while owning a duplex (where you live together on one floor and s/he sells legal cannabis as a dispensary operator on the other). practicing law in the U.S. Yes, of course, if you are a noncitizen: residing anywhere in the U.S. 1621 et seq.,

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Weed and Worry — The Immigration Consequences of Engaging in the Cannabis Trade

Cannabis Law Report

citizen who is petitioning for your “green card” status (lawful permanent residency) while owning a duplex (where you live together on one floor and s/he sells legal cannabis as a dispensary operator on the other). practicing law in the U.S. Yes, of course, if you are a noncitizen: residing anywhere in the U.S. 1621 et seq.,

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Lighting Up Florida Medical Marijuana People: Rear Battalion, Part 9

Cannabis Law Report

.” In more notable state growth, Liberty Health Sciences, another rapidly expanding Florida licensed dispensary, also made news. Liberty was one of the first companies in the state to provide smokable medical marijuana in all of its dispensaries when bill (SB 182) was signed into law in March 2019.