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Clarence Thomas Legal Opinion “A prohibition on intrastate use or cultivation of marijuana may no longer be necessary or proper to support the federal government’s piecemeal approach”

Cannabis Law Report

Thomas wrote that a 2005 Supreme Court ruling – Gonzales v. Specifically, Thomas referred to legislation passed by Congress every year since 2015 prohibiting the Justice Department from interfering in states’ medical cannabis access programs. to define criminal law and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens.’

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch. Chief Deputy Director – Rasha Salama.

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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Critcizes Congress On Their Tardiness On Reforming Cannabis Laws.”The bottom line is this: Legalization in some form is going to happen, and the abdication of responsibility to address these issues in Washington is simply ludicrous.”

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I was appointed to the NCUA in 2005 under President Bush and served a four-year term that ended in 2009. Keep in mind that the 2018 Farm Bill only addresses the cultivation of hemp — it is silent regarding the production and processing of hemp-derived products like CBD, which represents a huge slice of the hemp market in the United States.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. The review, however, did not cover patient access to medicinal cannabis. Refractory paediatric epilepsy.

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California Inches Towards Interstate Cannabis Agreements

Canna Law Blog

280E, lack of access to financial institutions, massive operational expenses, plunging prices, and just gluts of production, it’s not pretty out there. It’s no secret that state cannabis markets across the nation are suffering badly. Because of I.R.C. ” I think the DCC is right about the anti-commandeering principle.

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Alliance for Sensible Markets Calls On CA, OR, CO & WA To Join Interstate Compact For Cannabis Trade

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Dear Governors, When the federal government legalizes cannabis, the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution guarantees that producers across our four states will have non-discriminatory access to every legal adult use and medical market in the country. Raich 545 US 1 (2005).

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Understanding the Background of Medical Marijuana Laws in Los Angeles

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The Compassionate Use Act legalized the cultivation, possession, and use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Supreme Court Ruling of 2005 – Federal Prosecution Possible. This ruling overturned California’s Compassionate Use Act removing the protection that once guarded users and cultivators for medicinal purposes.

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