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First Circuit Holds the Line Against Cannabis Businesses

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Supreme Court precedent from a 2005 case, Gonzales v. The feds never seem to do that; so more importantly, it also means the following will continue to apply to state-licensed cannabis business: punitive taxation under IRC 280E ( big deal ), banking headaches ( not as big a deal ), and SBA loan ineligibility (frustrating).

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Statements by Justice Clarence Thomas Are Not an Endorsement of Marijuana

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Justice Thomas said the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2005 upholding federal laws making marijuana possession illegal may now be out of date. In his 5-page statement, Thomas noted that the Supreme Court had upheld federal prohibition of marijuana even within states in its 2005 decision in Gonzales v. Rate this blog post.

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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Michael Bloomberg

Canna Law Blog

He won reelection in 2005 and again in 2009. Bloomberg’s website paints the former NYC mayor as a long-time advocate for criminal justice reform, but his past rhetoric and legislative history tell a much different story. History with marijuana legislation: In 2001, Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York City as a Republican.

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Cannabis Patents: Will the Illegality Doctrine Ruin Everything?

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1 (2005) that the distribution and sale of cannabis products remain actionable crimes under federal law (even in pro-cannabis states), any plaintiff in a patent infringement action would be asking a federal court to protect its illegal enterprise from the unlawful competition posed by another illegal enterprise. Raich , 545 U.S.

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California Cannabis Claims: Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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2005) 132 Cal. 4th 1559, 1564; and. Joint venturer toward co-joint venturer. Breach of fiduciary duty: to have a valid claim, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant breached its fiduciary duty.

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Warning For Immigrants: Marijuana Could Impact Your Immigration Status

Cannabis Law Report

To learn more about this blog post, or if you have any other immigration concerns , please feel free to contact me at rglahoud@norris-law.com or (484) 544-0022. Blog: Immigration Lawyers Blog. Blog: Immigration Lawyers Blog. Gonzales v. Raich , 545 U.S. Posted in: Featured Posts , Immigration.

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Benefits of Cannabis for Alzheimer’s disease

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Published in the Journal of Neuroscience , February 2005. The post Benefits of Cannabis for Alzheimer’s disease appeared first on Alchimia blog. Do not hesitate to share this information with your friends and acquaintances, also with any health professional or patient in your social environment.