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Enforcement or Compliance

Canna Law Blog

The issue of enforcement or compliance is probably the biggest one most states face at the policy level. Today, we’ll look at the argument that a compliance focus is better than an enforcement focus. Despite all of this, some folks seem to think that prohibition and compliance is still the answer. compliance tradeoff.

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Federal Court: California Must Share Cannabis Licensee Records with Feds

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This summer, the DOJ and the DEA sued the BCC because the BCC refused to comply with a DEA subpoena about the alleged extracurricular drug trafficking above. The BCC has refused to provide that information to the DEA. In the January subpoena (which is standard and boilerplate), the DEA wrote that “the information sought.

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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

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8] Spravato is derived from ketamine and categorized by DEA as a Schedule III controlled substance. FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for Spravato in 2013 and ultimately approved it for adults who have not responded to treatment after trying other antidepressant medications. DEA and the Controlled Substances Act.

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

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9 Even under the Obama-era policy, Weedmaps might still be exposing itself to federal prosecution because it is not “demonstrably in compliance with [California’s] strong and effective. Even then, publishers should require that any cannabis-business certify its compliance with state and local laws. 230(e)(1). 11 21 U.S.C. §

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Here We Go! Feds Sue California for Cannabis Business Records

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And it’s not so much the case anymore that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) or Department of Justice (DOJ) are coming to knock down your door and arrest and prosecute you as a cannabis business owner for open violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

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According to the 2018 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF), daily, past month, past year, and lifetime marijuana use among 8 th graders has declined, and remained unchanged in 10 th and 12 th graders, when compared to the 2013 MTF survey. and 2.3%, respectively.