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Nevada SC Rules “state law protecting “lawful activities” or “lawful off-duty conduct” does not apply to non-medical cannabis consumption”

Cannabis Law Report

In a decision last week, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the state law protecting “lawful activities” or “lawful off-duty conduct” does not apply to non-medical cannabis consumption, according to an Ogletree Deakins report. Court Rules Off-Duty Recreational Cannabis Use Not Protected By Nevada State Law.

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Nevada Supreme Court Holds Recreational Cannabis is Not a “Lawful” Off-Duty Product

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In the last two years, more jurisdictions have passed laws providing employment protections to applicants and employees using cannabis on their free time, including in New York , Washington, DC , and California. Ceballos v. Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC , Aug. 11, 2022.). As a result, the employer terminated the plaintiff.

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Cherokee Nation Just Decriminalized Weed Possession in State Where Pot Is Still Illegal

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The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal council, which oversees Native communities located on the western edge of North Carolina, has voted to decriminalize the possession of an ounce of cannabis for those 21 years and older, Cherokee One Feather reports. . It stretches over 100 square miles in five North Carolina counties. .

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Article: Fire Law: Marijuana in the Workplace – Coats v. Dish Network, LLC,

Cannabis Law Report

Until recently, cannabis, including its primary intoxicating ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), was illegal under state and federal law. That straightforward approach did not change when states began to legalize medical marijuana or decriminalize marijuana possession. Dish Network is good law. Today, Coats v.

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The Week in Weed: May 7, 2021

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Attorney General Garland reiterates his disinterest in prosecuting marijuana users abiding by state law. The Texas legislature moves on cannabis decriminalization. This bill requires the federal government to study the effects of legal cannabis on state economies, public health, criminal justice, and employment.

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I Have Some Thoughts on This Biden Cannabis Play

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President Biden pardoned 6,500 people previously convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law. Everyone serving time for simple possession of cannabis is in state prison for violations of state (and not federal) controlled substances laws. Fundamentally, however, things are no different than in 2015.

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ABC News (USA): Cannabis bust on Indigenous land highlights legal divide

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New Mexico first approved the drug’s medical use in 2007, while Picuris Pueblo decriminalized medical pot for members in 2015. A new state law in June broadly legalized marijuana for adults and authorized up to a dozen home-grown plants per household for personal use — with no weight limit.