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NIDA Monopoly is Over: New DEA-Registered Cannabis Growers Can Supply Researchers with Product

Cannabis Law Report

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. The DEA dragged their feet on this plan for years, so lawsuits were filed. Litigation against the DEA and Department of Justice that Matthew Zorn and I brought on behalf of Dr. Since then, the DEA has licensed four additional bulk manufacturers of marijuana.

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Marijuana Mayhem

MJ Business Attorneys

The same day the SEC brought charges against Greenview the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) released an “Investor Alert” warning investors in marijuana-related companies of investment fraud and market manipulation. Protecting Marijuana Business Investors: Past, Current and Future.

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Here?s where the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Cannabis

The Joint Blog

Application of the law is applied to persons who own, nurture, or distribute cannabis in enormous quantities. State Law The law on cannabis use varies from state-to-state and penalties differ depending on the gravity of the violation. Let us take a look at some California state laws.