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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

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One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5

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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. . View original article.

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

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Varone is the author of two books, Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services and Fire Officer’s Legal Handbook, and remains active as a deputy chief in Exeter, RI. That straightforward approach did not change when states began to legalize medical marijuana or decriminalize marijuana possession.

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Several Cannabis Reforms Advance in Louisiana, Including a Decriminalization Bill

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Department of Justice from spending federal funds on prosecuting state-legal medical cannabis businesses. It is long past time that these archaic laws are updated for the 21st century,” said Young, whose home state of Alaska legalized adult-use cannabis through a ballot measure in 2014. View original article.

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Article: UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics – Psychedelics and the Law

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Several municipalities have already deprioritized the enforcement of their local laws against psilocybin mushrooms or against all “entheogenic plants and fungi.”. Psychedelic Alpha, an independent community in the psychedelics space, keeps track of psychedelic drug policy reform across the United States. Psychedelic Alpha Policy Map.

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AG Nominee Merrick Garland Signals Hands-Off Policy For State-Legal Pot

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Attorney General, has indicated a reluctance to prosecute cannabis activities that are legal under state law in hearings with senators tasked with weighing his appointment. Circuit, to the nation’s highest law enforcement position on January 7. View original article. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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Protecting Cannabis Trademarks in Anticipation of Federal Legalization

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As more states legalize cannabis, companies are dealing with the absence of national trademark uniformity. Currently, there is no legal mechanism to obtain a trademark to sell cannabis across state lines. Instead, companies are limited to state-wide trademarks. Trademark rights are territorial in nature.