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The Criminalization of Legal Cannabis Consumption

Veriheal

The lack of effective tools to measure cannabis impairment accurately, in practice, encourages the criminalization of legal cannabis in states where a legal grey area exists. Outdated practices and a patchwork of laws create a legal minefield for medical patients to navigate in particular.

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Federal Drug Law Presents Few Obstacles for Cannabis Patents

Cannabis Law Report

However, the patchwork of state laws regarding the legal status of cannabis, as well as inconsistencies between state and federal law on this topic, have rendered certain types of IP rights, particularly trademark rights, elusive for many cannabis entrepreneurs. The Problem of Prior Art.

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Wisconsin Legalization Bill Introduced

Canna Law Blog

Under the new law, possession over the 5-ounce limit would be considered a misdemeanor. At present, possession of any amount of cannabis is considered a misdemeanor under state law, with subsequent possession offenses being considered felonies. Agard and Rep.

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Importing “Drug Paraphernalia” after Eteros and Keirton

Canna Law Blog

The federal law defines drug paraphernalia as: any equipment, product, or material of any kind which is primarily intended or designed for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, concealing, producing, processing, preparing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance.

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Wisconsin Legalization Bill Introduced

Canna Law Blog

Under the new law, possession over the 5-ounce limit would be considered a misdemeanor. At present, possession of any amount of cannabis is considered a misdemeanor under state law, with subsequent possession offenses being considered felonies. Agard and Rep.

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Illinois General Assembly Passes Amendments to Recreational Cannabis Law Reducing Some Employer Liabilities

The Blunt Truth

The Illinois General Assembly passed SB 1557 , revising the language of the Recreational Cannabis Law to reduce but not eliminate employer liabilities. However, the law raised questions about new potential liabilities for Illinois employers.

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Illinois Amends Recreational Cannabis Law To Protect Drug Testing By Employers

The Blunt Truth

Earlier this month, Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 1557 , revising the Recreational Cannabis Law to expand permissible marijuana testing and related adverse action. While the original law amended the Privacy in the Workplace Act to permit discrimination claims founded on the use of “lawful products” (e.g.