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by Omar Figueroa October 6, 2022 United States President Joe Biden announced today a Statement on Marijuana Reform which included the mass pardon of thousands of persons convicted of the federal offense of simple possession of cannabis. President Biden also urged state Governors to follow his lead by issuing mass […]
by Omar Figueroa September 14, 2022 Today, Congressional Representative Jared Huffman introduced the Small and Homestead Independent Producers (SHIP) Act, which would allow small farmers and manufacturers to sell and ship their products directly to consumers across state lines, between states where cannabis is legal. This is a trigger law, which […]
by Omar Figueroa August 18, 2022 On August 17, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit — whose jurisdiction extends to Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico — issued a landmark appellate opinion concerning state residency requirements. The federal Court of Appeals held […]
by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn July 21, 2022 On July 21, 2022, the United States Senate finally filed its long-awaited Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which would federally legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis. The Bill, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Booker and Wyden, can be […]
by Omar Figueroa, Andrew Kingsdale and Lauren Mendelsohn April 29, 2022 NOTE: This Expert Analysis was concurrently published in Law360, a legal news service widely used by the legal community in the United States. Law 360 curates Expert Analysis in numerous areas of law. The PDF can be downloaded HERE.
by Omar Figueroa April 2, 2022 On April 1, 2022, the United States House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act with a bipartisan majority and a decisive margin of 220-204. This is the second time that the MORE Act has made it through the House. […]
by Omar Figueroa July 14, 2021 United States Senators Cory Booker, Ron Wyden, and Chuck Schumer have released their long-awaited federal legalization bill, the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act. The text of the discussion draft can be found here, and a summary can be found here. The Senate’s 163-page Cannabis […]
By Lauren Mendelsohn June 29, 2021 On June 28, 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined to take up the issue of tax treatment of cannabis businesses in Standing Akimbo, LLC, et al. v. United States, 594 U.S. __ (2021), which had come before the Supreme Court on a petition […]
By Transactional Attorney Daniel Dellafosse June 18, 2021 On May 28, 2021, the “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021” (the “MORE Act of 2021”) was introduced in the United States Congress. Senior Associate Attorney Lauren Mendelsohn wrote a brief blog post describing a few key details […]
by Lauren Mendelsohn May 28, 2021 Today, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced the “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021” (the “MORE Act of 2021”) in the United States Congress. The MORE Act of 2021 is a landmark bill, as it would legalize cannabis nationwide. The MORE […]