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Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act: Key Insights for Cannabis Business Owners

by Omar Figueroa & Lauren Mendelsohn May 6, 2024   In recent years, the U.S. government has introduced several measures to combat illicit financial activities, with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) of 2019 being one of the most significant. Aimed at enhancing transparency within legal entities such as corporations and […]

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DEA to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance

by Omar Figueroa and Lauren Mendelsohn April 30, 2024 On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press reported that the “U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.”  The proposal would “not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use” but “would move marijuana from its current […]

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Application Form for Federal Marijuana Pardon Certificates Now Available

by Omar Figueroa March 3, 2023 On March 3, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced that those pardoned under the October 6, 2022 proclamation by President Biden could now apply to receive a certificate of proof of pardon:   Today, the Justice Department is launching an application for […]

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Sebastopol City Council Unanimously Adopts Surveillance Technology Ordinance

    On December 6, 2022, the Sebastopol City Council unanimously approved and adopted the Surveillance Technology and Community Safety ordinance proposed by the Sonoma County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California in collaboration with Chief Ron Nelson of the Sebastopol Police Department. Sebastopol is the […]

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California’s SB 519 Gutted in Committee, Further Delaying Psychedelic Decriminalization

By Lauren Mendelsohn August 15, 2022 Last week, Senate Bill 519  — which would have removed criminal penalties from certain activities associated with LSD, psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT, mescaline, ibogaine, and MDMA — was amended and gutted of all meaningful parts in a hearing before the Assembly Appropriations Committee last week. […]

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United States House of Representatives Passes Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act

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. […]

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Senate Unveils Discussion Draft of Federal Legalization Bill

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 […]

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