by CannabisLawSolutions | Nov 21, 2016 | Policy
By: Judith Cassel The medical marijuana industry cannot only survive, but thrive in the upcoming political environment. One of the most important upcoming political events for the medical marijuana industry is the Congressional vote on the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment...
by CannabisLawSolutions | Nov 10, 2016 | Policy
By: Judith Cassel Melissa Chapaska Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and Arkansas voted to legalize medical marijuana while voters in California, Massachusetts, and Nevada voted to expand their existing marijuana policies to permit recreational marijuana. Montana...
by CannabisLawSolutions | Nov 7, 2016 | Policy
By: Judith Cassel Melissa Chapaska Recreational use of marijuana is definitely a left-wing initiative, but medical marijuana is very much a bi-partisan issue. For example, the Pennsylvania Senate passed Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana bill by a 42-7...
by CannabisLawSolutions | Oct 11, 2016 | Policy
By: Melissa Chapaska As existing state marijuana programs thrive and new programs are implemented, an unprecedented amount of states are set to vote on marijuana initiatives this November. Despite growing state support of regulated marijuana programs and mounting...
by CannabisLawSolutions | Sep 8, 2016 | Policy
By: Judith Cassel In a decision that angered both the right and the left, the 9th Circuit in Wilson v. Lynch, No. 14-15700, 2016 WL 4537376 (9th Cir. August 31, 2016), affirmed the federal prohibition of gun sales to medical marijuana card holders in states with...
by CannabisLawSolutions | Aug 19, 2016 | Policy
By: Melissa Chapaska The Big Win On August 16, 2016, the 9th Circuit dealt a big win to state-legal marijuana growers and suppliers when it ruled that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is prohibited from spending money to prosecute medical marijuana...