Airports Nationwide Attempt Balance Between Federal and State Marijuana Laws Is air travel about to reach all new heights? Los Angeles International Airport recently announced policy changes which permit passengers to pack pot into their carry-ons. However, in what continues to be a hazy line between federal and state marijuana laws, bringing a … [Read more...]
Cannabis Credit Unions Curb Cash Carrying
A Safer Alternative to Carrying Giant Duffle Bags Full of Cash The visibility that banks provide and the reports they’re required to file are two of the few windows the government has into cannabis business operations, says John Vardaman, a former Justice Department attorney under President Obama, who helped draft guidance for financial crimes due … [Read more...]
No Job Offer for Woman Who Tested Positive for THC
A woman in Connecticut was refused employment because she tested positive for marijuana when Bride Book found THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) in her system in a pre-employment drug test. The woman, Katelin Noffsinger, was a registered qualifying patient under the Connecticut Palliative Use of Marijuana Act (PUMA) and has used medical … [Read more...]
The End of Federal Marijuana Prohibition?
Schumer Introduces Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act “The time to decriminalize marijuana is now,” said U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. In early August, the Democratic Senator from New York introduced the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act. With marijuana in a sort of legal limbo throughout many states, Schumer’s bill would result in the … [Read more...]
Courts Differ over Felons’ Right to Smoke Pot without Government Interference
“Legal adjudication has no natural or even constitutional basis; instead it comes down to weighing questions of social advantage according to the exigencies of the age.” ~ Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Two distinct cases decided in July, 2018, as to whether felons who are on supervised release can smoke marijuana, demonstrate how out of … [Read more...]
New Cannabis Workplace Policies Protect Employees Who Light Up Legally
The times, they are changing…. As public opinion evolves and laws change relating to marijuana, it is anticipated that prospective employees who test positive on cannabis drug tests will still be eligible for employment unless they are in certain federally regulated industries. Many companies are already changing their policies and legal … [Read more...]
US Attorney Wages War on Future Massachusetts Pot Sales
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is scrambling to rescue her state’s recreational pot industry — set to launch in July — from the clutches of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' US Attorney for Massachusetts, Andrew E. Lelling. Lelling threw the future of Massachusetts’ cannabis legalization into doubt last week when he said he “cannot provide … [Read more...]
California Illegal Marijuana Farms Produce Alarming Quantities of Pollution
Ecologist Mourad Gabriel told Reuters earlier this month that the illegal marijuana farms in California are producing significant amounts of pollution. Five police officers have reportedly been sent to the hospital after simply touching pot plants grown on federal land in the forests of California, according to the Reuters report. The officers and … [Read more...]
Tenth Circuit Gives Marijuana Credit Union Another Chance
In late June, a three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit US Court of Appeals vacated a district court’s decision to bar a Colorado credit union from opening a master account. The credit union, which started in 2014, aimed to fill a gap in the marijuana industry. Marijuana entrepreneurs have had a difficult time financing their operations due to the … [Read more...]
Senator Booker Wants to Federally Decriminalize Marijuana
Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ) introduced a bill on Tuesday (Aug. 1st) that would effectively decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The measure would also withhold certain funding from states who fail to address the disproportionate effects of marijuana-related arrests. The legislation, known as the Marijuana Justice Act, could thus diminish … [Read more...]
