by CannabisLawPA | Jun 15, 2018 | Policy
By: Micah Bucy and Nathan Vrabel It’s no secret we’re in the midst of an opioid crisis. In 2017, according to the Centers for Disease and Control, more than 115 people died of an opioid overdose per day in the United States. This loss is felt most deeply by family...
by CannabisLawPA | Jan 6, 2018 | Policy
By: Micah Bucy In August 2016, the Ninth Circuit in Wilson v. Lynch, No. 14-15700, 2016 WL 4537376 (9th Cir., Aug. 31, 2016) affirmed the federal prohibition of gun sales to medical marijuana card holders in states with legalized medical marijuana. An in-depth...
by CannabisLawPA | Jul 29, 2017 | Policy
By: Melissa Chapaska Upon assuming office, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a letter to Congress requesting it remove the bi-partisan congressional spending protection for state-legal medical marijuana businesses, a move that drew sharp criticism from Pennsylvania...
by CannabisLawPA | Jun 15, 2017 | Policy
By: Melissa Chapaska Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently penned a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions lambasting the Attorney General for his request to remove the congressional spending protection for state-legal medical marijuana businesses and patients....
by CannabisLawPA | May 19, 2017 | Policy
By: Whitney Snyder Various federal controlled substance and banking-related laws prohibit or severely disincentivize banks from providing financial services to state-legal marijuana businesses. Consequently, despite the growing number of states legalizing medical...
by CannabisLawPA | May 17, 2017 | Policy
By: Judith Cassel Earlier this year New Jersey doubled the number of patients certified to take medical marijuana from 5,000 to 10,000, directly resulting from New Jersey certifying Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a condition treatable with medical marijuana. On...
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