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ALBANY, NEW YORK – James Tyrell Daniels, aka “Red” and “Ghost,” 40, of Fresno, California, Consanga Harris, aka “Sondy,” 63, of Troy, New York, and Earnest Flood, aka “Pop,” 66, of Richmond, Virginia, pled guilty yesterday to offenses related to their involvement in nationwide marijuana trafficking and money laundering conspiracies. United States Attorney Carla B.

MJ Biz Report The companies behind most Cookies-branded marijuana outlets in the United States backed out of a $2 million deal to buy a minority interest in a Massachusetts cannabis store, a new lawsuit alleges. According to the suit, filed this week in Suffolk County Superior Court, Cookies Retail and its affiliates agreed in 2021 to pay

Hemp Today reports Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has sued the owner of Facebook, saying the social media giant hosted bogus online ads which falsely depict him promoting CBD. The lawsuit, against Meta Platforms Inc., is over advertising that used Huckabee’s name and image to flog Fortin brand CBD gummies, and identified him as CEO

Via Linked In Chelsie Spencer Cannabis and Hemp Attorney and Managing Attorney, Ritter Spencer Chelsie writes The Texas Attorney General’s Office has just issued its opinion that the Texas Compassionate Use Program permits licensed dispensing organizations to “transport and store their low THC cannabis inventory between” state-approved locations “before a prescription is issued and filled.

First up it’s time for us to blow our own horn. Here are two Karma Koala podcasts recorded on 2 July 2024 and published the same day Karma Koala Podcast 170: Leah Heise, Wolf Meyer: The Supreme Court ruling Chevron and its impacts on the cannabis & hemp sectors in the USA Karma Koala Podcast

This interview is behind a paywall In late June the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 40-year old precedent that has been enormously influential in how the federal government regulates industry. Known as Chevron Deference, it required courts to defer to how federal agencies’ interpretations of the law, which they reached through rulemaking processes. No longer.

mcglinchey July 1, 2024 On June 28, 2024, in a maximalist decision that went further than even the most ardent opponents of Chevron deference thought possible, the Supreme Court finally and emphatically overruled Chevron deference, the watershed rule that governed the level of deference afforded to administrative agency interpretation of ambiguous statutes for nearly forty years. The Court’s decision will

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision to significantly curtail federal regulatory agencies’ power has triggered a fresh round of uncertainty about the status of marijuana rescheduling. But none of this uncertainty is expected to disrupt the Biden administration’s rescheduling process, policy and administrative law experts told MJBizDaily. The high court ruled 6-3 along partisan lines on

Vicente LLP is Expanding to Maryland! Vicente LLP has represented Maryland cannabis businesses since the inception of the state’s medical cannabis industry. From assisting with license applications and corporate structuring to providing operational compliance guidance and engaging with the Maryland Cannabis Administration, we are committed to our clients’ success. Now, we are formalizing our commitment

Jason Rosell Corporate Restructuring Attorney at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP  (Header Image) Posted this interesting ruling on Linked in 29 June 2024 He writes #Bankruptcy court doors for hashtag#cannabis companies continue to budge open in California. Judge Montali in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California recently issued an opinion