Federal Cannabis Reform – Is 2022 the Year? – National Law Review

And for good reason –  the induction of a new, more liberal administration, rapid state-level legalization, broad support by Americans, and growing bipartisan backing led many to believe that 2021 was going to be the year where federal decriminalization of cannabis would become a reality. Justice Clarence Thomas from the Supreme Court even subtly advised Congress […]

Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act Rolls On: House Approves Amended… – National Law Review

Removing the Mississippi Department of Agriculture from having any obligations under the act and placing those obligations with the Mississippi Department of Health. Tate Reeves, and if that approval matches its previous votes, the measure should be veto-proof because both chambers will have approved the act with an overwhelming two-thirds majority. Slates, who is licensed […]

In the Weeds: The States Reform Act of 2021, The Latest Comprehensive … – National Law Review

Currently, the CSA excludes distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, and tobacco from the meaning of “controlled substance” under the CSA; the SRA would do the same for cannabis. Similar to the CAO and the MORE Act, the SRA would apply its changes to the CSA retroactively to any “offense committed, case pending, conviction entered,” including […]