Tag:Marijuana

Operations Challenges for Marijuana Businesses Get Attention in Congress

Marijuana is still a Schedule I drug, but federal lawmakers are increasingly paying attention to the challenges the illegal classification creates for marijuana businesses...

Illinois Joins States With Legalized Marijuana

With a governor’s signature, the number of states with legal recreational marijuana has expanded to 11. On Tuesday, Illinois became the second most populous state...

Some Colorado Employers Modify Employment Policies to Retain and Entice Workers

Many Colorado employers are experiencing labor shortages. For instance, this year the Denver Post reported that 85% of construction contractors had a difficult time...

Court Opinions- May 27, 2019

People v. Anderson The People petitioned for review of the Court of Appeals’ judgment vacating Richard Anderson’s conviction for attempted extreme indifference murder.   Anderson had...

Can a Search by a Drug Dog Violate Constitutional Rights?

The Colorado Supreme Court struggled with the interplay between federal and Colorado law governing marijuana in a 4-3 decision where the underlying case didn’t...

Cannabis Patent Survives Early Challenge

The first cannabis patent claim ever litigated in federal court just cleared a hurdle this month. In United Cannabis Corp. v. Pure Hemp, a cannabis...

Marijuana and the 10th Amendment: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Allies?

The 10th Amendment to the Bill of Rights, established in 1791, created the concept of federalism, wherein the federal government possesses only those powers...

DA Proposes Statewide Plan for Sealing Marijuana Convictions

Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler is following fellow DAs in Denver and Boulder counties in seeking to offer relief to people convicted of...