Day: June 28, 2017

A Colorado credit union aiming to serve cannabis businesses won a partial victory Thursday when a court ruled the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City cannot block access to a special account the firm needs to do business. The decision is a symbolic triumph for Fourth Corner Credit Union butContinue Reading

Cannabis and a variety of other controlled substances will be the targets of law enforcement officers empowered by the Bureau of Land Management to test vehicle operators traveling in and out of Burnings Man’s desert playa — in Nevada, which just legalized recreational cannabis. What’s going on? Legal cannabis sales in NevadaContinue Reading

Cannabis cultivation companies in Maryland and Pennsylvania are involved in controversies because of their ties to multistate medical marijuana company Vireo Health. MaryMed, a medical cannabis cultivation licensee in Maryland formerly owned by Vireo, was told it won’t receive its final license, while MMJ regulators in Pennsylvania are under fire forContinue Reading

A recent op-ed reveals that the former deputy attorney general does not agree with DOJ plans to seek the maximum sentence for people convicted of drug-related crimes. While U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems to be chomping at the bit to ramp up the drug war in an effort toContinue Reading