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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Sessions and DEA on cannabis Schedule I status

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Sessions and DEA on cannabis’ Schedule I status

February 27, 2018

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday, in which a diverse group of cannabis advocates challenged Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Drug Enforcement Administration due to cannabis' status as a...

Washington States attorney general is ready to file suit against the Trump administration

Washington State’s attorney general is ready to file suit against the Trump administration

February 1, 2018

Why, you may ask? It all started with Attorney General Jeff Session rescinding the Cole Memo, or a memo which outlined federal protections for businesses or persons abiding by their own state laws when...

Settlement reached between Gorilla Glue Co. and cannabis company in trademark infringement suit

Settlement reached between Gorilla Glue Co. and cannabis company in trademark infringement suit

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 6, 2017

A trademark infringement lawsuit between an adhesive company and a cannabis business recently reached a settlement which will phase the “Gorilla Glue” name out from the cannabis business’s inventory. The...

Pictured: Columbia Care, a New York City medical cannabis dispensary located in Union Square

Medical cannabis program in New York suffers from lack of sales and patient demand

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 5, 2017

The New York state medical cannabis program continues to struggle with a lack of sales, tax revenue and demand.  Since the program launched two years ago, state tax-collection data revealed the five...

Lawsuit by Florida resident claims special law discriminates against minority farmers

Lawsuit by Florida resident claims special law discriminates against minority farmers

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 27, 2017

A Florida resident filed a lawsuit against the state and claimed the special provision under Florida’s medical cannabis law which requires the state to issue one license to a minority farmer is unconstitutional. Columbus...

11-year old girl joins former NFL player’s lawsuit to decriminalize cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 24, 2017

An 11-year old girl from Texas is suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to decriminalize medical cannabis nationwide. Alexis Bortell suffered from crippling seizures before she found relief in CBD oil....

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