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UPDATE: DEA (sort of ) Explains Why It’s Demanding Confidential State Licensing Records

Aug. 8, 2020—As I blogged back in July 2020, the DEA has subpoenaed the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), demanding records the agency has gathered on a handful of state-licensed cannabis companies. See DEA Subpoena of California BCC Licensing Records is Probably Unconstitutional. The records include cannabis inventory reports submitted by the licensees. Not surprisingly, California considers...

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What Does New York’s Latest Marijuana Decriminalization Measure Accomplish?

Aug. 2, 2019—As reported in various outlets, e.g., The Hill  and the New York Times, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Tuesday that decriminalizes some low-level marijuana offenses and expunges (or seals) records of prior (and future) convictions for such offenses. The full legislation can be found at the NY Assembly website here.  The linked...

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