Carr Maloney's Cannabis Legal Blog Archive

Over 120 businesses in both manufacturing and cultivation categories applied for licenses last year, but not one has opened in the...

On August 29, 2023, HHS urged the DEA to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, sparking debate among lawmakers over its potential abu

The New Mexico federal court preliminarily approved a class action settlement for $525,000 in a wage claim.

Under the Maryland Cannabis Reform Act, resident social equity licensees may receive financial assistance with startup capital and...

UPCOMING APPLICATION PERIODS for Cannabis Licenses in DC.

Legal battle brews as Massachusetts cannabis businesses challenge federal law's grip on intrastate commerce.

The medical cannabis business license open application period for social equity applicants in the District of Columbia starts at 9:00...

District of Columbia Deadline is October 30, 2023 The application period for D.C.’s medical cannabis business license opened on August...

Maryland officials are now accepting applications for grants to help existing medical marijuana businesses change over to dual licensees,...

Last month, a Trump appointed judge from the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Oklahoma held that the statute banning...

The D.C. Cannabis Protections Amendment Act of 2022 became law in October 2022, after it was signed by Mayor Bowser on July 13, 2022. ...

Despite the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s failure to issue regulations specific to the cannabis industry, it appears,...

On January 25, 2023, the mayor of Washington, D.C. signed The Medical Cannabis Amendment Act, making fundamental changes to D.C.’s...

As the legalization of marijuana expands, so has the unionization of "budtenders" behind the counter and in all other areas of the...

The Washington, D.C. Council has unanimously passed a bill to make extensive changes to the medical marijuana program in the District. ...

On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, voters in Missouri and Maryland voted to legalize recreational marijuana. This move is estimated to loosen...

Since its inception in 1970, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) has placed marijuana in a Schedule I category. Schedule I substances...

In the wake of the wave of legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana use, employers question how to balance these new employee...

On April 1, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment Expungement (MORE) Act along party lines,...

Washington, D.C.’s City Council passed a bill Tuesday which, if Mayor Muriel Bowser approves it, will prohibit employers from firing...