Topics addressed include discussion of how federal government employees are banned from using marijuana even in states where it is legal, commentary on diverging trends between local laws and federal agency policies, and how such policies impact recruitment and personnel management.ROSENBERG...
The federal government has, however, generally taken a hands-off approach to marijuana prohibition enforcement in states where the drug is legal. In 2009, the Obama administration told federal prosecutors to consider not prosecuting people who distributed marijuana in accordance with state medical mar...
2.The dried flower clusters and leaves of this plant, smoked or ingested to induce euphoria or to treat the symptoms of certain medical conditions. Use of marijuana is illegal under federal law, but certain jurisdictions permit regulated use for medical or recreational purposes. ...
However, even in states where recreational marijuana use is legal, the policies differ regarding accessibility, criminalization, and sale. In addition, due to federal laws outlawing marijuana, banking for businesses in the cannabis industry remains a sticky issue. Key Takeaways Marijuana is legal fo...
Since drugs could not be outlawed at the federal level, the decision was made to use federal taxes as a way around the restriction. In the Harrison Act, legal uses of opiates and cocaine were taxed (supposedly as a revenue need by the federal government, which is the only way it would ...
Former U.S. Attorney General William Barrannouncedhe will not go after marijuana companies operating in states where the plant is legal. He also said the current discrepancy between state and federal law is "untenable" and needs to be fixed. He supports a federal law that prohibits marijuana ...
then it is logical to believe that the federal government will never allow marijuana use within the military ranks. Legalizing marijuana does not necessarily mean they have to allow service members to use it. There would likely still be a strictly enforc...
Marijuana retailers are not able to use electronic forms of payment due to the fact that marijuana is still illegal on the federal level. This limits the store’s banking options, and therefore you have to have some green to buy the green. Most stores have ATMs available on site, but ...
Important lessons can be learned from those two widely-used legal drugs. While both alcohol and tobacco are taxed and regulated, the tax benefits to the public are vastly overshadowed by the adverse consequences of their use. Alcohol-related costs total over $185 billion while federal and states...
The U.S. Marijuana Index provides a view of the U.S. cannabis and hemp market, which reflects its volatility and growth. While the industry has been growing, it faces many legal challenges and changing laws, as well as the fact that cannabis is not legal on a federal level. All of th...