NJ Preemption Suit / NY Targets Unlicensed Vendors / Perlmutter Lobbies / Jersey City Cops Sue Over Pot Use
"I think that upholding the supremacy of marijuana scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act is a weak argument," said McCarter & English partner Ryan Magee.
February 29, 2024 at 03:45 PM
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Higher Law
Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I'm Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento.
This week we're looking at:
- New Jersey locals' preemption suit.
- New York's campaign against unlicensed vendors.
- An ex-congressman's new role as cannabis lobbyist.
- Jersey City cops' suit over their marijuana-related firing.
Thanks as always for reading. Got a story idea or feedback? A new legal hire in the cannabis space? A lawsuit development? You can send it all to me at [email protected]. You can also call me at 916.448.2935. Follow me on Twitter: @capitalaccounts
Credit: jeffcampbell/Adobe Stock Federal Preemption Over Local Pot Laws? New Jersey Lawyers Have Doubts About New Suit
A group of Highland Park, New Jersey, residents has filed suit to block licensed cannabis dispensaries from opening in their borough on the grounds that such operations would amount to federally illegal marijuana trafficking.
My Law.com colleague Charles Toutant wrote this week that seven Highland Park residents and an organization called Cannabis Industry Victims Educating Litigators, or CIVEL, sued the borough in an attempt to block what they say are a planned six dispensaries.
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