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DOJ Seeks Dismissal Of Cannabis Industry Lawsuit Challenging Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 11:16am | 642In response to a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland challenging federal marijuana prohibition in state markets, the Justice Department (DOJ) plans to request dismissal. The lawsuit argues that continued prohibition harms businesses and public safety, while denying them financial...
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FBI Says Medical Marijuana Cultivators And Caregivers Can Own Guns, But Patients Cannot
Monday, December 11, 2023 - 12:21pm | 823My medicine or my gun? This is a question medical marijuana patients who are also gun owners in the 38 legal MMJ states want answered. What does the law say? According to a 2019 FBI memo, that remained under the radar but was recently highlighted...
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RegTalk: DOJ Issues Guidance On A Well Designed And Effective Corporate Compliance Program
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 4:09pm | 513By Susan Ameel, co-founder and partner of Global Regulatory Risk Advisors. The Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its guidance to help prosecutors to evaluate corporate compliance programs. Prosecutors rely on this guidance when evaluating business organizations during an investigation,...