Canna Provisions, Inc. et al v. Garland
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July 03, 2024
Cannabis Cos. To Take Constitutional Challenge To 1st Circ.
A group of cannabis businesses challenging the federal prohibition on marijuana gave notice of appeal Wednesday to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
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July 01, 2024
Court Tosses Constitutional Challenge To Pot Prohibition
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to dismiss a constitutional challenge to federal marijuana prohibition, delivering a blow to an effort brought by a group of cannabis companies represented by litigator David Boies.
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May 22, 2024
Boies Urges Judge To Rethink Precedential Cannabis Case
Attorney David Boies, representing a group of cannabis companies challenging federal marijuana prohibition, told a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday that his clients' case should proceed because a U.S. Supreme Court case governing marijuana policy is out of date.
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April 08, 2024
Feds Say Cannabis Cos. Can't Challenge CSA Pot Ban
The U.S. government is urging a Massachusetts federal court to throw out a suit by several cannabis companies alleging the ban on cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional, saying they don't have standing to sue because their activities aren't being prosecuted.
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March 14, 2024
Cannabis Cos. Say Federal Position On Pot Is Irrational
The federal ban on marijuana is plainly irrational and negatively affects operators in state-regulated cannabis markets, depriving them of their constitutional rights, a group of marijuana companies told a Massachusetts federal judge on Friday.
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January 23, 2024
DOJ Seeks Dismissal Of Challenge To Federal Cannabis Ban
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss a legal challenge to the federal prohibition on marijuana, arguing that courts have consistently upheld the federal government's ban on pot and rejected previous efforts to overturn it.
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October 26, 2023
Cannabis Operators Say Federal Ban Is Unconstitutional
A coalition of marijuana companies is aiming to end the federal ban on state-legal cannabis with a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland filed in Massachusetts federal court Thursday.