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Cannabis law explained by the lawyers who practise it: analysis and commentary from law firms around the world, with the Cannabis Law Journal.

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Julius Melnitzer

Canada: “A vape pen bearing a THC sticker, sitting beside a vehicle’s gearshift, gave police reasonable grounds to search the car and its occupant without a warrant, despite not questioning the driver or examining the pen, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled. “

A vape pen bearing a THC sticker, sitting beside a vehicle’s gearshift, gave police reasonable grounds to search the car and its occupant without a warrant, despite not questioning the driver or examining the pen, the Court of…

Ashurst Perkins Cole

Supreme Court Cabins Federal Firearms Ban For Cannabis Users

The Supreme Court of the United States recently narrowed the reach of a federal firearms law in United States v. S. ___ (2026), holding that the government cannot prosecute an individual under the Gun Control Act for possessing a…

Jimmy Singh, Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Medical Cannabis And Driving Laws In NSW

New South Wales is preparing landmark reforms to drug-driving laws that would allow medicinal cannabis patients to drive with THC in their system, provided they meet specific conditions and stay below prescribed thresholds.

Fox Rothschild

What Pending Medical Cannabis and Hemp Legislation Means for Georgia

Senate Bill 220, the bipartisan “Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act,” would eliminate Georgia’s 5% THC cap in favor of a 12,000-milligram possession limit and otherwise transform what has been the nation’s most restrictive…

Harris Sliwoski

MLK Day 2026: Cannabis and Civil Rights

I have written an MLK Day post on this blog for nine consecutive years. The theme of all these posts is that cannabis is a civil rights issue, and that Dr. King would have advocated for ending marijuana prohibition based on that…

Vince Sliwoski, Harris Sliwoski

Federal Cannabis Policy is More Confusing Than Ever

Federal cannabis policy has always been a mess. When I say “always”, I’m looking back 90 years or so, beginning with the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, then skipping ahead to the Controlled Substances Act, the Rohrbacher-Farr…

Harris Sliwoski

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Preferences for In-State Cannabis Applicants

A federal appellate court has ruled that a New York cannabis licensing rule favoring in-state residents is unconstitutional, because it discriminates against applicants residing out-of-state. We have been tracking this case for…

Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Medicinal Cannabis Laws in Australia

Australia’s State and Territories each have their own laws regulating access to it and the imposition of penalties.

CMS

Cannabis Law And Legislation In China

CMS is a Future Facing organisation of independent law firms. With 84 offices in over 47 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to…

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