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Article • August 1, 2025 • from CLN August, 2025
Summary of the 2025 Drug Offenses Amendment by the U.S. Sentencing Commission by David Kim On April 30, 2025, the United States Sentencing Commission (“USSC”), an independent agency within the judicial branch established under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, promulgated a multi-part amendment to the federal sentencing guidelines addressing …
Article • August 1, 2025 • from CLN August, 2025
The Flawed Science of Cannabis Impairment Detection: The Need for Evidence-Based Reform by David Kim As state after state abandons the failed experiment of marijuana prohibition, a critical public safety challenge remains largely unaddressed: how do we accurately and fairly identify individuals whose cannabis use has rendered them dangerously impaired …
Article • April 15, 2025 • from CLN May, 2025
Third-Hand Meth Contamination in Cars Poses Hidden Danger to Buyers and Renters by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott New research from Flinders University in South Australia, published in Forensic Chemistry, reveals a troubling public health risk: cars used for smoking, manufacturing, or transporting methamphetamine harbor significant drug residues, …
Eleventh Circuit: Asylee’s Florida Convictions for Marijuana Possession and Lewd and Lascivious Battery Do Not Warrant Removal Under INA by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that an asylee’s convictions in Florida state court for possession of marijuana under Fla. Stat. …
Illinois Supreme Court Announces Odor of Burnt Cannabis Alone Is Insufficient to Establish Probable Cause for a Warrantless Vehicle Search by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Illinois invalidated an officer’s search of a vehicle and held that the odor of burnt cannabis, on its own, …
Article • September 1, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Tenth Circuit: Mere Presence in Vehicle Used to Transport Large Quantity of Drugs Insufficient to Establish Necessary Intent for Conspiracy Conviction by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the convictions of the unwitting passenger of a drug mule on the …
Article • September 1, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Maryland Governor Pardons Thousands of Low-Level Marijuana Convictions, Seeking to Right Historical Wrongs by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On June 17, 2024, Democratic Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order in Annapolis to issue more than 175,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions, seeking to rectify “historical wrongs” …
Article • July 15, 2024 • from CLN July, 2024
Federal Government Proposes Reclassifying Marijuana as Less Dangerous Schedule III Drug in Historic Policy Shift by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In a significant decision on May 16, 2024, the Justice Department of the Biden Administration proposed to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. This history-making …
Fourth Circuit Vacates Where Instructions Failed to Inform Jury That Mens Rea of ‘Knowingly or Intentionally’ Applies to ‘Except as Authorized’ in 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated the convictions of Dr. Joel Smithers because …
Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024
After Ohio Becomes 24th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana, What Next? by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Back on November 7, Ohio voters supported Issue 2, which legalized the sale, purchase and possession of cannabis for Ohioans 21 and older. However, it appeared on the ballot as an initiated statute, …
State of New York Offices of the Inspector General-Investigation of the NYSDCCS Contraband Drug Testing Program-Nov. 2023 State of New York Offices of the Inspector General Investigation of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Contraband Drug Testing Program November 2023 Lucy Lang Inspector General EXECUTIVE SUMMARY …
Article • May 25, 2023
Maryland Cops Stop People Based on Smell of Pot Despite Being Legal in State, Lawmakers Pass Bill to End Abusive Practice by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill that will restrict police officers’ ability to search people based on the smell of marijuana. The bill, …
Article • January 15, 2023 • from CLN February, 2023
Filed under: Marijuana Laws/Issues
Mislabeling of Marijuana Products Is a National Problem by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss A recent study showed that many vendors of hemp products legal under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill, actually carry a chemical makeup of higher than 0.3% of …
Article • December 8, 2022
Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Pardon Project Had the Potential to Help Thousands but Fell Short by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On December 1, 2022, the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons made decisions on the 2,600 applications it received under Democratic Governor Tom Wolf’s PA Marijuana Pardon Project available during September …
Article • November 19, 2022
Filed under: Marijuana Laws/Issues
Missouri Legalizes Recreational Marijuana by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott On November 8, 2022, voters in Missouri passed a ballot initiative legalizing cannabis for recreational use after having approved marijuana for medical use four years earlier. Amendment 3, or Legal Missouri 2022, passed with 53% voter support. The …
Article • August 9, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022
Seventh Circuit Vacates Sentence Because Government Failed to Meet Its Burden to Support Uncharged Drug Quantity Under Rule 32 by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit admonished that “sentencing proceedings are not a free-for-all” and vacated Edward Gibbs’ sentence where the requirements …
Article • July 15, 2022 • from CLN August, 2022
Fourth Circuit: South Carolina Marijuana Law Not a Categorical Match to Federal Law for ACCA Sentencing by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a defendant’s convictions under South Carolina law for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in …
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Announces Coty’s ‘Inference-of-Falsity’ Framework Extended to Apply to Police Officers With Established History of Falsifying Evidence in Drug Cases by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas announced that the inference-of-falsity framework set forth in Ex parte Coty,418 S.W.3d 597 …
Article • May 15, 2022 • from CLN June, 2022
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Smell of Marijuana Alone No Longer Establishes Probable Cause to Conduct Warrantless Vehicle Search by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the smell of marijuana, by itself, no longer creates probable cause to justify a warrantless search of a vehicle …
Article • May 5, 2022
California County Sheriff Targets Companies Associated With Legal Marijuana Sales by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The FBI agreed to return $1 million confiscated from Empyreal Logistics armored car company, which was seized as illegal drug money at the end of 2021. The proceeds belong to a state licensed …
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