Cops and cannabis JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Anyone 21 and older can now legally buy weed in New Jersey. And, at least according to the law as written, that includes police officers. But Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said he plans to fire any cop in his city who tests positive for marijuana at any time.1 day ago
Pritzker signed The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (HB1438-SFA2) into law. The law took effect on January 1, 2020. Possession of more than 30 – 100 grams of marijuana is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense punishable by a maximum sentence of 1 year in prison and a ,maximum fine of $2500.
“On October 19, 2009, Deputy Attorney General David Ogden issued a memorandum (the “Ogden Memorandum”), that gave U.S. Attorneys 'guidance and clarification' on how to enforce the Controlled Substances Act in states where medical marijuana had been legalized.
The Cole Memorandum was rescinded by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in January 2018, during the presidency of Donald Trump. In response to this, the Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act was introduced as a way of enshrining into law the protections offered by the memo.
Cultivating any amount of marijuana in California is a felony offense. If you are caught growing marijuana, you could be punished up to three years in jail or state prison depending on circumstances and past court history.
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There has been no updated memorandum about marijuana. At the federal level, however, profound change is afoot. On December 4, 2020, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor of the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act.Dec 21, 2020
The Cole Memo indicated for the first time that the federal government would only intervene in states that failed to prevent criminal involvement in the market, sales to youths, and illegal diversion to other states. The first four states to legalize adult-use cannabis were Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
The Cole Memo Priorities include preventing the distribution of marijuana to minors, preventing revenue from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal enterprises, preventing the diversion of marijuana from states where it is legal under state law in some form to other states, and preventing state-authorized ...Apr 24, 2020
The House passed the CUNA/League-supported Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act Friday as an amendment attached to the America COMPETES Act.Feb 4, 2022
Cole Memo. drafted by attorney general in 2013. Obama era guidance saying that federal officials should only focus on certain priorities(eg. distribution to minors, gangs)
As head of the Department of Justice and chief legal counsel to the president, the duties of the attorney general are obviously important and wide reaching. The attorney general prosecutes cases that involve the government and gives advice to the president and heads of the executive departments when needed.