Sentences with phrase «even federal drug laws»

For example, even federal drug laws are deemed to be authorized under the Commerce Clause, as they regulate commerce of the drugs.

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Sessions» marijuana policy will direct federal prosecutors to enforce federal laws against the drug, even in states where voters and lawmakers have legalized recreational or medical use.

Cannabis sales are still illegal on the federal level, and the Trump administration has played coy about its plans for the burgeoning marijuana industry, even as the man the president hand - picked to be the country's law enforcement officer has made it no secret that he despises the drug.

The referendums come amid shifts in American opinions on marijuana in recent years that have energized efforts to legalize cannabis, a drug that remains illegal under federal law even as Colorado and Washington state have been given the go - ahead to experiment with legalization.

CreditCards.com (2013) reported, «nearly all banks and credit card companies, reluctant to run afoul of federal drug and banking laws that remain on the books, refuse to do business with even state - licensed sellers of marijuana.

Even in recreational - marijuana states like Florida, growers have to pay in cash because banks fear falling afoul of federal drug - money laws.

The U.S. Justice Department's decision to turn a blind eye to the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that authorize medical or even recreational use of the drug eventually may make it easier to use credit cards for such transactions, but a banking ban on legal pot sellers remains intact for now.

This whole medicinal pot issue is a little thorny, since marijuana is illegal under federal law — period, end of story, even in states that have passed legislation or ballot initiatives making the drug legal for use by people who are sick, those individuals are still subject to arrest by federal officials for possession or cultivation.

But legalizing recreational marijuana has become popular in recent years even though federal laws still prohibit the drug.

Noncitizens, however, are at risk of accepting deferred entry of judgment because of the immigration consequences under federal law; a guilty plea under federal law exposes noncitizens to deportation and permanent family separation even before they have the time to complete a drug rehabilitation program.