Sentences with phrase «serving legal marijuana»

(Last month a federal bill was introduced that would shield banks from potential liability for serving legal marijuana businesses.)

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On Wednesday Sessions picked 17 U.S attorneys to serve in interim posts across the United States, several are posted in states such as Washington, Nevada, and California where marijuana is legal.

Justin Hartfield has been involved in the business of selling marijuana for years, running the Yelp - style website WeedMaps.com and serving as the gate keeper and advertiser for legal marijuana dispensaries across the U.S.

But, no matter what your opinion is on actual marijuana usage, the fact that the DEA is open to revisiting a legal classification that many view as deeply flawed could be a sign that government officials are finally going to fix laws that have had serious affects on the society it is supposed to be serving and protecting.

The distinction between legal and illicit marijuana and the asymmetrical criminalization of marijuana will only serve to perpetuate disproportionate enforcement of the law on the young, marginalized and racialized members of our society.

Current dispensary owners and operators who want a stake in the legal marijuana market would be well served to seek legal advice and evaluate preventative options before they have been raided and charged, by which time it may be too late.

The only problem is that California and other states with legal recreational marijuana ban the sale of anything cannabis related anywhere that serves alcohol.

Seven states so far have legalized cannabis for recreational use and medical marijuana is legal in 21 other states, but federally - funded banks can not serve the needs of cannabis - related businesses, because it is still an illegal drug under federal law.