CANNABIS NEWS
New Mexico Governor Calls for Marijuana Legalization to Fund Medi-
caid61
August Complex Wildfire in California Threatens the Largest Cannabis
Region in the United States62
Summary Update on Cannabis Legalization in the United States64
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Congressional Committee Approves Bill that Will Allow Research on State Dispensary Cannabis66
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Seventh Circuit Finds Injunction Issued under Theory of Conflict Preemption Barring State Ban on ‘Smokable Hemp’ Was Too Broad68
C.Y. Wholesale, Inc., et al., v. Eric Holcomb, et al, ___F.3d___, Case No. 19-3034 (7th Cir. July 2020).
Tenth Circuit Addressing Propriety of IRS Audit of a Colorado-Legal Cannabis Business, Affirms the Broad Powers of the Federal Government and Its Minimal Burden of Proof71
Standing Akimbo, LLC v. United States of America, ___F.3d___, Case No. 19-1049 10th Cir. 2020).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
California Court of Appeal Finds Local Government May Not Retain Seized Cannabis and Related Property that Is Not Illegal75
Granny Purps, Inc. v. County of Santa Cruz, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. H045387 (6th Dist. Aug. 5, 2020).
