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Cannabis Law & Regulation Reporter

August/September 2020

Volume 2, Number 4 August/September 2020

CANNABIS NEWS

New Mexico Governor Calls for Marijuana Legalization to Fund Medi-

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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).