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Cannabis Law & Regulation Reporter

December 2020

Volume 2, Number 7 December 2020

CANNABIS LAW NEWS

Co-Founder of Marijuana Prohibitionist Group Mounts Campaign to Have President-Elect Biden Appoint Him to Lead the Federal Drug Policy

Agency119

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

The U.S. House of Representatives Sends a Shot Across the Senate’s Bow with Passage of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act Which Decriminalizes Cannabis121

REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

U.S. Justice Department Issues Federal Agency a Grant to Help Develop Methodology to Distinguish Hemp from Cannabis124

LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

Landlord Files Lawsuit in Colorado State Court Alleging Tenant Polluted Soil and Groundwater Related to Hemp/CBD Production126

RECENT STATE DECISIONS

California Court of Appeal Upholds Development Agreement, Which Granted an Exclusive License to Transport Cannabis128

Cereceres v. City of Baldwin Park, Case No. BC697871, Unpub. (2nd Dist. Oct. 21, 2020).

California Court of Appeal Addresses Anti-SLAPP Motions in Cannabis Retailer Eviction Scenario139

Reyes v. Kruger, 55 Cal.App.5th 58 (6th Dist. 2020).