The year 2019 was a watershed year for efforts to reform the laws around psilocybin mushrooms, commonly referred to as “magic mushrooms.” Since psilocybin’s categorization in the 1970s as a Schedule I drug under US and international law, reform of laws related to psilocybin and other psychedelics had not been a significant focus of the […]
January 23, 2020
Jason Dunn, a President Donald Trump appointee, said his views of cannabis are much like those of his predecessors — which would mean little impact on the state’s legal marijuana industry.
April 17, 2019
Historically, the cannabis industry has been an unpredictable and dubious place to conduct business. When deals were negotiated in the black and gray markets, they most often were loose–knit “contracts” sealed with a handshake.
November 9, 2018
The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, a federally recognized American Indian tribe in northwest Wisconsin, and the State of Wisconsin’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Brad Schimel, reached agreement favoring full implementation of the Tribe’s hemp and cannabidiol (“CBD”) control program and establishment of a tribally owned and operated hemp business.
August 2, 2018
The Parties, Plaintiff St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, a federally recognized American Indian Tribe, and Defendant Brad Schimel, Wisconsin Attorney General, agree to the dismissal of the Tribe’s Complaint seeking declaratory judgment against Attorney General Schimel…
August 2, 2018
The settlement reached Wednesday states that the St. Croix Chippewa do not need permission from the state Department of Agriculture to start growing hemp on their lands in northwestern Wisconsin.
August 2, 2018
The consent decree “settles a legal challenge filed by the tribe in U.S. district court and allows the tribe to move forward with its own regulatory program for hemp and CBD, as well as establish a tribally owned and operated hemp business.”
August 2, 2018
McAllister Garfield attorney, Garrett L. Davey, recently appeared on the nationally syndicated talk show Native America Calling to discuss cannabis issues in Indian country. Click on the links below to listen to a discussion of salient issues facing American Indian tribes seeking entry into the cannabis market. Monday, February 19, 2018 – Marijuana’s controversial cousin: […]
February 20, 2018
“There’s no doubt that Jeff Sessions intended to ,” McAllister said. “and in fact did destabilize the cannabis industry”….
January 31, 2018
“There is billions of dollars of cannabis money washing through the banking system every year,” McAllister said. “And the federal government and the Congress continues to stick its head in the sand and…
January 25, 2018