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
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is under heavy criticism — even from within his own Republican Party — for announcing last week that federal prosecutors can decide for themselves whether to press pot cases in the states that have legalized its use, reversing an Obama-era policy in which the federal government mostly turned a blind eye to marijuana (which is still […]
January 6, 2018
The sale of recreational cannabis became legal in California on New Year’s Day. Just four days later, the Trump administration acted in effect to undermine that state law by allowing federal prosecutors to be more aggressive in prosecuting marijuana cases….
January 5, 2018