- Posts by Zachary Levy
CounselZachary Levy is counsel in the firm’s Litigation, Privacy and Information Governance, and Cannabis & Hemp Law practices. Zach represents individuals and companies in both simple and complex business disputes. He has developed a ...
The Canadian federal government legalized marijuana yesterday when the Cannabis Act was approved by the Senate in a 52-29 vote. The underlying basis for the legislation, which is set forth in an official press release when the law was first proposed makes perfect sense, and is something that every American anti-prohibition advocate can relate to: “The current approach to cannabis does not work. It has allowed criminals and organized crime to profit, while failing to keep cannabis out of the hands of Canadian youth.” While the Canadian legislation is significant for several ...
There are many reasons why Governor Murphy has prioritized legalizing marijuana, but perhaps the most important reason is the social justice aspect. An article posted on NJ.com yesterday displayed statistics about marijuana arrests in each state that were gathered from 2016 data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting program. According to the article’s analysis of the FBI data, New Jersey ranked third in the nation in total marijuana arrests, and second in the nation in marijuana arrest rate (arrests per 100,000 people).[1] Census data, however, reveals the New Jersey ...
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs is holding two public comment sessions scheduled on April 19th and April 24th which will be part of the process to re-evaluate, particularly in light of recent changes to this State’s policies on medical marijuana, whether marijuana should remain as a Schedule I drug under the New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act (the “CDSA”), or be re-classified to Schedule IV (or lower). Marijuana is currently a Schedule I controlled substance, which according to the CDSA means that it “(1) has high potential for abuse; and (2) has no ...
Notwithstanding Governor Murphy’s pledge to legalize marijuana within his first one-hundred days in office, many local governments have taken action of their own which would generally keep the (soon to be) state-legal marijuana out of their municipalities. Specifically, many municipalities are considering - or have already passed - legislation that would generally prohibit recreational marijuana retailers and other businesses involved in the retail or growing process from opening up shop within their borders. For example, earlier this week, Middletown, New Jersey ...
