Marijuana

Sha’Carri Richardson and Michael Phelps are two famous, successful Olympic athletes. They are mainly known for their incredible athletic abilities, but they are also known for conversations surrounding cannabis in sports. In 2021, Richardson tested positive for marijuana and was suspended from competing for one month by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. As a result, [...]

The Farm Bill is a piece of legislation that is updated every 5 years, which establishes good practices for the farming industry and agricultural programs. Policymakers can address and keep up to date with current legislation and food issues. Recently, the 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, making it federally legal. [...]

How Are State and Federal Laws Regarding Cannabis Able to Conflict? As of 2025, 24 U.S. states and three U.S. territories have legalized the recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 years of age or older. However, federal law continues to classify cannabis as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). As [...]

With cannabis becoming legalized, both medically and recreationally in numerous states, traveling with it is still a slippery slope. Recent headlines have posed various questions regarding the traveling laws. Since it is still federally illegal, flying with cannabis is also illegal. According to the Transportation Security Administration (better known as TSA), there is a slight [...]

For professional sports leagues, the topic of cannabis used to be nonexistent and non-negotiable. However, with 37 out of 50 states having some form of legal cannabis, many of these leagues have decided to change their stances on the topic. Although each league is taking a different approach, it is clear that cannabis is going [...]

Nevada Cannabis Consumption Lounges Legalization On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) approved regulations for cannabis consumption lounge operations and the process to apply for a consumption lounge. Just a year before, the legislature had passed Assembly Bill 341, which authorized cannabis consumption lounges. Adults over the age of 21 will be [...]

For immediate release July 13, 2021 Contact: Melissa Chiarello Lindsay Yoakum Event Coordinators (702) 750-9139 Lawyers of TikTok to Gather in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The law firm of Connor & Connor PLLC will host the Lawyers of TikTok with various events throughout the City on July 16 and 17, 2021. Over 50 [...]

As of June 29, 2021, recreational-use marijuana is legal in the Land of Enchantment: the state of New Mexico. Now, adults over the age of 21 can legally possess, use, and grow cannabis for recreational purposes, as opposed to solely medical. Before June 29, 2021, medical use marijuana was the only legal form in the [...]

The recreational marijuana use state list is continuing to expand across the United States and the US territories. Although many states are continuing to legalize marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, it is still federally illegal and is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. 26 states have decriminalized low-level marijuana [...]

Some states that have legalized recreational marijuana have nonetheless put consumers in a difficult situation, one in which they may be unintentionally violating the law. For example, in Nevada customers can only consume marijuana in a private residence. This limitation becomes especially acute for the millions of tourists that visit Las Vegas every year, as [...]