In 2024, The Need To Take Pot Across State Lines Is Not A Crime But A Necessary Prerequisite For Application Of the Motor Carrier Exemption-A Sign Of The Times!
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/24
In the movie “Blow,” Johnny Depp complains to the Judge about to sentence him for interstate transportation of marijuana that all he did was take some vegetation across an imaginary line. The Judge did not listen. In a twist on this interstate travel issue, involving the FLSA motor carrier exemption (MCE), a court has ruled that an entity transporting marijuana products failed to prove that the drivers were within interstate commerce (a necessary element of satisfying the exemption) and must...
By: Fox Rothschild LLP