Cannabis Litigation: Using Contractual Provisions to Avoid an Illegality Defense
By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25
Concerns remain over the enforceability of cannabis contracts as recent cases highlight the conflict between state-sanctioned operations and federal illegality. In both state and federal courts, judges have anchored to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.) (the “CSA”) in dismissing cases and ruling against cannabis operators, even when medical and adult use marijuana are legal in the relevant state....
By: Frantz Ward LLP