Tag: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)

RICO law used to target marijuana businesses

Updated: December 18, 2017

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An anti-mobster law, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, has emerged as a tool to fight marijuana-related businesses, including a case in Massachusetts citing “pungent odors” caused by consumption of the substance, among other negative effects. Bloomberg… Read More

Category: Cannabis in the Courts

Tags: legal marijuana, marijuana business, marijuana legalization, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)

Will Pot + RICO Challenge State’s Federalist Trend?

Posted: August 17, 2017

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Writing in The Washington Post, legal commentator Jonathan H. Adler outlines both the context and challenges facing “legal” marijuana now that a law targeting gangsters is being used for civil resistance to state pot reforms. We’ve reported before… Read More

Category: Cannabis in the Courts, Cannabis Litgation

Tags: legal marijuana, marijuana, pot legalization, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), US Circuit Court, US Congress